Preserved Lemon Hummus Recipe ♥ ♥ ♥

Preserved Lemon Hummus RecipePreserved Lemon Hummus – So Good You’ll Want to Make a Double Recipe

Now that jars of preserved lemons live in our refrigerator, Preserved Lemon Hummus reigns as our favorite. Preserved lemons add an amazingly deep and complex lemon flavor to hummus. Continue reading Preserved Lemon Hummus Recipe ♥ ♥ ♥

Moroccan Chard w/ Ras El Hanout & Preserved Lemon

Moroccan Chard w/ Ras El Hanout & Preserved Lemon Moroccan Chard Inspired by Mourad Lahlou

A few magazines and cookware catalogs I read, or at least look at, from cover to cover. I store them in a basket. Folded corners mark the special stories and recipes I want to revisit. Periodically the overflowing basket begs to be cleaned out. Its spring cleaning began in earnest two weeks ago, until Continue reading Moroccan Chard w/ Ras El Hanout & Preserved Lemon

Cauliflower Soup – Impossibly Rich & Creamy

Cauliflower Soup – Impossibly Rich & CreamyThree-Ingredient Cauliflower Soup from Paul Bertolli

That’s it, just three ingredients, a head of cauliflower, an onion and water, make this impossibly rich and creamy Cauliflower Soup. One taste and you suspect cream. Nope, no cream, no dairy, no other vegetables, no nut milks. Only a fresh cauliflower and a large onion Continue reading Cauliflower Soup – Impossibly Rich & Creamy

Braised Fennel & Carrots w/ Preserved Lemon

Braised Fennel & Carrots w/ Preserved LemonBraised Fennel & Carrots for Spring

It all started with these two gorgeous globe artichokes. I bought them at a local market a few weeks ago along with a large bulb of fennel. I’d been waiting for the first artichokes—a sure sign of spring—to appear. As I wanted to make a recipe Continue reading Braised Fennel & Carrots w/ Preserved Lemon

Crispy Ginger Molasses Cookies

Crispy Ginger Molasses CookiesCrispy Ginger Molasses Cookies – My New Favorite Cookie

Do you remember the Molasses Sugar Cookie recipe on the back of the bottle of Brer Rabbit Molasses? I certainly do. My college roommate and I baked them rather frequently. Crisp, chewy and spicy. Everything I wanted in a cookie (when I didn’t want chocolate chips). Continue reading Crispy Ginger Molasses Cookies

Healthy Cooking Classes – Bozeman Spring 2014

Healthy Cooking Classes – Bozeman Spring 2014Healthy Cooking Classes – March 29th & April 26th

Join me for one or both of these upcoming healthy cooking classes in Bozeman, Montana.

“This is my invariable advice to people: learn how to cook—try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless and above all have fun!   Julia Child Continue reading Healthy Cooking Classes – Bozeman Spring 2014

Poached Pears in Pomegranate Juice

Poached Pears in Pomegranate JuicePoached Pears, Pomegranate Juice & Pistachio Pieces

What a fortunate Saturday morning. An ad on the front page of the digital edition of our local newspaper caught my attention. A cooking seminar that very afternoon with vegan chef/author Alan Roettinger. After a quick web search on him, I eagerly signed up. What a great surprise Continue reading Poached Pears in Pomegranate Juice