I like to make collard greens for brunch on the weekend. I love making weekend brunch. My kitchen is sunny and beautiful, my favourite radio programs are on, I have gotten enough sleep, and if everything is going the way I prefer I don’t have anywhere to go for a while. My method for making…
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Tomato Cognac Soup
I am sick. When I am sick I really only want to eat tomato soup. I’ll eat other food as long as tomato soup is involved in the menu. So here is another tomato soup recipe, which I served today with grilled cheese and a spinach salad with bacon, avocado, blue cheese, chives, tomato,…
Apple Rum Raisin Pie (gluten-free and traditional)
I made this pie for our second Thanksgiving on New Year’s day. This is another recipe from Little Pie Company (see the cookbook tab for more info). I will include their excellent recipe for pie crust as well as the gluten-free recipe I use. The gluten-free pie crust is really, really good and does not…
Braised Red Cabbage with Apples
Cabbage is cheap, healthful and good even in the winter. The local green markets in NYC hit a point at this time of year when they have only cabbage and collards and root vegetables and the last few squashes and apples from the autumn. My cousins took me to a green market in Los Angeles…
Lemon Ginger Pancakes (Gluten-Free)
I was a pretty committed morning egg eater for many years. And I feel those days are waning, but breakfast remains vitally important to my well being. So I find myself exploring the world of delicious and unconventional pancakes. I like to keep a batch of batter in the fridge ready to go so that…
What to do with Swiss Chard Stems (gratin or phyllo triangles)
I’m obviously going through a gratin phase. For my full thoughts on the wonders of the gratin visit the Potato, Celeriac, Fennel and Leek Gratin recipe that I posted a while back. I am excited about his particular gratin because it uses swiss chard stems. Swiss Chard is my favourite food. I eat swiss chard…
Easy Pasta with Greens, Goat Cheese and Oregano (Gluten-free or not)
This is something that I make when I am to stressed out to spend time on cooking (Like the final week before Christmas vacation). It’s fast, comforting, nourishing and can easily be adapted depending upon what I have on hand. This recipe calls for dried greek oregano which is the kind that is in leaves…
Gumbo Z’herbs and Skillet Cornbread (Gluten-Free)
I got this gumbo recipe from an old copy of The American Heritage Cookbook. Gumbo Z’herbs is an old creole recipe for Lent, when you are not allowed to eat meat. However this recipe includes meat stock and sausage or smoked ham bone for flavouring, so that is confusing to me….. Maybe this is only…
A Menu in Honour of Broccoli Soup (Gluten-free Popovers, Green Salad and Baked Apples)
The New Vegetarian Epicure by Anna Thomas is organized by Menus. Ms. Thomas pairs this brocolli soup with a green salad, popovers and an apple pudding. I recommend this menu with all my heart, although my popovers are gluten-free. I think that they are just as good as the traditional ones. If you want…
Potato, Celeriac, Fennel and Leek Gratin
There are so many ways to make a gratin. You can use any kind or combination of root vegetable (winter squash, mushrooms and artichokes are also good). Traditionally a gratin is topped with parmesan or gruyere cheese, but any delicious, aged, hard cheese will work. I am currently in love with Midnight Moon aged goat gouda which…
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