Our local grocery store has these delightful patties in their deli case from time to time. I decided to seize the moment and make my own version. I didn’t even look at the ingredients but I did google “sweet potato millet cake” and the first thing that came up was a recipe on a parrot […]
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Polenta lasagna with roasted veggies and gorgonzola recipe
This went so quickly, there are no other pictures! When I’m asked to create a recipe, I often have what I call a vision of a dish. I know it should work because I’ve done something similar before and I’m generally good at putting flavors together. For a dish for the CUESA Ferry Plaza Farmer’s […]
Gluten-free Margherita Pizza recipe
That’s me, serving the GF Pizza while everyone waits patiently Last month, I taught a Gluten-Free Baking class. It always gives me pleasure to see people get excited about good tasting food. I think this is especially the case with gluten-free because there is a lot gluten-free food out there that isn’t good. For this […]
Easy Black Bean Soup recipe
Soups are economical and easy to prepare. Generally, the way I make it is the same. Sauté the vegetables with seasonings. Add broth and other pantry ingredients. Bring to a boil and then simmer. My soup recipes all have a pattern. Once you learn how to make soup, it’s so easy to change a few […]
Rainbow of Veggies
From the top, red pepper, carrots, zucchini sticks, cucumbers, cheddar cauliflower, cooked broccoli, raw broccoli and grapes (I needed something purple!) On the last day of school this year, I didn’t walk into the classroom with cookies or cupcakes. Sorry, call me boring or no fun but that’s my style. Part of what I love […]
Moroccan Slow Cooker Chicken recipe with Almond Millet
Now that the cookbook is really coming along, I’m deciding which recipes to include. When I looked at the recipe for Moroccan Chicken, I realized it would do well in the crock pot (or slow cooker; one’s just a brand name). In the cookbook, it’s made in a pan but I wanted to try a […]
Easy Yellow Curry Dinner over Quinoa Rice
People may assume I cook everything from scratch but I don’t. I like to use tasty sauces as a short cut but get creative with what gets simmered. It’s also easy to boost nutrition by adding extra ingredients like quinoa or chopped chard, for example. Besides eating gluten-free, I am also choosing to eat vegetarian […]
Pasta alla Norma (pasta with eggplant)
My version of Pasta alla Norma We recently visited Sicily for the first time and I was happy to find a dish I had never heard of before, Pasta alla Norma. I don’t think I would have ordered it except I saw it on every menu and got curious. I was pleasantly surprised to find […]
Easy Caesar Salad Dressing recipe
When I went to culinary school, I remember when we learned how to make Caesar salad table-side. It was always delicious, but the raw egg in the dressing always bothered me, especially after taking the Food Sanitation course. Salmonella is scary! Some recipes call for coddled or partially cooked eggs. Sure, you might kill some […]
How to be green (or even chartreuse) and how to cook chard
When I first moved to California over 10 years ago, I barely knew about recycling. One of the reasons I stayed was that I felt connected to the people; they seemed to be more laid back and cared about the environment. I hadn’t found that to be the case on the East coast. So, I […]