This dish holds a very special place in my heart. Loco moco and I met after I had just graduated high school and was set to spend my summer on the island of Oahu, Hawaii at Surfing the Nations (STN). I remember landing at the airport and walking from the plane through the open air terminal… Read more
The real inspiration behind this recipe was the meyer lemon marmalade that my dear friend Morgan gifted to us. The moment I first tasted her homemade marmalade I began to imagine how we would use it. Immediately I envisioned spreading it on gingerbread scones with a dollop of mascarpone. This flavor combination is not anything that… Read more
Membrillo (pronounced: mehm-BREE-yoh) is the Spanish name for quince paste. When we discovered an abandoned quince tree in our neighborhood this fall, we were blessed with quite a bounty of fruit. After we turned the first of our harvest into honey poached quince, I knew that the rest of our harvest would have to become homemade membrillo. I had… Read more
Matcha and I go way back. All the way back to when I was just 15 and I was drawn to its beautiful green hue and earthy, sweet flavor. In recent years, my relationship with matcha has grown and now we are fully committed – we start everyday together. A hot matcha latte sweetened with… Read more
A couple of months ago at the first Farmstead Supper, we served a toasted acorn ice cream made from wild foraged acorns. That ice cream was hands down the best ice cream I have ever tasted and everyone who attended the event was blown away. One of our goals for the Farmstead Supper was to… Read more
I have been wanting to make beet hummus for a long time. Why it took me so long to get around to making it I don’t know. But now that I’ve made it, I don’t think I can ever go back to plain hummus (it’s that good!). Roasted beets infuse the hummus with their sweet… Read more
I never would have thought that I would use the word perfect to describe pumpkin pie. Because I never liked pumpkin pie. The texture, the flavor…it just did not work for me. Growing up, my older sister always got to choose what we would have for Thanksgiving dessert. And she always chose pumpkin pie (ugh)… Read more
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…” its one of the most iconic song verses of the holiday season, but even having heard those words in America my entire life, I never had roasted chestnuts until my hubby took me to Greece for the first time. Fall was fading into winter and the weather on the… Read more
