In late October I had the pleasure of cooking a five course meal for The Garden of Alchemy, created by The Muses, a collective of women who curate stunning and inspiring gatherings and excursions. I was asked to create a menu in which each course was inspired by the alchemical qualities of one of the four elements. The final course was a dessert. I set about imagining and testing dishes that evoked Water, Air, Fire and Earth and used the alchemical properties of that element in their preparation.
Tag: gluten-free
Sourdough Discard Crackers (herb or sesame/ gluten-free or not)
Do you still have your pandemic sourdough starter? I have mine, but I do not have so much time to bake bread. Maybe you have the same problem? This cracker recipe is so fast that it has allowed me to keep feeding my starter once or twice a week even though life has become overly full and busy again. It also makes truly delicious crackers for snacking on or making fancy appetizers.
Charred Harvest Vegetables with Spicy Romesco Sauce
At the end of October, I cooked at five course dinner for 12 women who attended the Garden of Alchemy event created by The Muses. Each course of the dinner evoked an element (water, air, fire, earth). I will be sharing the entire menu and photos from the event soon! For the fire course, I…
Confit Carrots
This is a useful recipe to make carrots into something that you can serve as part of a fancy menu or just have on hand for quick meals and snacks.
Pear Sambuca Clafoutis
This is a simple recipe. If you have ripe pears and want to have a delicious pear custard cake in less than an hour, just scroll down for the recipe. Otherwise, I’m going to tell you about the complicated pie that inspired this easy recipe.
Blood Orange Broken Heart Tarts (gluten-free)
These tarts are nothing but trouble, but they are delicious. In the process of testing and making these tarts I made them three times and they never behaved the same way twice. I feel that I should warn you that these tarts are stunning and delicious but also volatile and unpredictable. They are best…
Pomegranate Tart with Pink Peppercorns (gluten-free)
These tarts feature a rich, tangy pomegranate curd set in a buttery gluten free crust and topped with little bursts of texture and heat from pink peppercorns. I made them for the Muses Valentine’s event in 2020, which feels like a million years ago.
French Toast with Caramelized Figs
Happy New Year! My husband made french toast for dessert on Christmas this year and it was so good that we decided to have it again for breakfast on New Years Day.
Apple Lemon Almond Tart (gluten-free)
Happy Boxing day! I encourage you to make a tart for yourself. It’s been a hard year and you deserve a sweet treat. I made this tart to satisfy a personal craving that I was having for European style apple turnovers. I’m not talking about the weirdly puffy danishes doused with icing that appear in…
Comforting Classic Tomato Soup (but vegan)
This is a comforting and healthful soup. We could all use some comfort and health at the moment.
