By Amanda Rose | Nuts and Seeds
This seasoning is so ridiculously simple that it hardly warrants a recipe but it’s really a killer concept that you should know if you don’t already. This is a seasoning mix designed to help you intake less salt. First, let me say that I have never, ever in my life been concerned about salt. Eating […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Greens
The dinner salad profile has morphed amazingly in the last 30 years. Sweeping popularity of the Cesar Salad brought romaine lettuce to the market as a shining star. It had been available prior to the Cesar rage, but few shoppers chose it over iceberg lettuce. I can remember romaine nestled in with some wilting heads […]
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By Amanda Rose | Cabbage
My mother was not much for salads. What she called a salad was a wedge of iceberg lettuce doused with a mixture of ketchup and mayonnaise. Ugh! I grew up salad-less, except for visits to Nana’s house — my Gram. Nana always had fresh leaf lettuce growing among her pansies. With such availability, she served […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Beans
I was introduced to hummus and several other Middle Eastern dishes by a Jewish friend who had spent some time living in a kibbutz in Israel. If our paths had not crossed, I would be missing out on some of my favorite treats. Hummus is one of them. A basic hummus recipe follows with instructions. […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Greens
The first time I tasted the likes of this dish was as an appetizer at PF Chang’s. I wanted to order another batch and forget dinner! But alas, I was with dear family and friends who had other plans, so I kept my mouth zipped. A closed mouth helped my busy mind with mental notes. […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Peaches Plums Apricots
Here you have a relatively quick and simple upscale gourmet dessert. The flavors are richly subtle and a small slice is plenty enough to satisfy. Use fresh or re-hydrated apricots. While any number of fruits would be lovely in this recipe, it is the apricot-almond connection that is magical. Apricots and almonds were created to […]
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