Refreshing Summer Drink: Lemon-Mint Slush
Yesterday Soledad (4) woke up with a really bad tummy ache. So she couldn’t go to the last day of swimming lessons. It was water safety day and she was…
Slow Roasted Tomatoes
I sat on the shore, with the waves lapping against my feet, as the foam tickled my calves. The baby sat next to me digging in the sand, and intermittently…
Simple Tomato and Cucumber Salad
When I was a kid my mom used to tell me stories about her tomatoes. Her excitement would make me drool. When she’d tell these stories, as with everything, I…
Pico De Gallo for the month of Mayo
I have decided that I shall send the 10 year old child to the moon.She is a nut and a half and I only know how to deal with seeds.She…
Margherita Pasta
I have a flower from my basil plant stuck somewhere between that dangly thing at the back of my throat and the far left recesses of my tongue. Because. .…
Easy Pesto
Got a lot of basil?Mad at your doctor?Like to use your blender?Make pesto. It’s what basil bearing, doctor bashing, blend-aholics eat. No pressure.Easy Pesto2 giant handfuls of basil leaves (1…
The Part-Time Vegan by Cherise Grifoni and Indian Curry Lentil Soup
Dear Self,You are not a Vegan. You are not a Vegan. You are not a Vegan. I know you got this new book, and the recipes are all “fantastic”, but…
Zucchini Fries
Warwick: Your toenails look really pretty.Me: Thanks.Warwick: No, I mean it. They look really nice.Me: Oh. Um. Er. Thanks. You bought the polish.Warwick: I did? Me: When we were in…
Caramelized Onion Pizza with Queso Fresco
I feel like you should know this about me.I suck at Lent.As I type those words I can feel my husband twitch involuntarily, and shriek in horror. He’s worried that I’m…
Black Bean Veggie Burgers
I was really excited to go to my 1st graders Field Trip. It was at the local Aquarium. Scared senseless. . .of a shark looming overhead.One kid wasn’t so lucky. Looking…