Sweet Potatoes — the Vegetable IndispensableOur month of soup continues with a very quick vegan, gluten and dairy-free chowder featuring sweet potatoes—both the white and the orange varieties.
If you enjoy the natural sweetness of sweet potatoes Continue reading Sweet Potato Chowder — Vegan, Gluten & Dairy-Free
A Most Happy, Healthy, Prosperous and Delicious 2012 to All!New Year’s Day was quite special this year as we celebrated a milestone birthday for my husband with a small gathering of friends. Although small, it’s not in my make up to have a simple party Continue reading Spicy Peanut Sauce
Chowder is ideal for Christmas Eve dinner especially after we’ve all had a number of busy weeks since even before Thanksgiving. Whether it is white or red, with seafood, clams, fish or vegetables, chowder “breathes reassurance…and offers consolation.” Continue reading Salmon or Corn & Potato Chowder w/ Saffron Broth & Almond Cream
“The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads;”
Haven’t you always wondered what those children were seeing? Sugar plums must be something most wonderful, but what are they (and, as I love to cook, how do I make them)? Continue reading Sugar Plums
“May the Calendar Keep Bringing
Happy Holidays To You.”
As the calendar brings us closer to Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa, so it also brings happy holidays with an increase in parties and gatherings from now until New Year’s Day. With more and more of us eating cleaner and healthier diets, there also comes a quandary around the holidays—what to prepare and what to eat that is both healthful and delicious Continue reading Fig Black Olive Walnut Tapenade
“Cookies are made with Butter and Love.”
This lovely Norwegian saying most certainly refers to shortbread cookies—and you’ve got to love these, filled as they are with lots of toasted pecans and real maple syrup. Continue reading Gluten-Free Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies
“There are only ten minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat.” ~Ralph Waldo EmersonWell, maybe 15 minutes, but those are sacred minutes for eating a pear. Its texture becomes velvety, moist and glistens in the light. And its luscious, heavenly fragrance and flavor are the essence of “pearness.” Continue reading Watercress, Belgian Endive & Pear Salad with Goat Cheese, Shallot-Mustard Vinaigrette & Maple-Glazed Walnuts
