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Yesterday, as I was making falafel for dinner, I recalled teaching a private hands on cooking class to my dear friend Alisa. Not only did she want to learn how to make falafel from scratch, but [...]

How to create a recipe with what you have in stock. Mix and match spices and seasonal vegetables with Leslie Cerier, The Organic Gourmet

Being in an organic farm and garden, I feel nourished. And inspired to teach you how to cook from scratch. These days on Zoom, and I look forward to being in person post Covid.

"In the kitchen, feet planted on the ground; shoulders down; breathing easy; see, touch, smell, taste, experience it all as this moment slips into the next."

Leslie Cerier, The Organic Gourmet, Nini Melvin & Michelle Huber offer self care tips to improve your well being & health: Western MA Business Show w/Ira Bryck.

Cooking as a means of self expression has led me to cook up the most delicious dishes every time. Really it’s been about cooking my heart out. Slow cooking even if it’s a quick recipe. Being in a [...]

Coconut Curry Vegetable soup is a favorite recipe of mine to teach in hands on cooking classes as well as cook for myself and personal chef clients. I enjoy the playful mix and match of organic [...]

This week, I cooked some delicious food as medicine for a new client. She has many food sensitivities and food preferences. Including no hot pepper.  I had fun reinventing the African Spiced [...]

All organic, summer fresh farm to table vegetarian and gluten free dinner is easy to prepare. Being stocked is one of the keys to effortless dinner preparation. Simple cooking techniques like [...]

For my Spice it Up, Creative Cooking with Herbs and Spices hands on Vegetarian Cooking class, March 17, 2019, we created a twist on a classic minestrone. Using a little strip of tasty and mineral [...]

"Always have fun. Fun is delicious. Love what you cook whether you're cooking with Cannabis or your local organic harvest. Try little bites if you're doing edibles and cook from your heart. " [...]

Joyful gardening! Here I am holding one of many garden fresh dug or shall I say, pulled up organic horseradish root. They spread like a wild perennial, and multiply. Hot, pungent and a wonderful [...]

Making my first bunch of organic Beet Burgers. This is going to be yummy! And Lucky for me my daughter Emily was here to capture it on video. Summer fresh, organic beets, carrots, zucchini, [...]

Organic beet burgers are a delicious combination of seasonal, local, beets, carrots, zucchini, garlic, and fresh picked herbs from the garden: thai basil, thyme, fresh ground sea salt and black [...]

On my way to the back fields of my CSA, the Brookfield Farm in Amherst, MA. With basket in hand, I am going berry picking with my daughter Emily. Lots of fun to be together gathering. Fun in the [...]