Category Archives: Lunch
Olive Oil Poached Albacore Tuna Salad
There is a sandwich place here in Ashland I have yet to visit (sad confession), although I’ve stalked their menu for months now, salivating at the mention of house-cured meats, tantalizing combinations of ingredients, the well-thought out meldings of ingredients… … Continue reading
Bursted Cherry Tomato Sauce
There are numerous things I enjoy about summer, including long hot days, unexpected rain in still-warm weather (which we could really use around here right now), lazy mornings filled with sleeping in and mid-morning coffee, listening to the hustle and … Continue reading
Coconut Quinoa, Black Bean and Tofu Bowl with Plantains
Sometimes when I find myself only needing to cook dinner for me, my inclination is to lean towards cold beer and potato chips. Or maybe slices of cheese, salty rice crackers, and a cocktail. A bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch … Continue reading
Green Machine Vegetarian Lasagna
Luckily, I’ve never had to deal with picky eaters. It isn’t because my cooking is usually, or has always been, good. When I first met my husband, he did the cooking for us. And there were some dang good meals … Continue reading
A Golden Smoothie
Usually when my husband and I travel, we’re fortunate to be able to do that together. For the first time in a while, that wasn’t the case this weekend. My husband’s in the Bay Area working and I’m in Ashland … Continue reading
Cashew Basil Pesto
When it comes to summer, one of my favorite widely available ingredients is fresh basil. In the last 6 years, I only successfully grew it once. This year, however, our garden is FILLED with all sorts of basil! Lemon basil, … Continue reading
Potato Macaroni Egg Salad
I’m not a stranger to insomnia. I do some of my best work in the wee morning hours. I have since I was about 12 years old. But sometimes it’s a pain in the ass when you’re wide awake at … Continue reading
Summer Corn Salad
Summer has arrived full-on and I don’t know how the hell it happened. Next week is July? How’d we get here? For the first time in 28 years, I’ve got a garden that is chock-full of produce. Rich two-year-old compost … Continue reading
Smoked Salmon Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
Sometimes a girl eats too many doughnuts for her birthday. Then chases them down with extravagant fru-fru cocktails, copious amounts of amazing sushi, and inevitably, birthday cake to round it all out. Sometimes the next day, that girl says, “Damn. … Continue reading
Vegetarian Meatloaf
I’m sure meatloaf gets a bad rap because, well, the term “meatloaf” isn’t exactly sexy. What the term does do, however, is describe precisely what it is – ground meat shaped into a loaf (P.S. “loaf” is also unsexy sounding all on … Continue reading