Category: spring
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Spring time fava and garbanzo scotch egg
Scotch egg was absolutely one of my favorites when we lived in England. I have been thinking about making a vegetarian version of it for a while now, and asparagus season seemed to be the best time for this experiment. Because we all know it. Asparagus, egg and breadcrumb go hand in hand in perfect…
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Nasturtium tacos
In the world of edible flowers maybe nasturtium is the tastiest. Its leaves have a stronger peppery taste than the flowers, and some flowers might carry sweetness too. The flowers are definitely a great addition to any salads, for pop of color and spice. The leaves look beautiful on any plated dish. When it comes…
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Pea and stinging nettle gnudi
Hi Everyone! Sorry for being away a bit long from my blog and not to be sharing new recipes with you. I have been very busy with moving and finishing my raw vegan studies at Matthew Kenney Culinary. But now I am back! Probably those of you following me on Instagram, saw that I found…
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Strawberries
Strawberries…. Depending on where you live they are in season in spring and early summer. They are not here forever. And if you never bought them directly from a farm, or picked your own, you don’t know what you are missing out on…. SoCal strawberries are famously good. And we have probably the best farm, Harry’s berries in…
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Market veggies on a whipped farmers cheese, feta cloud with boysenberry droplets
This is actually a veggies and dip recipe. The only difference how it is plated and a little bit of extra tip I am going to share with you that will elevate the dish to another level. When I get some tiny and really pretty vegetables I always feel it is a sin to ruin them…
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Sunday morning
Getting up early on a Sunday when everybody else is sleeping. It is only me, quietly making my capuccino to go and off to the market. Freeway 134 from Pasadena to Hollywood is so empty, only a few early risers driving slow wherever they are going. Hollywood Blvd is showing its quiet face too, without that usual craziness that comes…
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Morel and mascarpone omelette
Mushrooms were always taken for granted in my childhood. I lived in a small village and my father loved foraging. Although that time you didn’t really have to go to the forest for produce. We had everything at home in our vegetable garden which was really big. Taking center point a big walnut tree with…
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Strawberry tiramisu
It is strawberry and rhubarb season so I am sure everybody is making a dessert at some point using these fruits. Before getting into the delicious part let me remind you of something. Always buy organic strawberries! Strawberry is on top of the list of fruits with pesticide residue. Considering how small a strawberry and how…
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Spinach and asparagus salad with a warm vinaigrette and poached egg
The heart of a good salad is the quality ingredients and a really flavorful vinaigrette. Here the quality ingredients came from Santa Monica farmers market. Feel free to use as much as you like in your salad or add different leaves, vegetables and also, in the vinaigrette, adjust it according to your taste, create your own with…
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Crab ravioli in an asparagus and pistachio avgolemono
I have bought so much asparagus during this season. And I have made asparagus soup too many times. So it was the time to make something else. I always wanted to try asparagus with pistachios because I do know it is a good pairing. But I was thinking of something else, other than soup :).…
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