Sometimes the simplest dishes are the best.  I love fresh green beans, best when eaten within a day or two of picking.  This is the time of year to enjoy them!  I was raised eating green beans with melted butter, salt and pepper.  Delicious, but not so good for […]

  Summer brings yellow squash, one of my favorite vegetables when locally grown and fresh.  The smaller ones are sweeter and more tender than the larger ones, so I like to choose small squash at the farmers’ market or farmstand.  One of my favorite ways to prepare it is a […]

 This morning, a friend of mine blessed me with a gift of some kale from her garden.  I returned home and thought how nice it would be to have the kale for lunch, at its freshest.  The key to a simple but delicious meal is to start getting the hang […]

  I think I might be addicted to roasted vegetables.  I find myself craving them, quite frequently.  Something about roasting them in olive oil brings out their natural sweetness, and that sweetness juxtaposed with the saltiness of the sea salt that gets sprinkled over them and that seeps in as […]