Spicy Chickpea Pancakes (with green salad)

I eat this a lot.  Really.  When I am working, it is a rare week that I don’t eat  this at least once.  It is very easy, cheap, healthful and delicious.  The recipe for Chick-Pea Crepes with Ginger and Hot Chilies is from Classic Indian Vegetarian Cooking by Julie Sahni.  My friend Gayathri was impressed…

Blackberry, Lemon, Ginger Tea Cake (gluten free)

Last Christmas, my mother and I made an apple cinnamon cake recipe from the Baby Cakes cookbook.  That’s a really outstanding source of  recipes for wheat and dairy free baking, for those of you who need that kind of thing.  I cannot eat gluten, which is a particularly annoying for someone who likes to bake…

Quinoa-Amaranth Sushi

This is a recipe for sushi without rice. I grew up in Vancouver eating sushi my whole life. I think this is the sushi capitol of North America (the California roll was invented here by Tojo- Hello!). This recipe came about last year when I was cooking with amaranth for the first time. (Amaranth is…

Yam Fries with Miso Gravy

Sometime earlier this year, for a month, I ate this every day. It is ridiculously easy, addictive, and will make you fat & happy if you eat it as much as I did (BUAHAHA). Ingredients: Yam or Sweet Potato (or potato if you wanna go that route) – cut like french fries. A dab of…