I am very taken these days with this sort of torte that is traditionally made with almond or hazelnut flour (Torta de Naranja for example). They save me the trouble of having to adapt them to be gluten-free and they are so00000 very fancy! This cake has an intense, pure hazelnut flavour that I absolutely adore….
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Spicy Beet Salad with Horseradish
I used to go to the Anyway Cafe in the East Village. I liked to order shots of honey ginger infused vodka, wild mushroom pelmeni and their amazing beet salad. We are all familiar with the standard restaurant beet salad…roasted beets, goat cheese, some sort of toasted nut or another. I often make variations on…
Red, Yellow and Green Thai Curry Pastes
For many years, I made very large quantities of green, yellow and red Thai curry paste at Christmas time to give as gifts (and also to stock my freezer). A few years ago my friend Kerthy helped me roast and grind all of the ingredients and half way through the process we could barely speak or…
Buckwheat Pancakes with Sorghum Syrup (Gluten-free)
My grandpa used to make buckwheat pancakes. He would serve them up slathered with butter and Blackstrap Molasses and say “That’ll stick to your ribs”. My grandfather delighted in having grandchildren to fatten up. I have asked around, and no one in my family seems to know exactly how grandpa made his buckwheat pancakes, so…
Tahini Milkshake (Dairy-Free)
My sister Silvi is visiting me in New York AND I have Spring vacation right now! If you just want a recipe for a dairy free tahini milkshake and do not want to hear about our trip to Coney Island, scroll to the bottom. Silvi arrived really, really early on Tuesday. We napped, ate a…
Tofu Salad with Mint and Toasted Rice Powder
Many of the Thai dishes that I have learned to cook are part of my attempt to recreate restaurant dishes that I like. This recipe is different. It is from a very creative and inspiring cookbook called True Thai, The Modern Art of Thai Cooking by Victor Sodsook. I do not think that I have ever…
Spring Lamb Stew/ Rabbit in Savoury Chocolate Sauce. Happy Easter!
I am the sort of person who has dishes that I like to make every year for holiday meals and Easter is no exception. I like to make Lamb and Bunny. However, the dishes that I like to make with Lamb and Bunny are a bit expensive and very involved, and I have been unable…
A Composed Spring Salad Inspired by Estonian Rosolje and Bird’s Nests
Today I received an Easter message from my mother in law. She wrote- “Life is full of promise! God is with us – and before us! We can choose to act on that!” She also wrote about all of the beautiful early spring plants that are coming up in Tennessee. I thought about her lovely…
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies made with Amaranth, Brown Sugar and Sea Salt (Gluten-Free)
This recipe for chewy gluten-free chocolate chip cookies is from the marvelous food blog Cannelle et Vanile and it is so perfect, so delicious I have nothing to offer in the way of personalization or improvement…and I say that as a self-professed crispy chocolate chip cookie loving snob. These cookies are not crispy but they are…
Green Vegetables in Yellow Bean Garlic Sauce
You may not realize that you have eaten yellow-bean garlic sauce, but if you have ordered long beans or water spinach at a Thai or Vietnamese restaurant in an attempt to counteract the quantity of coconut milk curry and fried spring roles that will be consuming…chances are you have had this sauce. It’s a very…
Big Sis Little Dish 