Month: September 2013

  • Curried Quinoa Salad with Raisins and Chickpeas

    Curried Quinoa Salad with Raisins and Chickpeas

    Curried Quinoa Salad with Raisins and Chickpeas Curried Quinoa Salad with Raisins and Chickpeas Cooler temperatures call for more warming foods.  But I don’t always want the heaviness of meat and potatoes (sometimes yes, but not always!).  This curried quinoa salad provides the warmth and savoriness of curry paired with the sweetness of plump raisins […]

  • Wild Coho Salmon with Mushrooms and Shallots

    Wild Coho Salmon with Mushrooms and Shallots

    Wild Coho Salmon with Sauteed Mushrooms and Shallots It’s the tail end of salmon season.  On the other end is the vibrant, deep orange-red, velvety, wild Coho salmon.  Coho salmon is only one of the multiple varieties that lives wild in the pacific northwest, but it is one of my favorites.  Here he is in […]

  • Whole Roasted Yellowtail Snapper with Tomatoes and Olives

    Whole Roasted Yellowtail Snapper with Tomatoes and Olives

    Why roast a whole fish? Roasting a whole fish is easy, practical and delicious.  The first time I ate a roasted whole fish was in a fancy restaurant.  It was the moistest fish I had ever eaten, and I soon discovered that it was incredibly easy to do at home. Find a fresh, whole fish […]

  • Reduce Your Stress with Food

    Reduce Your Stress with Food

    Green juice with kale, lemon, celery and ginger Do you feel like this poor guy, with stress practically coming out your ears?  With our go-go-go lifestyle and constant demands on your attention, it’s easy to start feeling overrun with stress.  The result can be emotional, physical, and sometimes chronic symptoms, such as the following: fatigue […]