Cornmeal Custard Topped Spoon Bread (Gluten-Free)

A while back I posted a cornmeal custard topped spoon bread recipe.  My first gluten-free version didn’t work, so I just posted the original.  This gluten-free version worked out nicely and it is not any harder to make it this way than the original.  It maintains all of the recipe’s magical qualities….You just throw everything…

Better gluten-free popovers

  I posted a recipe for gluten-free popovers in the post A Menu in Honour of Broccoli Soup. I’ve been experimenting, and I think that this recipe is better.  It uses Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free flour mix (Garbanzo, fava bean, tapioca and sourghum flours with potato starch)  instead of the rice, tapioca and potato mix…

Jain Coriander-Scented Millet and Mung Bean Pilaf with Homemade Ghee

Otherwise known as Ahmadabad Jain Pullao, this wonderful recipe comes from Julie Sahni’s Classic Indian and Vegetarian Grain Cooking. I’ve been delving into this book lately, and finding that Indian cooking has a lot to do with different dairy preparation techniques. Yogurt is a complete main-stay, as is ghee…. USLI GHEE To make 3/4 cup…

Excellent Potato Pancakes (gluten-free)

I am not sure if my potato pancakes are Rosti or Latkes or Hash browns but they are truly excellent.  The ingredients and technique for making these pancakes are simple. The secret is in the tools….An old fashioned coarse grater called The Wonder Shredder and a well seasoned, wide cast iron skillet.  I got my Wonder Shredder…

Perfectly Seasoned Creamy Cauliflower Soup (with no cream)

Today, Chris and I ate cauliflower soup and a pear, blue cheese, hazelnut salad (see Salads with Pears on this blog).  It was a good wintry meal…lots of white and green.  I am not always a fan of cauliflower.  I like it in Indian food and I like this soup.  I can’t really remember where…

Hot Borscht and all of the good feelings that come with it

My borscht recipe is adapted from one of the Moosewood cookbooks that I learned to cook from in college.  I did a lot of cooking during that time…..enough to occasionally wonder if I should have been at culinary school rather than at Sarah Lawrence College.  At Sarah Lawrence I had an amazing academic don named…

fried pickles (gluten-free)

I had never heard of fried pickles until my friends in Portland, Maine took me to a place called Silly’s.  Silly’s has great sandwiches, but I was much more excited about the fried pickles and their Tahini milkshakes (soooo good).  The last time I was in Portland I had already found out that I could…

Winter Salad Variations Starring Roasted Beets

I am a fan of winter salads.  In January I usually feel the need to cut down on my expenses by packing lunch from home.  I also feel the need to eat less ridiculously meat filled meals after indulging myself over the holidays.  The result is that I have a lot of good recipes for…

Silvi’s Deep Winter Stir Fry

Here is a very typical Silvi vegetable preparation. I made it from vegetables that were hangin’ out in my fridge. All of these veggies are in season in the wintertime. Thumbs up for that. Yea.. honestly, this recipe is iconic at this point in my life. Big deep dish of vegetables, stewed until soft with…