Mediterranean

Loaf cake with baked peach halves on a decorative red and black platter.
19 Aug 2011

Nectarine Tart with Orange Syrup

Knitting club meets once a month. That gives me an opportunity to bake something. In August, this was the cake I baked and everybody loved it!

Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 35 minutes
Blue bowl of light brown garbanzo bean soup, garnished with basil and carrot ribbons.
31 Oct 2010

Pia's Garbanzo Bean Soup

A few weeks ago we had a heavenly garbanzo bean soup in a small café in Fallbrook. I tried to recreate the same soup. I did not achieve this but created another really delicious soup. Very satisfying on an empty stomach.

Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes
Golden-brown loaf of cake, partially sliced, revealing moist fruit pieces inside.
21 Sep 2010

Mamma Pia Cake

Try this cake. It's so wonderfully delicious!

Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 45 minutes
Close-up of a hand scooping roasted sweet potato and corn hash from a blue bowl.
4 Sep 2010

Roasted Yams Summer Salad

This is a potato salad I love. I am not a potato salad person, but I had a big potato and yams I had to use up. Since it was a very nice and warm summer day I decided to try out a new recipe which I found in Barbara Kingsolver book "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle". Off course, because it is me, I can't let a recipe stand how it is, I had to change it. 

Prep time: 12 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes
Vibrant salad with sliced tomatoes, mixed greens, sprouts, and mushrooms.
22 Aug 2010

Mixed Salad

Don't get stuck on salads with just lettuce. When making salads, let your imagination go wild. Use whatever ingredients you have and which strike your fancy! The more colorful, the better!