Yam and carrot soup; Coconut creamed vegetable soup; Quinoa warm salad with tomatoes and cilantro; Provencal style Cheese and vegetable tarts; Cashew "paella"; Black beans Cuban style with plantains and Spanish rice; Prep. for the Veggie Menu for tomrrow's deliveries..all photos

Blended vegetable soup

Yam and carrot soup with coconut cream

own grown basil

Sauteed Vegetables for the tarts..the eggplant is poached in stock before adding to the other veggies so it doesn't absorb all the oil.

The smoked paprika-tomato-vegetable sauce for the " paella"

One of the Provencal Style tarts made with yeasted pastry, topped with sea salt, cracked black pepper, fennel seeds and olive oil, later will add chopped parsley

To remove the peel from  a ripe plantain..plunge into boiling water for about 3 mins. Drain and cool, then peel like a banana

Cashew "paella"

Quinoa, tomato and cilantro warm salad will be dressed at  client's home, turmeric, and cumin scented

Provencal Style tarts cooling from oven

Sauteed Plantains with Spanish Rice to go with the black beans

Black beans with cumin, chili flakes, oregano and potato for the plantains

In west Los Angeles we are having some fantastic weather..hot temps in mid 80f's with cool ocean breezes. This si much better than the humidity of the past few weeks.
This menu is some fo my all time faves and brings back many memories of cruising the Med. in the mid 70's on various private yachts.

I have also made some oatmeal and peanut butter cookies and may post more tomorrow.
Have a great, and well fed, week.