Pumpkin Pie From Scratch

It’s time to start practicing for those autumn pot lucks, family Thanksgivings and any other communal meals you may be celebrating this season. What better recipe to impress your friends and family with than homemade pumpkin pie!

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Andrew Williamson
Tomato & Herb Bruschetta

This can be served as a delicious lunchtime snack or a dinner-party starter to wow your friends. The secret to this dish, as with so many others, is as simple as using vine ripened tomatoes and garden fresh herbs.

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Andrew Williamson
Tabbouleh

Parsley and mint are such productive plants, it’s often hard to find ways to use them up as fast as they grow, but once you’ve had home made tabbouleh you might end up feeling like you can never grow enough!

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Andrew Williamson
Mixed Bean Chili

This is a wholesome, vegetarian take on the classic Texan/Northern Mexican dish that will leave you with plenty of leftovers for a quick lunch or dinner later in the week.

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Andrew Williamson
Easy Homemade Pesto

Coming from England where the basil season is pretty short, I consider homemade pesto a real treat, something I look forward to all year long. Here in San Diego though, you get three or four months of abundance and the stuff just won’t stop growing so I’ve found myself whipping up a new batch of pesto for the freezer almost every week. Given that it’s so expensive in the store, this is a must-have weapon in your basic recipe arsenal.

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Andrew Williamson
Duo of Spaghetti Squash

To showcase the versatility of spaghetti squash, here are two completely different recipe options that use the squash in place of noodles or spaghetti.

As a side note, don’t expect your spaghetti squash to be exactly like spaghetti. It comes apart into thinner and often sorter strands and has a slightly firmer texture, a bit more like al dente angel hair pasta.

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Andrew Williamson