by Eva Marie | Feb 19, 2018 |
Sometimes people seem so perplexed when they find out I’m a vegetarian. “What do you eat?” I get asked all the time, and the answer seems so obvious to me – no animals. It is a personal decision I made when I was a child, and it stuck, but it...
by Eva Marie | Feb 12, 2018 |
Sometimes you want something warm, creamy and comforting in your belly, don’t you? I do. Pasta shells stuffed with spinach and ricotta, topped with a tangy tomato sauce is the perfect meal for such cravings. I make a Simple Tomato Sauce, but if you want to keep things...
by Eva Marie | Feb 9, 2018 |
Preserved Lemons are a wonderful addition to many recipes. A staple in Moroccan and Middle Eastern cuisine, they have become a more popular ingredient, adding a lovely and unique citrus flavor to chicken, fish, vegetables, rice and, my favorite, couscous dishes. ...
by Eva Marie | Jan 26, 2018 |
She is an old girl now at nearly seventeen years. In dog years, that is a significant age. Her life has been filled with adventure, friends and travel of which many humans would be envious. When we decided to take our most recent trip to California, we were hesitant...
by Eva Marie | Sep 30, 2017 |
This is the season when I get to enjoy one of my favorite fruits in an almond and pear tart. The stronger flavored sweet almond filling is a little unusual for a frangipane style tart such as this – and it is delicious. The contrast between the juicy pears and...
by Eva Marie | Jul 28, 2017 |
Every summer I’m on a mission to grow vegetables at our home. Living in the mountains at an altitude of 7,000 feet makes this a great challenge. For the past two years, we have ceremoniously harvested two or three tiny tomatoes and a few basil leaves to make an...
