We carved several pumpkins this week. And we had quite a stack of pumpkin seeds by time we were finished. I tried drying them out this year on a really low temperature over a 24 hour period and they came out crispy and crunchy with the perfect hint of salt. In my opinion, the best [...]
The last couple of weeks there has been a new display at the market down the street. They, as well as Whole Foods, are carrying a new line of dried fruit called Made in Nature. Finding organic unsulphured dried fruit that is not rock hard is a bit of a challenge. And these guys have [...]
Yesterday, I was at the supermarket. As I rounded the corner, there were these huge perky bunches of organic dill perched right in front of my shopping cart. My first thought was the lemon dill dip of my childhood. Our neighbor Louise used to make it for us. She was the coolest lady with incredible stories of travelling the [...]
This dip is one of my favorites. It’s hearty and delicious. And it doesn’t hurt that it’s good for you either. The pine nuts and sundried tomatoes give the dip a slightly sweet taste balancing the peas and the garlic nicely. It pairs great with vegetable crudite, chips/crackers or even as a spread on a sandwich or veggie burger [...]
My husband is South African. Growing up, he had a variety of fruit trees growing in his backyard (avocado and papaya in particular). As kids, they could actually reach up, pick an avocado off the tree and eat it like an apple any time they wanted. To this day, I think this is one of the coolest things. [...]
These bars are sold at most natural foods stores. They are salty and sweet - such an awesome combination. But, they have gluten in them. So, I tried to re-create them with my own little twist. The original bar has peanuts. Which we can’t have in our family. So, I replaced them with other nuts. And I [...]