Chocolate Beetcake with Raspberry Filling and Frosting
This makes a very rich and impressive birthday cake, full of chocolate flavor. The beets are undetectable, yet add a deep color and moistness to the cake. License this image Serving Size: 8 Yield: 1 cake Ingredients: for the beetcake: 2 cups flour 1/2 cup bitter cocoa powder 1&1/2 teaspoons baking powder pinch salt 3 [...]
Review: 3 Day Strawberry Preserves
Our strawberries have really been awesome this year. They have been so big, and with the warm weather they have ripened to a deep red color and full of flavor. License this image We have been having strawberry shortcakes and strawberry waffles and now this amazing jam from Jen at the Flamingo bear blog. There [...]
Eggplant Bruschetta
Yum, this is a delicious appetizer, or can also be enjoyed as a nice lunch. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil 1 medium eggplant, cut in small pieces 1 red onion, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped 2 tomatoes, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon tomato paste 8 [...]
Apricot Almond Tart with Blackcurrants and Lavender Syrup
We enjoyed this colorful tasty treat with fresh fruit and organic lavender from our garden on a hot summer’s afternoon. It only required a short time in the oven, and was really worth firing up the oven for. License this image Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the apricot almond tarts: 4 sheets frozen vegan puff [...]
Ginger Carrot Salad
This salad tastes great, especially on a hot day when you don’t want to do a lot of cooking. The ginger adds a lot to the carrots. I didn’t have poppy seeds at the time, but am looking forward to making this again and adding the poppy seeds in. License this image Serving Size: 4 [...]
Cauliflower and Sweet Yellow Bell Pepper Soup
This tasty soup is quick and easy to make. We enjoyed it for lunch, even on a very warm summer day. License this image Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 sweet onion, chopped 4 cups vegetable bouillon 1 small head cauliflower, cut into florets 2 fresh yellow bell peppers, de-seeded and chopped [...]
Fava beans marinated with artichoke hearts and olives
This was a really tasty appetizer or meze as it is known in Greece. License this image We harvested fresh fava beans today and were happy to find a new recipe to enjoy these tasty beans. This is a very easy to make recipe and tastes wonderful. We hope you give it a try. If [...]
Fried Cornmeal Mush with Blackcurrant Syrup
Cornmeal mush, also known as polenta is a traditional Southern breakfast. Often served with maple syrup, it is also delicious with fresh berry syrup, like this blackcurrant syrup made from our own blackcurrants. License this image Ingredients: for the cornmeal mush: 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1 cup cold water 3 cups boiling water pinch salt [...]
Gazpacho of a different sort
Gazpacho is a cold Spanish raw vegetable soup, originating in the southern region of Andalusia. This gazpacho is a bit unusual but very tasty. It’s raw and chilled, making it very refreshing in warm weather. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 3 cups of vegetable juice, chilled 1 clove garlic minced dash onion salt 1 tablespoon fennel [...]
Review: Caramelized cauliflower and chocolate jelly
Khymos is is a website dedicated to molecular gastronomy and the science of cooking. The site and blog features unusual food combinations, that taste really good together. This time we were surprised to see a recipe that happened to be vegan, so we tried it: Caramelized cauliflower and chocolate jelly It was very tasty indeed, [...]
Polenta Waffles with Strawberries In Balsamic Syrup with Cracked Pepper
This strawberry sauce was amazing. You don’t really notice a vinegar flavor, it’s more of a deeper strawberry flavor and the cracked pepper adds a bit of a bite. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the strawberries in balsamic syrup: 2 lbs. fresh strawberries, clean, hulled and quartered 3-4 tablespoons good balsamic vinegar 1/2 cup sugar [...]
Gnocchi with Fava Beans, Sun-dried Tomatoes and Sweet Bell Pepper
A lovely colorful meal and so tasty. It would be easy to make this for a Christmas meal as it is so red and green, but it tastes great any time of the year. We used this for a camping meal as it was so easy to make but we’re looking forward to enjoying it [...]
Lavender Strawberry Shortcake with Lavender Whipped Coconut Cream
This was a very special treat that we enjoyed last Sunday. Lavender has come into season now with the warm weather and our strawberries are at their peak. It was fun to have these together. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the shortcake: 1/2 cup lavender sugar* 2 cups all purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder [...]
