I was having a cookout the other day and as I was shopping for different BBQ delights, I wanted to give my guests a side different than your typical “potato or macaroni salad” you see sitting next to your hot dog at the party. I came up with the idea of incorporating, feta cheese and sun-dried tomatoes in with the quinoa. This dish is just delightful; it’s light, fresh, playful, and honestly my favorite alternative to a side I’ve tried to date.

A friend of mine here in Los Angeles, who runs a home-based catering company that delivers single serving meals to private homes recently turned me on to the New York based Rao’s Specialty Foods company. Rao’s is perhaps the most exclusive restaurant in East Harlem, New York.  You can’t call and reserve a table – […]