Petals, Pastry & Provisions

My first of the season Italian heirloom purple cauliflower from the garden !!

The Garden is holding strong even with the 113 degree heat.

First year for fresh grapes ripening in the garden!!

Sungold Orange wins for 1st tomatoes of the season!

It’s giving with Chinese Leek the still life vibes

RIP to the Legend!

The 1st 30 of 100 garlic from the kitchen garden beginning to cure! The summer garden is heating up!!

Summer blooms are kicking into high gear around the cutting garden. "🌺🌵🌻🏜️ 🌿🌷

The spring flowers are finishing up making way for the summer blooms!

The autumnal kitchen garden is starting to take off!! Harvests eminent

FAREWELL YOUR MAJESTY

RIP 😞

In today’s unseasonably cool Arizona temperatures I was working in the Potager trimming back the perennial herbs for autumn and thought why put all this delishnous in the compost when I could put it to better use in the kitchen. I think I took the William-Sonoma simmer pot to the next level!! Adding lemon and orange to fresh picked thyme, lemon thyme, rosemary sprigs, Oregano and a bit of sage. The entire house is filled with a calming and redolent perfume of herbs and citrus!

One of my favorite summer combinations is fresh strawberries and rhubarb. Even though it is late in the season my local market still had fresh rhubarb so I couldn’t resist. This Granola Crisp topping with sunflower, pumpkin seeds and the sweet/tart combination of the fruit will be a cool, refreshing treat served tonight over Homemade vanilla ice cream!!! 🍓

Morning fresh harvest from the kitchen garden! Still growing in the 🔥 heat 🔥 of June!! 🥵

Kicking off National Cheese month with baked ricotta and spinach stuffed shells!!

Jacaranda season may be brief, but for a short burst of time in spring all over Scottsdale the magical tree originally from South American & reaching up to 45 feet I height cascades riotous blizzards of spectacular bright purple trumpet flowers that my dogs love to run thru and chase on their morning walks!!

Sunday Morning BBP’S!! ☕️

Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, is a reminder to protect the environment, restore damaged ecosystems and live a more sustainable life.

The first passion fruit bloom of the season! Very interesting flower

I’m breaking out the flavors of the Middle East for this years Easter leg of Lamb marinade. This flavor profile takes it back to where the Easter story began!!!

Freshly picked onions Fryyyy’d up.

Happy National Carbonara day!!

Pickle recipe testing for the upcoming spring cucumber harvest!

5 ingredients + 15 minutes = YUM!
pasta, parmigiano reggiano, fresh picked King Tut peas & lemon

Harvesting The last of King Tut purple peas! It is said to have been taken out of the tomb of famed Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, or King Tut. The story is that his servants planted and harvested these peas to help provide for his afterlife.

❤️ Pie!

Cooling a homemade blueberry pie for Sunday dinner!!

The final harvest of the season of broccoli from the raised bed kitchen garden resulted in this no cream extra creamy broccoli soup when blended with Yukon Gold potatoes.