whole grain penne with tuna sundried tomato olive oil chopped fresh baby spinach light pesto and feta

hummus of the day:  

chickpeas chipotle roasted shallot sundried tomato extra virgin oil sea salt cracked black pepper fresh lemon juice

ultra thin crust with tomato sauce pesto vermont cheddar & cracked peppercorn

toasted baguette with melted herbed brie topped with poached egg sea salt cracked black pepper all on a bed of baby arugula lightly drizzled with balsamico

carrot ginger

‎: homemade organic carrot ginger soup with a slice of focaccia laden with dutch reypenaer cheese smuggled from amsterdam..

boil some organic carrots assuming you've washed them..
add a nugget of peeled ginger
bouillon

are we tender yet?

taste the broth to adjust the taste..

get that hand blender out & blend!

a touch of organic blue agave sweetener
a pinch of rosemary
a couple of jiggers of soymilk

add another nugget of ginger for that extra zing!

now for the focaccia..

get a nice square piece
slice laterally
add some cheese! in my case, it's a one year aged reypenaer dutch cheese..

toast!

put some soup in a groovy bowl
get the crusty cheesy bread

eat with gusto!

cheers!

on the other side of the globe

traveling on the other side of the globe looking for interesting culinary delights as well as other varieties of hot peppers!

cheers!!

local growers

scouting out some local growers of hot pepper varieties