Blueberry Kale Cashew Cabbage Salad

We might as well call this raw foods salad: Superfood Kitchen Sink.Truly, it contains ALL the good stuff – all the superfoods – all the super tasting foods, all the super feeling foods, and all the super powerful foods! Superfoods are foods — mostly plant-based but also some fish and dairy — that are thought…

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Green Chile Pumpkin Seed Manchego Gnocchi

Sometimes I receive specific requests for food.Sometimes people simply ask for home cooked meals of any kind.And, sometimes people just “hint.And then there are also those times when I just pop-in and surprise a friend with a meal: Green Chile Pumpkin Seed Manchego Gnocchi. Green Chile Pumpkin Seed Manchego Gnocchi 1 Tbs. olive oil1 small…

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Green Chile Mushroom Manchego Pepita Potato Salad

Now that the weather is nice and chilly, I’m channeling all the heat and spices I can find in the kitchen. (Hence, the last few chili posts).But, I’ll NEVER give up my cheese. My MANCHEGO cheese.Spice it up, and cover it in cheese:Green Chile Mushroom Manchego Pepita Potato Salad Oh, by the way, I purchased…

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Bean-Free Spiced Pumpkin Hummus

With the arrival of fall, I am turning more toward squashes and harvest produce for inspiration. More than I adore the bountiful harvest of fall – the winter squash and the apples galore, I revere my dear Alisa. Alisa at Paleo in PDX and I were introduced years ago during my brief stint in Portland. As…

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Smoky Pepita Salsa

While visiting Mexico for my birthday celebration last December, we basked in the glory of an adults only, all-inclusive 5-star resort stay. It was amazing. Phenomenal. We felt like kings and queens – royal royalty. I could not have asked for anything more special or breathtaking in every experience from the accommodations, treatment, scenery, and…

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