…ker. Snacking on charcuterie, cheese plates, and hummus plates, that is my jam. I love food that I can eat with my hands, and put together the combinations that I want, really one of m favorite ways to eat is a nice platter of good food. Thinking tapas, always down for this! With the holidays upon us, I treasure finding my favorite little eats to make platters on a pretty cutting board. So I made a glorious hummus plate inspired by one we ate at t…

…s summer fruit and no refined sugar. Use maple syrup for a quick stove top jam to set this easy mousse in minutes! Happy mid summer to you all! I’ve missed you, creating new recipes, and writing on here. It’s been an interesting summer to say the least. I’ve found myself embarking on new adventures, cooking on farms with kids, working events for charity, and packing up our home. I suggested an already posted recipe for my monthly TV cooking segmen…

…e to a week full of good things, work to be done, lawns to be mowed, peach jam to be made because we bought seventy five pounds of peaches, and one pan meals that help with my sanity. Which also includes the weekend of relaxing before going to Seattle this week. Brian is staying home with the kitties and I am off to the blogging conference. So Roasted Herb Chicken and Potatoes is a go to around here for times like these. It’s a one pan meal easy t…

…Spring vegetables with my favorite brown rice and dried fruit is my salad jam right now. I’ve been recipe testing Spring salads with Graceland Dried Fruits for weeks now and loving every minute! Plus it’s always fun to shop at the Farmers markets for recipe testing and our local one in Vancouver is open and ready with all of my market needs. I’ve always said it and I’ll say it again :)… It’s easy making good food when you start with good ingredie…

…ving loaf from pan. Place loaf on a wire rack and allow to cool another 15 minutes before slicing. Serve with butter, and or more cranberry jam! Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days….

…te dish of the night, short ribs, corn cake, avocado, hoisin, smoked mango jam. It got so much feedback on all of social my media pages, everyone wanted to eat it! From Smallwares info site, perfectly stated… “Smallwares is a forty-seat restaurant with an open kitchen. We serve small plates of inauthentic Asian cuisine meant to be shared, and eclectic wine, sake and cocktails.” Smallwares is a very cool restaurant that serves amazing dishes. They…