RAINBOWS FOR BREAKFAST

FABULOUS BRAND Wild California Ocean products

2010-06-16T10:49:00.000-07:00

Dave and I think these are the best SARDINES we have ever eaten!!http://www.wildplanetfoods.com/store/products

Delightful Deck on the Rogue River

2010-06-08T22:13:00.000-07:00

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Great HUMMUS Recipe

2010-04-10T12:18:00.000-07:00

If you love HUMMUS, here is a super and authentic recipe on a fascinating blog. I really love hummus, esp if it is made like this. http://humus101.com/EN/2006/10/14/hummus-recipe/

2010-04-03T23:23:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I posted to this blog. I've looked at it many times, but have been so busy with other creations. I'll be back, I kept saying. And, here I am.

Katie's Strawberries, Bend Oregon

2008-05-15T11:27:00.000-07:00

These were the most beautiful strawberries. I bought them at a little farmer's market in Tumalo, Oregon.

How beautiful is THAT!!

2008-04-05T18:02:00.000-07:00

Have a little KALE for dinner...gently sauted in olive oil, sprinkled with lemon juice.

Leprechaun Donuts! St. Patrick's Day

2008-03-03T19:04:00.000-08:00

Bring the rainbow to your little leprechaun friends! Take a handful of cheerios and FROST each one (you will have to find a tiny knife :D:D:D), put them on a very small plate from a doll set (or a clean metal cap from a bottle). Sprinkle with crushed edible sparkles, and then find a little leprechaun figure to stand by and guard them, and perhaps make a rainbow somehow over the top of the scene.

Rainbow Garden Pics...the Color "Palate"

2008-02-07T21:01:00.000-08:00

Satsuma Plums from our Happy Little Tree

Makings for Salsa Fresca, one day's pickings

Asian pears from our little 3 yr old tree

Chiles anyone? Three kinds here.

Strawberries in Waffle Hut Cafe Set

2008-02-04T23:28:00.000-08:00

This is a Waffle House set Julie did for Warner Bros. and that is my strawberry picture on the wall, and those are our luscious strawberries from last summer. These strawberries were grown in the same planter box with chocolate cosmos and little Japanese maples (big planter box)!!

Growing Lemons in Oregon?

2008-02-04T12:23:00.000-08:00

Lemons are my favorite food...followed closely by avocados and chiles. I try to eat a lemon every day in one form or another. My favorite: lemon juice mixed into a good guacamole. As a child, I was lucky to live around lemon and avocado trees. My dad lived right in front of a lemon packing plant (yes, of course...Southern California). So here's to Big Yellow. Delicious. Nutritious. This picture of our Meyer lemon tree was taken in early fall. It's the second cold season for Big Yellow...and I have my fingers crossed. Will he be able to survive the Rogue Valley winters?

Lana's Carrot Salad

2008-01-31T14:20:00.000-08:00

Wash, clean, peel and shred carrots (we usually do a whole bag of carrots and shred them in a food processor, you don't have to use them all at once, they keep well without dressing in refrigerator) Put as much shredded carrots as you would like in a bowl, add broken/cut walnuts, raisins and/or dried cranberries, and press some fresh garlic and mix with mayonnaise or Vegenaise and olive oil. Let it sit a little for flavors to mix and enjoy!

Russian Ruby-Red Beet Tops

2008-01-30T12:10:00.000-08:00

BEET TOPS...yum I found this technique in one of my Russian cookbooks. If you can find beautiful beets with the tops intact, cut the tops off about one inch from the beets, rinse well, and then chop the red stalks in small pieces. Cut the leafy parts in larger pieces, but keep separate. In a small saucepan, "steam" the stalks for five minutes in a little bit of water. Then add the leafy parts and steam for about 3 minutes more. That's it! Place in a bowl (drain if you have too much water) and put any dressing you like on the beet greens/reds. I used a pomegranate balsamic vinaigrette. Just three beets for two people... You could also cook and shred the beets themselves if you want to add to this dish. Cooking the beets themselves will take much longer. (I usually cut them in half, rub with olive oil, season and roast in the oven with other root vegetables.)

Sulfites?

2008-01-27T22:51:00.001-08:00

Are you sensitive to sulfites? If so, you might try eating more garbanzo beans. They have a lot of molybdenum, which counteracts sulfites. (Info gleaned from WHFOODS.COM, see links)

Oriental "Golden Sunset" Curried Shrimp with Tomatoes and Chiles

2008-01-27T13:20:00.000-08:00

Allow about 26-30 medium shrimp for 2 people. (If frozen, allow thawing in cold water first, then drain and pat dry.) Finely chop 6 cloves of garlic, let rest about 5 minutes to develop nutrients.
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Saute shrimp in large pan with olive oil, add 2 tablespoons of crushed dried tomatoes and green and red chiles. Add 1 and 1/2 tablespoons S&B Oriental Curry, garlic, a handful of chopped green onions, 1/2 cup chicken broth, (more later if needed) 1 tblsp lemon juice. Saute until shrimp is done, and dried tomatoes and chiles are rehydrated. (5-7 minutes) If you like, you could rehydrate chiles and tomatoes in a bowl with a little chicken broth first before using.
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NOTE: The dried red/green peppers and tomatoes: these were from our garden, sliced or chopped when freshly picked, then put in a dehydrator. After they were completely dried, put in sealed baggies in the freezer. The chiles we dried were a combination of red and green jalapenos, poblanos, and anaheims. If you don't have these, use fresh, but you might need more. The flavor of the dried is intense. (In fact we often use these crisp, dried tomatoes as chips for dipping with hummus, etc. We always store them in the freezer.)
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Serve over warm noodles or rice.

Chocolate Cosmos Wedding Cake

2008-01-07T00:41:00.000-08:00

This beautiful wedding cake was crafted by my pastry-chef son Blake for his sister's wedding. It was sublimely delicious. It had a chocolate ganache frosting with FRESH cut chocolate cosmos flowers for decorations!! The cosmos weren't for eating, but they actually do smell like chocolate! The inside of the cake was chocolate too. If you want to see more about Blake, you can check out his website here: http://www.blakesbakeshop.com/

Grilled Japanese eggplant and bacon-wrapped fillets.

2008-01-07T00:17:00.000-08:00

Our garden loved these little Japanese fingerling eggplants. They were so juicy and tasty!

We grew several of these plants in between our chile peppers and our tomatillos. One plant will produce many little eggplants throughout the season into the fall. Just baste with a little canola or olive oil before you grill. Grill the cut side first (it cooks faster)

Let there be light...and let's taste it!

2007-11-11T22:39:00.000-08:00

A rainbow by its very nature provides dozens of opportunities for metaphor. Does it really exist or is it an illusion?

One of our favorite rainbows to savor: seared ahi tuna, lightly "steamed" edamame, avocado slices with seasoning and lemon juice, fresh parsley, wasabi and Bragg's aminos (like soy sauce, but better for you). Iced tea. -Photo by Judy.

Why is this Blog named sasha-yips?

2007-01-04T00:35:00.000-08:00

Sasha is/was- my beautiful white Samoyed. She had a full and regally spiraled tail to match her "princess" presence. When she wanted to say something important, she "yipped", calling all to attention. She loved the snow, water, rivers. She's been carrying on conversations with me since 1986, both in this world and from the "other world". BTW, she loves Santa. (I think she helps out at the North Pole occasionally.) I was going to use Sasha as a mascot for this blog, but then I decided to make it about colors and food...but I'm keeping her here anyway. BTW, she loved ripe cantaloupe. Probably because it was orange. :):) Yip, yip!