…dium can add a depth of flavor to a dish that is difficult with just salt. Adding it to marinades like this one with spice from a Pasilla pepper, sweetness from the orange and honey, and acid from the lime, the soy gives it a depth and flavor boost that comes out after cooking. I enjoyed the cooked flavor of this sauce, you can really taste the soy and Pasilla, with a rich smokiness and balance of sweet with salt. Which is my favorite part of deve…

…How about some free hummus, pretzels, and meet me in Portland this week? I’ll be in front of The Art Institute of Portland with the Sabra Hummus team handing out free hummus. Come join us! See you there!…

…lists are formed. I revisit the lists fairly consistently, reorganizing, re-working them, adding to, subtracting from. As the lists are created, I get into the kitchen, list and ideas in hand, I cook or bake. I write notes as I cook and bake. I test recipes, and test them again. Once that idea or recipe is ready, I sit down in the morning with a cup of coffee and the kitty girls. I write. I do most of my writing in the morning. Prior to a writing…

…ers 1 large cucumber sliced 1/4 inch thick 1 bunch radishes, quartered 1 head treviso radicchio, separate leaves- go gluten free option instead of crackers or pita Simply put your favorite vegetables or use my ideas, on a platter in bite sized pieces. Serve with you favorite Sabra hummus flavors and have an easy appetizer, light lunch, or snack ready for you and your guests. You can put this together the day before, keep in tupperware until you ar…

…pe from The Kitchn. How to Make Kimchi at Home Makes 1 quart Ingredients: 1- 2-pound head napa cabbage 1/4 cup fine sea salt Water 1 tablespoon garlic, grated, about 5 cloves 1 teaspoon ginger, grated 1 teaspoon sugar, I use organic cane sugar 1 tablespoon fish sauce, or 3 tablespoons water if not using any fish products 3 tablespoons gochujang or gochugaru, I used gochujang. 1 cup daikon radish, peeled and cut into matchsticks 4 scallions, cut in…

…t: Combine flour, parsley, back pepper, and salt in a large bowl, whisk to combine. Add cold butter cubes, using your fingers, gently rub butter into flour mixture making pea sized chunks. Add cold water, and very gently mix using a spatula until a shaggy mixture is formed. Bring dough together gently in the bowl, fold over a few times to incorporate all of the butter and flour. Shape into a ball right in the bowl, cover, and place in fridge for 1…

…super flavorful. It’s vegetarian, but can easily be made for vegans, dairy free, or add chicken for non-vegetarians. I love making soups for comforting, warming, and larger meals that are for dinner and lunch leftovers. It may be an easy and quick dinner to make, but isn’t that wonderful when you can get such a lovely and flavorful meal on the table for your family in less than an hour? The prep is ten minutes though, then it cooks away on the sto…