Inspired by a meal at the Hawaiian Style Cafe on The Big Island in Hawaii, this hearty Portuguese Sausage Omelet Recipe is packed with mushrooms, and super delicious smoky, savory flavors that will keep you satisfied all day!Back in July I started taking you on a culinary journey through the Big Island of Hawaii. And … [Read more...]
Braised Short Rib Stew with Creamy Gorgonzola Polenta and Swiss Chard
This braised short rib stew recipe is the most delicious, comforting and cozy meal for the winter months. Add the Gorgonzola Polenta and it's out of this world! Trust me! You'll find comfort in every bite of this braised short rib stew. It's in every shred of the tender beef that's falling off the bone. It's … [Read more...]
THE Breakfast Taco Recipe
This Breakfast Taco recipe is packed with beautiful, fresh ingredients -- avocado, tomato, egg and a super delicious mixture of bacon, sausage and mushrooms. It's everything you dream of for breakfast, in one over-the-top delicious taco! It's not just a breakfast taco -- it's the breakfast taco. My 11-year-old son … [Read more...]
Vegan Creamy Mushroom Soup Recipe
You would never guess this Vegan Mushroom Soup isn't full of rich cream because it's extremely rich and creamy! And oh-so-delicious! There's Cream of Mushroom Soup and then there's Creamy Mushroom Soup. Both are delicious, but the Creamy Mushroom Soup is made sans cream -- though you'd never know it. Never. The … [Read more...]
Eight Awesome Grilled Side Dish Recipes
It's Memorial Day weekend and we're firing up the grill, and inviting friends over to enjoy this summer kick-off with a delicious BBQ. I thought we needed a handful of awesome sides to throw on the grill with the entrée -- so here we are. (FYI, my 8-year-old is responsible for my overuse of the word … [Read more...]
Swiss Chard Vegetarian Lasagna Recipe – It’s Not What You’d Think
Coming from a family of gardeners, you'd think I'd have a green thumb. Well, I don't. My thumb, if you will, is somewhere between brown and olive green -- at best. Fortunately my family lives close by, and I have wonderful neighbors, who all have bright green thumbs, and they invite me in to "shop" in their … [Read more...]
Rosemary Mushroom Soup Recipe
Blankets, sweaters, hot cocoa, and soup. These are just a few of the things I love about this time of year. It always amazes me how my desires change as the seasons do. (Human nature, I know. ;-)) Just as I'm so ready for fresh fruit salsas and the hot sun when summer approaches, I'm equally ready and excited … [Read more...]
Sherried Wild Mushrooms with Creamy Parmesan Polenta Recipe
I am really and truly not a food snob, unless . . . . you want me to eat "fake" meat. Morning Strips? No thank you. "Chickin’? No thank you. Maybe this is unfair of me since I'm not a vegetarian and enjoy nothing more that braised short ribs on a cool, winter day. And please, if you love a good slice … [Read more...]
How To Make Risotto: Brown Sage Butter Mushroom Risotto Recipe
Typically I try not to drone on about technical cooking terms or techniques that I find exciting -- for fear you might not. Today however, I'm going to teach you something you might not know -- and if you don't, I know you'll love the little lesson! I'll never forget when I learned that Risotto wasn't actually the … [Read more...]
Portabella-Chorizo “Pizza” with Pickled Shallots
You know how people say "everything's better with bacon?" Well, I've officially decided that everything's actually better with Lime-Pickled Shallots! They definitely made the Asparagus-Parmesan Salad addicting, and wait till you try this "pizza!" Remember that I learned about these wonderful delights as I was … [Read more...]
