Gazpacho

This super easy and delicious meal is a great way to use up the extra tomatoes from your garden. Ingredients: 1 cucumber, peeled and diced 2 red bell peppers, Seeded and chopped 2 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced 4 large ripe tomatoes, chopped 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 … Continue reading Gazpacho

Easy Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

This is simple flavorful and super easy to make. Ingredients: Flank Steak, sliced against the grain 1 cup broccoli 1 medium onion, sliced 2 red peppers, sliced 1/4 cup soy sauce 3 garlic cloves, minced splash lemon juice (to taste) splash rice wine vinegar (to taste) 1 tbs vodka (optional) 1 tbs Sriracha sauce (optional) … Continue reading Easy Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

Lemon Thyme Scallops

I was a bit surprised at just how delicious this recipe from Cynthia Sass's Cinch! book was. It smelled wonderful cooking and tasted even better. Note: this recipe feeds one. Double if serving two. Ingredients: 4 ounces (between 5 and 7) sea scallops 1/2 cup wild rice, cooked (we were out and I substituted white, … Continue reading Lemon Thyme Scallops

Lentil Soup and Halloumi pitas

This was a delicious, filling dinner that is super easy to make. It's a fun twist on the usual grilled cheese and soup dinner option. Lentil Soup and Halloumi pitas This was a delicious, filling dinner that is super easy to make. It’s a fun twist on the usual grilled cheese and soup dinner option. … Continue reading Lentil Soup and Halloumi pitas

Yucatan Lemon Soup

Yucatan Lemon Soup I love, love, love this soup. 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth1 medium onion (cut into quarters)2 jalapeño peppers (seeded and quartered [if you want it a bit more spicy, get serrano peppers])8 cloves garlic (crushed and peeled)3 tablespoons finely grated Meyer lemon zest ((see Tip))1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds [We just use ground … Continue reading Yucatan Lemon Soup