Happy St Patrick’s day, a few days early! On the actual day, I will be hiding from the festivities in my apartment eating these Irish soda bread inspired scones. I’m not always the most participatory Irish person. I teach at a school where a lot of the teachers are Irish and/or Italian American. The students…
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Empanadas filled with Sauteed Swiss Chard Stems, Green Olives and Roasted Red Peppers (Gluten-free or not)
What do you do with swiss chard stems? It is an ongoing question in my kitchen. I eat about two bunches of sautéed swiss chard a week year round. In the winter though, I find that the stems overwhelm the greens both in flavour and texture. So, I cut out the stems and use them to…
Cauliflower Kofta in Creamy Tomato Gravy (pan fried instead of deep fried)
I know, I know, enough with the cauliflower recipes already! Sorry, I am not even close to done with cauliflower. I am having a cauliflower moment.
French Onion Soup Stuffed Mushrooms
Mushroom caps are so good stuffed. Whatever culinary heritage I grew up with did not involve stuffed mushroom caps and now as an adult I can enjoy this delightful dish.
Savoury Indian Dumpling Cake in a Tangy Tomato Sauce (Handavo)
For a North American, this is a very odd recipe. It is from the state of Gujarat in India, and it is not the sort of dish that finds its way into Indian restaurant menus here.
Baked Chickpea Pancake with Spicy Lemon Date Spread
I made this Spicy Lemon Date Spread from the blog Joy the Baker for my family over the holiday. They ate it on toasted pita bread and I just ate spoonfuls of the spread on its own…
Cornmeal Molasses Millet Flour Muffins (gluten-free)
I started making these muffins when I was a teenager, newly vegetarian and searching for sources of iron. Molasses is high in iron, I read, as are dried apricots and dark green leafy vegetables. Alright.
Brussel Sprout Pakora
This is a recipe from The Patterned Plate which is a food blog that I have recently fallen in love with. I highly recommend that you check it out for excellent recipes, stories and advice…
The Lure of Pineapple and Ham Pizza (Gluten-Free)
I moved from British Columbia, Cananda to Maui, Hawaii half way through my fourth grade year. I could go on and on about all of the culture shock that I experienced, but I am going to focus today on public school lunch. In the schools that I attended in Canada, there was no school lunch….
Fennel-Scented Sweet Flaky Bread (Meetha Paratha)
I first tried making this delicious flat bread at my friend Meta’s house. At the last moment we realized that her brown wheat flour was no good, so we gave it a go using a mixture of buckwheat and pea flour. They turned out yummy, but this bread is much easier to make with wheat…
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