The last time we were visiting South Africa, my brother and sister-in-law had us over for dinner. Cynthia is a really good cook and the spread she so effortlessly prepared was delicious. She baked some butternut squash and stuffed it with a rice and sauteed vegetable mixture. In my adaptation, I changed up the vegetable ingredients just a little bit. I couldn’t help add [...]
My children like turnips. Really, I’m not kidding. And they like parsnips, too. So, I thought I would try and put them together in a soup. Alas, we had some serious muffin dunking going on for dinner last night. The key to selecting good turnips and parsnips is fairly straightforward: firm to the touch (no flimsy [...]
This is something I recall my mom making throughout my childhood. It was her mom’s recipe. I’d somehow forgotten about this little gem of a dish until I came across the recipe in Novembers Cooks Country magazine. I stopped and reflected for a moment – could this recipe be refabbed (yes, I invented that word) gluten and casein free? I made this a [...]
Back in the old days, I would frequently eat this fantastic bulgur wheat dish (that I stumbled across in a Food & Wine issue years ago). I was thinking the other day – in one of my “I really miss that” moments that I could use some kasha and tweak the ingredients a little bit. I was [...]
My mom used to make stuffed peppers all the time. I remember them fondly. I recall that her version was always vegetarian - and they always tasted so good. I decided to change it up a little bit and use ground lamb. I rarely eat meat, but my husband and my daughter love it. This was so delicious, [...]
I used to indulge in eating the carrot ginger soup they sell at Whole Foods. Sadly, soups are notorious for having gluten in them. It’s used as a thickener. Today was the first real autumn-like day in Colorado. It was crisp –chilly enough that I had to put on a warm sweater. I find it so interesting that my body [...]
Throughout summer and early fall, we have taco bar at our house a few times a month. Everyone loves it because the ingredients are put out, and we all get to pick and choose our toppings. In the end, everyone is happy. It’s great for a Friday night dinner when it’s too much to prepare an elaborate spread. From a [...]
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