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Spring Green Soup
When I unpacked my CSA box on Saturday, I immediately thought of Ash Reshteh, a Persian soup of greens, herbs, pulses and thick noodles,...
Mar 15, 2021


Oats Upma
I have been told to eat more oats, and am getting a bit tired of having them for breakfast without being able to add brown sugar and milk...
Feb 21, 2021


Bonus Recipe: Oat, Nut, Seed and Dried Fruit Balls
I am usually not so interested in sweet treats; my food cravings tend to swing in the direction of savory fried foods and cheese!...
Feb 10, 2021


Warm Kaniwa Salad with Herbs and Sour Cherries
It is always exciting to find a new ingredient and I quite enjoyed this salad, made with kaniwa, quinoa's kissing cousin. Kaniwa is...
Jan 18, 2021


Bonus Recipe: Carrot Couscous
The easiest side dish in the world, and a pretty one. The carrot juice adds sweetness and flavor to the couscous and the vibrant orange...
Aug 4, 2020


Wheat Berry "Pilaf" with Winter Greens
L. is a still growing teen with seemingly hollow legs and, as well as his protein and veggies, needs substantial portions of carbs or...
Jan 17, 2020


Poached Chicken with Leeks, Barley and Winter Greens
This is comfort food for a chilly evening. It was not a loud and ballsy stew full of vim and vigor and spice, but rather a brothy, calm...
Jan 10, 2020


Chicken with Porcini, Cinnamon and Barley
I based this recipe on the Ottolenghi one below but felt that I wanted something more chewy and substantial than the orzo he used, hence...
Sep 16, 2019


Wilted Dandelion, Kohlrabi and Beet Green Bowl with Golden Beets, Bulgur Wheat and Poached Egg
Despite the fact that I overcooked the eggs and missed out on the viscous quality that semi cooked yolk would have added to this dish,...
Jul 7, 2019


Root Vegetable Nachos
This was, if I say so myself, an absolutely brilliant munchie. This recipe came about because I wanted the cheesy goodness of nachos but...
Jan 19, 2018


Butter "Poached" Halibut with Carrot Sauce, Herbed Couscous
Here are three recipes for the "price" of one! The components of this meal all went so well together that I felt that I needed to...
Nov 17, 2015

Coconut Chia Pudding with Mango and Banana
Texture is of the utmost importance to me in food and this "pudding" does not work for me though I can eat its glutinous cousin, tapioca,...
Nov 10, 2015
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