Whenever spring arrives, I am grateful for the new life that blooms and the green that spreads across the hills. I am also grateful that I can wake up to more warmth and sunshine after the greyness of winter and enjoy the blue skies before the Bay Area fog creeps in during summer. While my appreciation for the sunshine and clear skies remains, I have noticed a shift in how I see the fog. I find myself increasingly thankful for its presence and...

Beets make a wonderful star seasonal ingredient to add to any recipe. The colours are absolutely beautiful and help brighten up the rainy days of late winter and early spring. My favorite way to serve beets is to roast and blend both golden and red beets into two different soups, which creates a multicolour dish that showcases their vibrance in the form of a healthy, plant-based meal. For this recipe I used beets fresh picked from my vegetable...