Was inspired by the market visit! Fresh made pesto as well as pasta. Served with a red-leaf lettuce salad and vine ripened tomatoes drizzled with Olive Oil and Meyer Lemon juice. …

A whole weekend spent eating out – boy, was I glad to get back into the kitchen! We had a couple hungry guy friends over so we decided to fire up the grill and …

I did say it was the week of cleaning out the fridge………………………..
Orecchiette Pasta with a sauce of fresh peas, edamame, sauteed yellow onions, applewood bacon and mascarpone cheese – I love how the little peas …

Risotto with sauteed shallots, asparagus, shitake mushrooms and arugula (this was an afterthought when I decided I did not want to make a salad – added a nice zip to the dish). …

Arugula Salad with Vine Ripened Tomatoes and a Blood Orange & Olive Oil Dressing and fresh cracked pepper!

We started the evening with Blood Orange Margaritas and Organic Corn Tortillas with Eggplant Salsa – we are crazy for Eggplant right now! Next we moved to a Vegetarian Enchilada with a roasted tomatillo …