Today we’re talking about rainbow bowls made with sea asparagus pesto, and we know before you even get to the word pesto, you’re thinking, “Did you just say ‘sea asparagus’?!?!” That’s right – we did. To be clear, it’s not true asparagus but rather an herb, officially called salicornia, that grows in salt marshes and […]
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Fresh Carrot Top Pesto Recipe
If you are lucky enough to see carrots with their green tops still intact, you *need* to make carrot top pesto. Also, if you need a quick and easy vegan entree you *need* to make carrot top pesto. So basically, you need to make it. Enough said? Carrot top greens are often overlooked or tossed. […]
Tomato-Pesto Frittata and the Greatest Tomatoes from Europe
Why is this the perfect time of year for a Tomato-Pesto Frittata? It’s impressive, it’s easy, and it’s made to satisfy a crowd. So then what makes this frittata so special? The right tomatoes, of course. (And as the Jolly Tomato, we know our tomatoes.) For all of our canned and jarred tomatoes, we’re choosing […]
A Community Pizza Oven on Pizza Baking Day
Does your community have a pizza oven? Think about it: Pizza brings people together. Why not gather together over a pizza oven? In Westchester, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, a group of bakers joined forces four years ago to build a wood-fired pizza oven. Today, the oven continues to draw community members (and more) to […]
Roasted Carrots with Walnut-Arugula Pesto Recipe
Consider the walnut. It’s tasty, and it’s really good for you. But what do you do with a lot (no, seriously, a lot) of walnuts? We recently faced this question when a friend with a walnut grove was looking to unload a bunch of walnuts. We decided we’d rise to the challenge. The first hurdle: […]
Stonefire Grill Serves Up Tasty Favorites
It’s hard to find a restaurant that can serve up tasty food while pleasing just about everyone, but we seem to have stumbled across that rare find in Stonefire Grill. Stonefire Grill is a Southern California (sorry, non-Californians – you can always come and visit!) fast-casual restaurant that goes against the trend of pre-fab prepared-off-site […]
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