Day 0: Preparation and Vegan Product Review
The day before my cleanse diet began I went shopping, armed with a list of “acceptable” ingredients from the Quantum Wellness Guide book. I shopped primarily at Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods. This was a trying experience and I had to seriously talk myself down from a panic attack [...]
Black Bean Soup with Avocado Salsa
I’ve been thinking a lot about food lately. No surprise there, right? However, I’m not thinking about which dessert to make next, but rather how I can eat in a healthier, more responsible, and sustainable way. Because of this, I've decided to do a 21 day "cleanse" diet. I'm not going ...
Mushroom and Asparagus Risotto
Most people think the creamy texture in risotto comes from the addition of lots of butter and parmesan cheese. This can be true, especially when you order it in a restaurant where they may take shortcuts or have a heavy hand with the cheese. In reality, it's the natural starch surrounding the arborio rice kernel and ...
Fleur de Sel Praline
I first made this "praline" in David Lebovitz's recipe for Salted Butter Caramel Ice Cream. It is by far, the best ice cream I have ever tasted and ever made. But is this candy really a praline? No, probably it's not. According to my The New Food Lover’s Companion book, a praline is a "brittle confection made of ...
Spicy Long Beans with Cashews
I'm back! I know I've been gone longer than usual and I'm sorry for that, but the past few weeks have been difficult and busy to say the least. Without going into too much detail, I've spent some time focusing on my other web site, created a 116 page blurb ...
Glazed Meyer Lemon and Poppy Seed Cookies
I've come to the realization that prolific citrus trees are like summer zucchini; you find yourself using them in every dish possible and then leaving sacks of them on your neighbor's doorsteps in the middle of the night. I'm not saying I did this, but I know someone who has.... We have an ...
Makin' My Own Bacon
A while back I came across Michael Ruhlman's blog post on making your own pancetta . I mentioned this to my mom and we decided to try and make our own bacon. We started with Ruhlman's basic recipe and instructions and added our own choice of spices for the finish. Mom chose ...
Butternut Squash Soup with Pancetta and Pomegranate
I was in my favorite market last week in the middle of a produce buying frenzy (I hadn't cooked for a while) when I had a flashback to college which froze me in my tracks. No, not that kind of flashback. What brought me back to the mid eighties, was a stack of ...
Beet, Leek and Goat Cheese Tart
I was talking to a friend the other day and she was relating to me her single girl dating angst; she's seeing two different guys. One was "hot, but a project", and the other was "cute, but not self assured enough." In other words, he was the dreaded "too nice" guy. ...
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