Butternut Squash Risotto This is a hearty dish perfect for late fall or winter. It’s also wonderful with any root vegetable like turnip, carrot, parsnip, rutabaga, and sweet potato. If you don’t want to bother cutting the squash many stores offer it pre-cut. For more nutrition, use the same amount of barley as rice, except […]
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Russian kale, lentils and sausage
What do you do when someone drops off a big bag of Russian kale to your house? Cook it like spinach and see what else is in the pantry. I am fortunate to have friends at The Heal Project which is where it came from. The kale was left over after they were preparing fields […]
Gluten-free Spaghetti, Rice and Lentil pilaf
Halloween food should look scary but still taste good! When it comes to Halloween cooking, you want your food to look scary but not taste that way. I used to make a “bug salad” a few years back but with barley so it wasn’t gluten-free. However, you could substitute rice or quinoa for it so […]
Roasted Tomatoes over Polenta and Mascarpone recipe
When Sarah Henkin and I were trying to come up with a menu item for samples at the Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market FoodWise booth, we decided to make delicious, late summer tomatoes the centerpiece. We needed to keep the dish simple since there were some other events happening that day. Roasted tomatoes on top of […]
Gluten-Free Zucchini Pancakes recipe
I bought some lovely zucchini at the farmer’s market last week and somehow managed to…well, forget about them. I opened the veggie drawer today, looking at the 4 pieces with guilt, and decided something had to be done. I settled on zucchini muffins (I used my gluten-free carrot muffin recipe but substituted zucchini for carrots). […]
How to make a quick and healthy dinner
Don’t think you have to always use a recipe; just cook! I normally don’t post the “what I had for dinner” photo on my blog; I generally save that for Facebook. Today, when I went to the grocery store, I was inspired by the produce. I didn’t really have a plan; I just put it […]
Gluten-free Lentil Loaf recipe
Often I get an email from my cousin that reads “Do you have a recipe for …”. A few years ago, he was looking for a lentil loaf recipe. I didn’t have one but looked at 2-3 different recipes to get some ideas and created this one, adding the rice and using oats instead of […]
Think your kids won’t eat tofu and kale?
My children continue to amaze me with what the eat. Last night, it was sautéed dino kale with Italian white beans (the really big ones), both from Half Moon Bay’s Iacopi Farms and strips of tofu (Hodosoy‘s Yuba) topped with freshly grated parmesan cheese. I joked with one friend on Facebook “When did I become […]
Mushroom Marsala Sauce recipe (gluten-free)
I recently had a request for this sauce. It’s excellent with the Lentil Loaf (meatless meatloaf) and happens to be naturally gluten-free. See below for the version made with butter and flour. Here is the gluten-free version of the lentil loaf. This is one of my favorites; a gift to you! Please leave a comment […]
Creamy butternut squash, quinoa and spinach recipe
The blend of squash, spinach and coconut oil gives this dish a nice balance When asked to create a dish for the Food Wise booth at the CUESA’s Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market, I looked to the availability of what was fresh that week for inspiration. There were plenty of greens, squashes and brussel sprouts as […]