What’s the biggest difference between your food and the food at your favorite restaurant? Most likely, it’s the stock. Good restaurants have several huge cauldrons of freshly made stock bubbling all day, every day, waiting to be incorporated into nearly every dish they serve in one way or another. It’s real stock, made in large […]

Onion soup is such a classic, comforting and warm dish. It’s deceptively simple. Onions, stock, bread, and cheese. When you make it right you will know it, but it takes both time and patience to be any good. There are many recipes out there for what I will call half-assed onion soup that can be

It is tomato season and with so many beautiful varieties in season, it is the perfect time of year to make homemade salsa. Did you know that there are over 7500 varieties of tomatoes? Tomatoes originated in South America and are actually a fruit, not a vegetable. Although commonly grown as an annual, tomatoes are

As you know, I am obsessed with avocados…I just love ’em!  This week, we will be sharing two avocado recipes. you can check the Spicy Avocado Cucumber Soup too California avocados are an ideal ingredient (especially in the summer) and loaded with nutrients. This green fruit provides ~20 essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. One really

As i mentioned before, there are many great health benefits to making avocado a staple item in your diet and in case you missed it here is her recipe for the California Avocado Breakfast Sandwich. Ever since the summer my grandmother took me to my first tea room in small-town Iowa, I have loved cold