I dashed into the kitchen where Cam was in the midst of making coffee. We hugged quickly and then I started jabbering with creative exuberance, “I am going to make a peace pie! Do you get it, a PEACE pie?” I said spelling out the letters. Cam turned and looked at me, and it is […]
Oh yes please, give me pizza, we love pizza! We seem to be making pizza a lot, when I say a lot, I mean about three times a month. So I am going to share our dough recipe with you. Pizza equals happy. The smell of the yeast, the feel of the dough, and of […]
This is one of the yummiest breads ever. I love the rich texture and dark color. Made with nutritious black strap molasses and whole wheat or bran, it is a hearty bread, that keeps well and is soft enough to eat days after… if there is any left! Makes great sandwiches and toast, and so […]
We are having a consistent conversation in our home at the moment, and any parent can relate to this. It is the “When it is my birthday” conversation. Now this conversation can actually happen all year long depending on your child, and then become particularly heightened the month and weeks leading up to the birthday. […]
My Grandmother spent almost a week at our house after our trip to Canada. As I have mentioned a few times, Grandma came all the way to New York from Australia, then up to Canada, and then back to New Jersey, with a broken foot, and so her week spent with us was not about […]
Mmmmm….Yummy! Rich, creamy, tangy and hearty. This soup is a what comfort food is all about. Last week when the weather suddenly became cold (warm again now!) we enjoyed making Tomato and Red Lentil Bisque. I love soup and it is definitely a thing to look forward to with cold weather, and so along with […]
One of my favorite meals of late is eggplant pita. I had a craving for eggplant with hummus and so this is what I came up with to satisfy my taste buds. A yummy and nutritious meal – great for lunch or dinner. This is not so much a recipe, but just an idea for […]
Aubergine is a meaty vegetable by vegetarian standards, and so it is the perfect choice when you feel like a healthy heavy meal. The rich succulent flavour of the roasted eggplant makes it a favourite meal throughout Winter. We like to eat it with pasta, baby tomatoes, spinach and feta. As you will see, it […]
Another of our Christmas traditions is to bake Gingerbread men cookies to hang on the Christmas tree. I like to use the Joy of Cooking gingerbread men recipe. It is a basic recipe, nothing complicated. The only thing I do different than suggested, is that I roll out the dough onto a flour dusted cookie […]
Giving a special gift, something thoughtful and handmade means a lot to me. This time of year when you can easily spend a fortune on junk, I am pleased to come up with a cute, useful, educational gift, that has my personal touch! Our Niece Sami, whom I am easily inspired by (you might recall this […]
We have so much to be thankful for, and a day dedicated to giving thanks is special. Our Family worked together to create a ceremonious meal, one of the fundamental ways to celebrate life. We cooked a slow meal of three courses…whole wheat molasses bread rolls, butternut soup, zucchini ricotta cakes with an oven roasted […]
I was delighted to come across Well’s Vegetarian Thanksgiving meal ideas in the NY Time. Take a look at these healthy, hearty veggie dishes. I have plans to cook the Zucchini cakes tomorrow as a part of our Thanksgiving lunch…as well as a few other yummy things! Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
Look what I got at the Farmers Market last week…Brussel Sprouts! Have you ever bought them like this? I could not resist this stem of green goodness! Something you may not see every day…
You can’t beat the beet…for vitamins. Beetroots are a rich source of potent antioxidants and nutrients, including magnesium, sodium, potassium and vitamin C, and betaine which is important for cardiovascular health. The beet can be eaten hot or cold, raw or cooked, grated, boiled or roasted, in salads, on sandwiches, in soup. And despite the culinary diversity […]
One of the things that always grew in our Family garden was rhubard. Planted in a line along the starberry patch, it grew all year round. Grandma often made a sweet rhubard sauce that we would eat on it’s own or with home made custard, and sometimes we would have apple and rhubarb pie. I […]
Once a week we have burritos, one version or another depending on the veggies we have, but always something like this: rice, beans, cheese, tomato, avocado and greens. They are easy and healthy and cheap and the Family enjoys them very much. I make a Spanish style rice, open a can of black beans (in […]
While working at Citrus Deli we sold maple walnut pesto. I really enjoyed eating the appropriation of the classic. I completely forgot about this version of pesto until about a year ago when I was making some pesto and I ran out of olive oil. My pesto was still too think to blend properly so […]
On Saturday or Sunday afternoons, we quite often have a big lunch. With my focus this month on eating well, I want to share some of our meals to inspire…here is one of the meals we ate the past weekend. A roasted blue potato salad, heirloom tomatoes with balsamic, hard boiled eggs with a side […]
As part of our healthy September I took the family to the Union Square Farmers Market today. Where you can get the freshest produce available in the city (except picking it from your own garden). A wonderful outing for the whole family as the markets are held at Union Square which is a lovely park […]
For the month of September our family is focusing on fundamental foods. I will be buying only whole foods. Food that is complete in itself with no additives, fruit, vegetables, rice, beans, nuts, whole grains etc. We are going to make eating healthy a priority and make sure that everything we eat is fresh and […]