Asparagus Pizza with Creamy Goat Chevre and Olive Bruschetta

by Cynthe on March 12, 2013

hot asparagus, olive bruchetta & goat cheese pizza

Tired of tomato sauce? Try a tasty asparagus, olive bruchetta & creamy goat cheese pizza while it’s still spring!

There are many classic ways to cook tender asparagus spears, spring’s fleeting gourmet delicacy. If you want a quick, easy dinner, serve this pizza where asparagus stars! A nice change from red sauce, there’s no need to wait for summer tomatoes [read more…]

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Summer Rainbow Homemade Organic Pizza

by Cynthe on March 11, 2013

homemade organic pizza as colorful as a rainbow! Yummy, too.

Homemade Organic Pizza as colorful as a rainbow! Yummy, too.

I have to confess, this is not a pizza best made in March. Created it in July last year, when organic tomatoes at our local farm market were hitting their peak. Why post now, when luscious tomatoes are still four months away?

A pizza challenge is being held by Vermont Rolling Pins. Love participating in fun challenges and wouldn’t mind winning a hand-crafted pizza tool, so with my sister’s encouragement, decided to get my creative pizza recipes posted. A BONUS: Our FWB readers get to enjoy them, too! (See the end of the article for the scoop [read more…]

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Black Rice: Add an Element of Dark Drama to your Meals

January 20, 2013
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Enjoyed some black rice dishes recently at a new-to-us restaurant ‘Gaia’s Garden’ in Santa Rosa. Intrigued and inspired, went searching for black rice at our local grocery stores. Found a delicious black wild rice in bulk at Community Market, our local organic cooperative. And discovered Lundberg offers an heirloom black Japonica rice that’s a mix [...]

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Persimmons Apples Pomegranates Make a Lovely Winter Fruit Salad

January 12, 2013
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Sweet succulent fruit salads, usually summer treats, are a wonderful change from winter’s root cellar fare ~ squashes, potatoes, yams, carrots and beets. Or brassicas & cold-hardy leafy greens: broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, collards and kale. We had been invited to a friend’s open house/birthday celebration at her new home today. She asked her guests to [...]

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Hearty Vegetarian Potato Leek & Kale Soup

December 30, 2012
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It’s cold, even in California’s north San Francisco Bay area. Winter’s short days and long nights put my hubby and me into hibernation mode. We get sleepy almost as soon as the sun goes down (just before 5pm), so we don’t feel energetic enough to make complicated meals for dinner. So we’re making soup again! [...]

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Golden Potato & Bok Choy Soup

December 9, 2012
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Soup’s on! Now in early December, temperatures are nippy outside though we haven’t been hit by ‘hard freeze’ Arctic blasts, yet. A month into natural daylight time, the days are MUCH too short, sending my hubby and me into semi-hiberation mode. Semi-hibernation = Staying indoors too much, getting sleepy mid-afternoon, and tired too early in [...]

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Briana’s Legacy: A Bounty of Gifts

October 29, 2012
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Have you ever considered what will be left behind for those who love you, once you’re gone? I’m not sure if such thoughts crossed my daughter-in-law’s mind.  Briana was focused on plans for her future with her husband, my son Marc. None of us were aware she only had three short decades ‘to do it [...]

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Confused? Yes or No? Prop 37 GMO Food Labeling ~ CA Voters Will Decide on NOV 6th

October 21, 2012
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CA elections are only weeks away…folks are already submitting their mail-in ballots. Voting YES! on Prop 37 is CRUCIAL for our personal health, for generations that follow, and the environment. TV and radio airwaves are being flooded with misleading information about Prop37 (funded by huge agri-biotech, pesticide, and fast food manufacturers). Read FoodBabe’s latest, the [...]

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