Yesterday I had the opportunity to go to the grand opening of Zoes Kitchen, a new restaurant in Lincoln Heights. I sampled some of their most popular menu items along with some of my fellow bloggers. I am very excited that they are finally open; we needed a restaurant like this in the area. Their…
For the past few weeks I have been deep in a kitchen remodel. Here is what my kitchen looked like before we started. I had a tile countertop on my island that was impossible to clean, open shelving that always got spilled on and tile back splash that I despised. The floor tile may look…
Fall has made it to San Antonio at last, at least for today that is. It was so great to have the windows open this morning and to spend the day outside. It’s such a relief to actually feel a breeze especially after we suffered through a really, really hot summer. I started my morning…
When my husband works late I like to embrace my lazy side and put together a quick dinner that is mainly raw vegetables and a soup. Last week was made up of may nights like this. I was craving pesto so I made a quick batch to dip my vegetables in and enjoyed a light…
Today I signed up for Thrive in 30, with Brendan Brazier. I really admire him, he is a professional Ironman Triathlete and he eats only whole plant based foods. I’m excited to learn from him over the next 30 days. I’m not vegan, but I do eat mostly a plant based diet. You don’t have…
When I was a foodie one of my favorite things to eat in the summer was French breakfast radishes smeared with high fat European butter, delicately sprinkled with fleur de sel. So simple yet so heavenly. We always paired this with a dry mineraly Aligoté or a soft dry rosé. A chef friend of ours…
Behold the bounty from my son’s garden. We have so much fresh produce that it’s almost difficult to eat it all. I never thought I’d be saying that, but it’s true. Let me break it down for you. We harvested potatoes today for the first time, which was very exciting. We have never grown potatoes…
It’s no secret that I love mushrooms, they are one of my favorite foods. Last week at the farmers market I picked up some really beautiful ones. Just look at that gorgeous bunch of mushrooms. These were so delicious roasted in the oven with a little olive oil. The crispy bits were especially tasty. The…
Last week I was in NYC visiting with family and meeting my beautiful niece for the first time. It was so nice to catch up with all my siblings and watch 5 out of the 7 cousins play together. It was heaven. When I travel I don’t even have to think about staying raw anymore…
Walnut cilantro pesto The toppings The final product The gluten free pizza dough turned out to be great. It takes longer to cook than regular pizza dough, but it’s worth it. I didn’t get it as thin as I wanted to because it tears easily, with practice I’ll get better results. The dough would be…