I spend as much of my August as I can on Gabriola Island in British Colombia, Canada. My mum is now retired and lives their full time in the house that my dad built for her. We spend much of our time swimming int he ocean, walking through the forest and picking blackberries. So, prepare…
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On Dreams, Regret and Coconut Passionfruit Chia Seed Pudding
Nearly 10 years ago, I had a very vivid dream that I still often think about. It was episodic, and each scene was dedicated to one of my friends who, in the distant future of this dream, were being lauded and rewarded for their artistic achievements after years of hard work and dedication. My composer…
A Curried Lentil Salad from Cousin Gary
A few weeks ago, my favourite cousin Gary came to visit me for a few days. I love my family, and I have a whole slew of awesome cousins. So, when I say that Gary is my favourite cousin, know that he has beaten out out a dozen or so other amazing cousins for this…
Roasted Radish and Fennel Salad with Walnut Gremolata (Cotton-tail salad)
I love radishes with all my little heart. I love them raw, so I was skeptical about roasting them. Maybe you are too? Roasting brings out the sweet side of the radish and tames the spice, making them palatable to the radish adverse. Roasted radishes are sweet, juicy and retain their crispness nicely. I’ve paired…
Gluten-Free Cardamom Bread
This is a chewy, yeasted bread. It’s not sweet, although it is perfumed with cardamom and studded with walnuts, dates and raisins. It’s best toasted and slathered with salted butter. I like it for breakfast, tea or with afternoon coffee when my husband is kind enough to make me some (I make terrible coffee). It…
Kook-Kwee Inspired Macadamia and Coconut Shortbread (gluten-free and vegan)
This will be the last of my Hawaii food nostalgia posts for a while. Cook-Kwees Maui cookie company produce wildly popular crisp shortbread cookies. My favourite variety includes coconut and macadamia nuts. I consumed a truly terrifying quantity of these cookies as a child. They were ubiquitous in gift baskets and no meeting that provided…
Cauliflower Roasted with Curry and Cashew Butter
I recently wrote about the foods that I miss from my childhood home, Maui. I decided not to mention an entire genre of delicious hippy cuisine, served up at potlucks, vegetarian and/ or vegan restaurants and health food store lunch counters. This food is a gleeful mash up of vegetarian food from all over the…
Passionfruit Cream Pie in a Coconut Crust (gluten-free and vegan)
I apologize for my month-long absence! I have been traveling, and truly enjoying not looking at a computer more than for a few moments once or twice a week. Over Christmas and New Year I was on Maui with my mother (see photos above). Then I came home to NYC for four days, during which…
Maple Nut Granola (for snack skeptics)
My husband likes to eat cereal as a late night snack. I am not a big snacker myself. Years ago, when I was living by myself, a girlfriend who was staying with me for a while stood in front of my open refrigerator and complained “You have no snack food! If a person gets stoned…
Cauliflower Almond Turmeric Soup
In the summer, I was contacted by an editor at The Guardian who wanted to use my recipe for Sticky Boozy Chocolate Plum Pudding Cake in their 10 Best Plum Recipes article. I was very, very excited. It took a couple of months for the article to come out, and while I was waiting I’ll…
Big Sis Little Dish 