Oh, I wish I could have gotten the colors right for this picture. It was so bright a rich and beautiful! This side had been left for the bottom of the barrel. To be perfectly honest, it sounded like a textural nightmare. Spinach = slime, mushrooms = squeak. That’s in my mind, anyway. After a [...]
Typically, I’m a one pot meal kind of person- casseroles, soups, crock pot wonders, etc. So, when I find something like the Baked Ginger Orange Tofu that my family loves but that is not exactly a balanced meal, I’m in foreign territory. Everything looks strange and wonderful and intimidating, and I am afraid of insulting [...]
One of my good friends, a doula and childbirth educator and all around smart chick, is always reminding me that my sweets cravings are likely tied to a need for more good fats. Coconut oil, olive oil, avocados…And she is so right! A big bowl of guacamole goes so much farther than a bowl of [...]
I am a potato girl, through and through. If you knew my family names you wouldn’t doubt it. My mom always said she was surprised we kids didn’t come out with red hair and dancing a jig. I could seriously eat potato pancakes with a side of french fries with mashed potatoes as a dipping [...]
This is Quinoa. Or, according to my grandma, “that ricey stuff.” It is not, pronounced as it looks, though if you go to a store looking for “Uhm…kwin-oh-ah….?” you will probably not be the first. Quinoa (keen-wah), despite my grandma’s description, is not actually a grain. Even so, it works well as a substitute in [...]
