I know that baking season is over. It has been HOT for a few days in NYC already. However, I feel like I am finally hitting my stride with my sourdough project and so I am going to share one more gluten-free sourdough bread recipe before putting my starter to sleep for the summer in…
Raw Asparagus Salad/ Asparagus, Avocado and Goat Cheese Open-Faced Sandwich
Recipes for raw asparagus salad have been catching my eye lately….Raw Asparagus and Quinoa Salad on My Darling Lemon Thyme, Asparagus Mint Slaw on Saveur and sooooo many recipes for raw shaved asparagus with lemon and pecorino. It turns out the raw asparagus is nutty and delicious, especially right now when you can get it all tender…
Bengal Red Lentil Dal (to defeat seasonal allergies)
It’s spring time! It’s BBQ time! It’s allergy time! Today we will be addressing the third and least glamourous aspect of the current season. I will not go into the horrific details of my seasonal allergies. Those of you who share this problem know all to well what it is like. Last year, I posted…
Pistachio Financiers with Rhubarb and Sour Cherry Compote (Gluten-Free)
I am very pleased with this dessert. It is a tiny, tender, pale green cake paired with a tart, floral, pink compote. One of the many things that I love about financiers (and compotes actually) is that they taste better after a few days. You might look at this recipe and think that you ought…
Week 2 at Ranfurly Farm: Potatoes, Irrigation, Etc.!
Wow, what a busy week here at the farm! We transplanted about two rows of onions and shallots. Maybe that doesn’t sound like a lot to you but the rows are about 150′ long and 4′ wide so that is hundreds and hundreds of plants. Also this week we planted potatoes! This is a pretty…
Watercress Salad with Avocado and Broiled Pineapple
Happy Mother’s Day!! This is a recipe for my mother and also for anyone else who reads this blog in Hawaii (where I grew up). I have made this fabulous salad recipe, from Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America by way of Food 52, many times in the last few weeks. It is really good, even…
Laying Hens and Herbal Teas
I am working at a farm this summer and fall! This is something I’ve been wanting to do for going on 10 years now, ever since I travelled down the west coast on a bike tour meeting farmers and other people who care about agriculture. Yep, so finally it’s happening. I just finished my first…
Rhubarb Curd Tart with a Buckwheat Almond Crust (Gluten-Free)
Did you know that Buckwheat is related to Rhubarb? I know! Weird right? I was so excited by this fact when I learned it, that I decided to make a rhubarb tart with a buckwheat crust. Then I had to wait until rhubarb season returned. Now the rhubarb is back and this tart is everything…
Sourdough Boule (Gluten-Free)
This recipe is for my mother. She carried some of my gluten-free sourdough starter home in her checked luggage when she last visited me, and is now struggling to stay on top of a pet that demands that you bake every week! Also, she was complaining about the cost of store bought gluten-free bread, so…
Watercress and Buttermilk Vichyssoise
I am rediscovering my love of watercress. It was my favourite green vegetable in my college years. Every week I would make one of my three watercress dishes. 1. Pasta with watercress arugola and goat cheese 2. Tomato soup with watercress 3. Watercress and arugula salad with sun dried tomatoes and marinated artichoke hearts. I…
Big Sis Little Dish 