This recipe comes from Valerie, and old family friend who always seems to be at least three years ahead of everyone else when it comes to health-related food crazes. And I write this coming from one of the hotbeds of health foods. It’s true that there is a lot of flakiness when it comes to…
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Turkey or Chicken Keema
This is from Quick and Easy Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey. For more info on this book look under the cookbooks tab. Keema is usually made with ground lamb but this recipe calls for ground chicken or turkey. It tastes MUCH better after a day in the fridge, making it not only quick and…
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…
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…
Acorn Squash and Adzuki Bean Pancakes
This comes from a cookbook called Lean Bean Cuisine by Jay Soloman. My mom’s best friend, Valerie, gave it to me years ago, and I still reference it to find new and exciting ways to cook different kinds of beans. Adzuki beans are definitely one of my favourites. They are the sweetest of beans. If…
Pressure Steamed Vegetables with Ume Plum Vinegar
When I was growing up on Maui I liked the food article in the Maui News by Bonnie Mandoe. I remember clipping out and trying her recipes for potato pancakes and a delicious chicken stir fry with peppers, green olives and fresh Maui fruit. She moved to the mainland when I was in high-school and published…
Boston-Style Steamed Brown Bread & Baked Beans
This week, I present two very different cooking styles than what I’m used to. I made a happy experiment of cooking traditional Bostonian food last weekend. That’s baked beans with steamed brown bread. The bread is cooked in old coffee cans, sealed and steamed in a big pot. The beans were what started this whole…
Long Cooked Broccoli
So this is yet another amazing recipe from Chez Panisse Vegetables. I was taught that broccoli was supposed to be eaten barely cooked, so that it is still bright green, sweet and nutty. Broccoli is delicious lightly steamed. I am pretty sure that I tried this recipe initially out of curiosity. Long cooked broccoli…
Yummy Quiche with Baked Potato Crust
Erin told me that this is a low-fat sort of quiche recipe, considering it uses no heavy cream. I did not know this. I do know that I approve of the joyous use of cheese in this recipe. BAKED POTATO CRUST (originally from the Enchanted Broccoli Forest by Molly Katsen) a little oil for the…
Asian Coleslaw
Silvi and I cooked a massive amount of food for our Father’s memorial. Here are the foods that I associate with Hank- Apple pancakes and fritters, espresso, greasy fried chinese meat and noodle dishes, big piles of salad bar salad, black currents, blueberries and chinotto. For the memorial, Silvi made really great Vegetable Quiche…
Big Sis Little Dish 