Sprout & Pea

I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you Sprout & Pea followers. You inspire me to cook and create each day and frankly without you, Sprout & Pea just wouldn’t be as special. So thank you for all of your continued support and motivation! I’m excited to be heading home to visit my parents in Miami this Thanksgiving and there will be a big report on our meal to follow. In the meantime, I thought I would put together a little roundup of some dishes that will certainly hit the spot on Turkey Day. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with friends, family and a whole lotttta delicious food! Continue reading “Happy Thanksgiving From Sprout & Pea!” »

When we’re not having fleeting days of summer weather, it certainly feels like fall has arrived, and I’m enjoying every minute of it. The cozy sweaters, the nights snuggled up with your loved ones enjoying a glass of wine, the dinner parties galor. The one thing that most signifies fall to me is food. That transition into holiday spices and warm meals is one that comforts me to no end. After making an improvisational stuffing with cardamom, orange zest, ginger and honey, I found myself days later still craving the taste and aroma of cardamom. Continue reading “Vegan & Gluten-Free Ginger Cupcakes With Cardamom Frosting” »

As we all can attest, the climate has reached extreme levels of unpredictability. So when you find yourself in a t-shirt on a 60 degree day in the middle of winter, you take the longer walk to work, enjoy the sunshine and go with it. It’s also a perfect excuse to enjoy a summer meal one last time before the real cold hits, and this past Monday I did just that. Continue reading “Quinoa Pasta With Asparagus, Lemon & Goat Cheese” »

When I was in college, I spent 8 months studying in and traveling around Australia. I lived in Melbourne for most of my time there and I then traveled up the east coast with my new friend Katie where I saw landscapes that took my breath away. Yet, after camping along the Great Ocean Road, sailing the Whitsunday Islands, and climbing mountains in Tasmania, there’s a small hole in the wall restaurant where I spent many evenings that to this day stands out in my memory more than anything. Continue reading “Veggie Curry & A Trip Down Memory Lane” »

Sometimes you just can’t eat enough of your favorite food. For me, that’s goat cheese (or any cheese for that matter). This is why I decided to take advantage of the giant log of the tangy, smooth and crumbly white fromage that I had leftover from my Saturday morning breakfast. It was Sunday night, and I wasn’t about to go out to the market and purchase groceries for an end of the weekend dinner, so I decided to make do with what I had around. Continue reading “Quinoa Pasta With Creamy Tomato Goat Cheese & White Wine Sauce” »

I had a pretty ridiculous amount of goat cheese left over from a recent supper club dinner. Sometimes I over estimate to be safe. This time, I really overestimated. So, when some friends invited me to brunch on Saturday, I decided (knowing brunch was also in the cards for Sunday) that I would save some money, take advantage of the copious amounts of my favorite cheese in the refrigerator, and make myself an impromptu breakfast. Continue reading “Eggs Baked With Lentils, Tomato & Goat Cheese” »