Sweet Home Allegra

Grab those bushels of regular tomatoes at the Farmer’s Market and let’s get to it! The taste of ripe summer tomatoes are a winter treat...

Simply sublime. A glorious condiment on a croissant, a peanut butter sandwich, bruschetta with warm Brie, in oatmeal or yogurt, or right...

Also called Rollatini, these stuffed pockets of creamy eggplant get TWO YUMS UP 👍👍!! These don’t have the calorie hit of traditional...

This is The Holy Grail of pasta and pizza sauce. Create this divine dining basic during harvest season, freeze it, enjoy, and share the...

“Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in.”...

I am mesmerized by them.

Summer grilling just upgraded to ooooo la la! My Mister is the Celebrity Chef with this delicacy! He says: ”Source 1 and 1/2 lb sushi...

These glorious purple plums appeared 🙌🙌🙌 like a vision 🙌🙌🙌 at the Farmer’s Market and there was no resisting them. I grew up on...

A Two Minute Course: So Simple! Early Spring or Fall is a good time to renovate clumps of grass that have gotten bare in the center from...

Take a walk through my herb garden with me. Sweet basil. The King of herbs. Tricky to grow. Thirsty all the time, needs incessant...

Organic vegetables from the Farmers Market this week and herbs from my own late season garden. With some slight revisions, the recipe...

Drought tolerant and in all the colors a foliage freak could desire.

Blackberries, blueberries and raspberries, oooo la la! This very berry confection was invented by my friend, famed cookbook author,...

I keep this photo on my phone for a quick check ….so I never forget an ingredient while at the market. Simple, and ideally all organic...

Gnarly organic carrots from the Farmer’s Market, so sweet and delicious! The greens were so fresh that I whirrred them up into a pesto....

I revere farmers, and the new generation of young farmers is coming on organic and enthusiastic. I revel in their energy and I deeply...

Preserve your fresh basil by whirring up the most magical of condiments. ½ cup pine nuts, toasted 3 Oz Parmesan, grated (about ¾ cup) 2...

It’s a gas can you dig it?

Allegra is my home, shared with My Mister of 4 decades, Robert. A friend long ago dubbed Allegra “the happiest place on earth”....

When canning or freezing summer’s most ubiquitous fruit, success largely depends on two factors: where you source your tomatoes and the...