
Here is literally everything I grow my tiny beachside garden in a bowl, the Ventura Highway Garden Salad-on the fresh and healthy road, of course a little jewel. Continue reading Ventura Highway Garden Salad

Here is literally everything I grow my tiny beachside garden in a bowl, the Ventura Highway Garden Salad-on the fresh and healthy road, of course a little jewel. Continue reading Ventura Highway Garden Salad

At the beach, fresh scallops are the best and sweetest to be found. This easy recipe is great for the rental beach house. Pan Seared Scallops with Coconut Curry is a one-skillet dish that goes together quickly. Sweet scallops are served with a mild coconut curry sauce and fresh herbs. Steamed basmati rice goes nicely to soak up the extra curry sauce. Everything can come from the supermarket, savor The Beach House days. Continue reading Pan Seared Scallops with Coconut Curry

Toast & Coffee and a recipe ode to the perfect breakfast combination. Toasted buttery brioche with a thick lavish of coffee maple tahini spread, topped with sweet fresh fruit. Coffee Maple Tahini Toast good morning! Continue reading Coffee Maple Tahini Toast

Wow, chocolate heaven, really. This bread is a rich, dark, dense loaf, made with ripe bananas, pureed prunes and chunks of bittersweet chocolate. I topped it with fresh quick-pickled strawberries and set in a pool of vanilla yogurt. Spa Chocolate Banana Bread fulfills the chocolate craving, always a little jewel. Continue reading Spa Chocolate Banana Bread with Pickled Strawberries

“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”~ Margaret Atwood.
The delight of stepping out into the garden and snipping fresh herbs, is one of the best garden investments a cook can make. No. 362 Herb Salad with Jicama & Cherries, a salad looking to summer and another little jewel from the kitchen. Continue reading Herb Salad with Jicama & Cherries