What’s colorful, nutritious, and full of autumnal ingredients? Apple fennel cabbage slaw! My mother originated this slaw in my family, probably as a spin off from a magazine. We now make the salad regularly as a side to grilled meats or bite of freshness among a rich oven roasted chicken. With a very light dressing, the recipe is vegan, low fat, and full of vitamins and crunch. Fennel haters have been known to change their [...]

Vegetables covered in creamy cheesy sauce with a crispy crust? Yes please! A gratin is a surefire way to please your family with vegetables. When you make the dish yourself, you can adjust the recipe to your family’s taste and health preferences. And though a gratin recipe seems complicated at first, after making one a few times you’ll find the process simple. Potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli all cook down nicely in a gratin. Start [...]

Whoa I haven’t posted a recipe in forever.  I like to test a recipe a couple times to ensure directions are correct.  In this case, I made curtido and wrote this post the same night but wanted to see how it aged in the fridge before posting.  Here ya’ go! Tonight (by which I mean a night a few weeks ago) we went to my parents’ house for dinner.  They were serving a make-your-own burrito [...]