Ratatouille Tostadas

ratatouille-tostadas-recipe Provencal ratatouille plays will with Mexican cuisine in our super-easy recipe for tostadas. Add a tossed salad, and dinner is ready in about 15 minutes.

Thai Tomato Nectarine Salad

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Who says tomatoes must have Italian flavors? Asian flavors take the summer fruit in this Thai Tomato Nectarine Salad in a new direction.

Pizza with Zucchini, Tomato and Feta

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This pizza is about all things summer. I had a similar one from Rosso Pizzeria at a Tuesday night concert in the Healdsburg Plaza and knew instantly I wanted to reproduce it for NOURISH.

Grilled Polenta with Blistered Snow Peas & Bok Choy

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This is the recipe I wrote for the Sunday meal at Rancho La Puerta during my week as visiting chef. Originally, I’d planned on serving the polenta with slender spears of broccolini, but we had a giant box of snow peas and beautiful bok choy fresh from the garden, so Chef Eddy and I changed…

Naked Root Vegetable Gratin

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A crispy, succulent take on a classic pommes Anna--only with root vegetables instead of potatoes ... think of it as a naked gratin.

Kale Salad with Toasted Coconut Chips

Kale Salad with Toasted Coconut Chips
I've been wanting to do a kale salad for a long time, and this is the one I wanted to make. Rubbing breaks down the cells and softens the kale, yet leaves all of its meaty taste.

Tangy Pumpkin Soup

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Katie Chin's pumpkin soup recipe from "Everyday Thai Cooking" is comforting, velvety and zippy. Even better, it's simple and uses easy-to-find ingredients.

Comforting Brown Rice Porridge with Mushrooms

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Chef Louis Maldonado of Spoonbar here in Healdsburg, and most recently of Top Chef fame, turned me on to rice porridge. I conjured this one up recently and gave it a creamy spin with the addition of coconut milk.

Simple Butternut Squash Soup

Simple Butternut Squash Soup
This nourishing butternut squash soup is easy to make and freeze for quick meals to warm up chilly nights all winter long.