This beautiful, colorful, summer salad is rich in proteins and antioxidants as well as super satisfying in flavor and texture. I love salads and, in Northern California, we are blessed with such an abundance of produce, wild and cultivated alike that, often times, we see other dishes somehow being transformed into a really awesome, satisfying … Continue reading
This week a friend of mine commissioned me to make him a bowl of guacamole to snack on. I decided to make my “loaded” version – you know – with lots of good stuff in it. With the hot weather upon us, this loaded guacamole and some tortilla chips would make a perfectly acceptable hot … Continue reading
A few years back I tasted the best ribs I’d ever eaten. They had the perfect blend of salt, heat and sweet and they fell right off the bone! These tasty morsels were made by our friend and one of the owners of Local Happenings Magazine, Robert Briseno. And so, as we kick off grillin’ … Continue reading
Serves: 4 Time: 30-40 minutes This is a tasty change up from your basic Spaghetti night. A splatter screen is highly recommended! Ingredients: 1/2 lb bacon, diced 1 medium onion, diced 1 carrot, finely diced 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped or finely grated 2 Tbs double concentrated tomato paste 1 Tbs flour 1 cup tomato … Continue reading
Hap-pie Birthday to us! Hap-pie Birthday to us! That’s right, Friday was cookplantmeditate’s first birthday! Thank you to all who have read, followed, liked, tweeted, facebooked, googled, yahoo’d, pinterested, reposted, emailed and just generally supported us. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Cheers to another year! And just how did we celebrate our first birthday? … Continue reading
Last night I received a vegan recipe from my dear friends, David and Victoria, at the Halau in Lakebay, Washington. It looked so yummy and warm, I just had to share it with everyone. Thanks so much for sharing this ridiculously good and simple soup! Just in time for the cold weather! Cook: VEGAN POTATO LEEK … Continue reading
I have to give a shout out to our friend, Bill T., who goes hunting every fall. He doesn’t always end up with game but this past year, someone in his hunting party did. I’ve been savoring several pounds of deer sausage in my freezer since late October! Thanks, Bill! This country gravy can be adapted … Continue reading
This recipe is my go-to recipe for all things sugar cookie. It is really versatile and lends itself not only to the soft, cakey kind of frosted cookie you can find at your local supermarket and the thin and crispy kind you can find in a box, but also the kind you roll out, cut … Continue reading
Our friend Vinny came over again last week to share with me another of his mother’s heartwarming, satisfying dishes – pasta e fagioli, or, as Vinny calls it,” pasta fazool”. Any way you say it, this dish has it all – warm, hearty, healthy and delicious and it was really inexpensive to make. As Vinny … Continue reading
A couple weeks back we celebrated my daughter’s 9th birthday. She had only two requests. The first was to celebrate her special day at Jump Highway in Fairfield. The second was to have a strawberry Monster High birthday cake. Putting together the birthday party at Jump Highway proved to be the easy part as they … Continue reading
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