Stop yelling at me, raw foodists! I'm not sorry these weren't raw. Baking is so much easier, and I wanted to dilute the amount of flax with this lovely, nutty lentil flour I have from Cuisine Soleil for my gluten-free baking classes. Plus I don't own a dehydrator, which would … [Read more...] about Baked Not-Raw Carrot-Flax Crackers: What to do with leftover vegetable pulp from juicing
Fiddleheads, Asparagus, Carrots, Cabbage & Fennel
Roasted Zucchini, Steamed Carrot, and Sauerkraut Salad with Not-My-Best Baked Chicken
It looks delicious, and darn it, it should have been. But it was just alright. I don't eat a lot of meat, so when I do I want it to be extraordinary. And this time I didn't follow a recipe. Well, I followed a basic one: Take chicken, coat in Dijon mustard, then a blend of spices … [Read more...] about Roasted Zucchini, Steamed Carrot, and Sauerkraut Salad with Not-My-Best Baked Chicken
Stuffed Acorn Squash with Maple Syrup, Lemon and Pecans
Sorry for the tardiness in getting recipes up lately. I've been busy testing recipes for an article on cooking with kids for Alive Magazine. From a list of over fifty I whittled the options down to ten, and I've been busy testing them. This one did not make the cut, not because … [Read more...] about Stuffed Acorn Squash with Maple Syrup, Lemon and Pecans
Baked or Poached Egg and Carrot-Cauliflower Hash
I loved this dish because it's quick and easy and made with a few things that happen to be in the fridge. If these are items that don't happen to be in your fridge, roast something else. Easy as that. Onions, potatoes, broccoli, green beans, parsnips, yams - all very … [Read more...] about Baked or Poached Egg and Carrot-Cauliflower Hash
Red Cabbage Salad with Apple and Toasted Cashews (aka “tasty kraut for cheaters”)
Cabbage gets a bad rap. Sure, nothing smells like cabbage. Maybe smelly shoes. But there's a trick to making it delicious. Actually, there are two. First, massage it with salt. Or, second, roast it. Sounds weird to roast cabbage, right? It's not. It's a one roasting pan wonder. … [Read more...] about Red Cabbage Salad with Apple and Toasted Cashews (aka “tasty kraut for cheaters”)
Spanish (Basque-ish) Chicken with Olives
Why can you find a recipe only when you're not looking for it? I feel as though I've spent my life avoiding chicken à la Basquaise. I remember that whole slew of recipes to involve olives and paprika and a whole chicken cut up and slow-cooked. Turns out when I go to look for a … [Read more...] about Spanish (Basque-ish) Chicken with Olives
Slow-Cooker Vegetarian Mixed Bean Chili with Parsnips, Carrots and Eggplant
This is the ultimate quick-fix meal. It takes forever to cook (either stove top or slow-cooker) if you use dried beans (and you should), but it's simple because you just toss in whatever vegetables you have (almost) and lots of dried spices. It's very economical, it's fresh, and … [Read more...] about Slow-Cooker Vegetarian Mixed Bean Chili with Parsnips, Carrots and Eggplant
The Best Slow-Cooker Chicken and Vegetables
I won't be slow-cooking for awhile, as I'm in Peru for two months (where I am not bringing my slow-cooker...), but it got cold in Montreal this month before I left and I needed some comfort food. And there was no way I was going to marinate turkey for 3 hours and then toss out … [Read more...] about The Best Slow-Cooker Chicken and Vegetables
Thanksgiving 2012 – The Photos
Wow. What a dinner. The brined turkey tasted like amazing pho' broth soaking into the most tender meat. The stuffing with gluten-free bread absorbed it all too, with just a little smokiness (others said. I couldn't taste the smoke), maybe from the oven, which was smoking, or from … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving 2012 – The Photos
Vacuum-Sealed Pickles, Quick Fermentation, and Ultrasonic Baths: Cucumbers, Chanterelles, Maple Syrup Pears, Fennel and Chili Peppers
I went on a bit of a pickle roll when I was at the Modernist Cuisine Cooking Lab... "Can you quick-ferment cucumbers?" I asked. I'd heard they made their own sauerkraut and I wanted to know if there was a way to do it in one day instead of two weeks. Turns out you can't actually … [Read more...] about Vacuum-Sealed Pickles, Quick Fermentation, and Ultrasonic Baths: Cucumbers, Chanterelles, Maple Syrup Pears, Fennel and Chili Peppers