Monthly Archives: June 2014

Every time I see Posole or Tortilla Soup on a menu I order it – I love them both. I tried several recipes over the years and finally decided I was going to take pieces from all of them and create the one that was “mine.” It’s time consuming, but worth it. I buy my […]

I discovered ground buffalo (bison) when I was researching lean healthy meats. I wanted to experiment with it, but didn’t know where I would find it. Looking in the meat case at Whole Foods, there it was. I asked the butcher how much he sold a week and he told me over 70 pounds every […]

There is nothing more satisfying than a pureed fall vegetable soup. This recipe calls for carrots, but it is equally delicious when made with pumpkin or butternut squash. But you don’t want to miss the Maple-Bacon Chutney…oh my, as I have said before, cooking with Olaiya is always rewarding and this is one of those […]

This is the quintessential summer pasta.  Salmon is plentiful, tomatoes and corn are sweet and the basil is growing in the garden.  I am in love with Rogue River Blue cheese and it is perfect in this recipe.   All of the elements come together and say summer. Yield: 4 servings 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 […]

I learned two cooking tricks while making this recipe with Olaiya Land. First double grinding meat for meatballs makes the texture dense without a lot of bread crumbs. Second when you grate an onion for meatballs, the onion disappears when it is blended into meat, but the flavor is still present. Spaghetti with meatballs feels […]