My husband’s maternal grandparents raised their family in India. Chris’ grandfather ran an international boarding school in his capacity as a United Methodist Minister. Chris’ mother and all of his aunts and uncles grew up playing in the foothills of the Himalayas and attending the Woodstock School. It is easy to see how this experience…
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Blueberry Lemon Tart with a Coconut Crust ( gluten-free and vegan)
I have been trying to create a coconut, lemon and blueberry dessert for a while now. This may seem like an odd combination of flavours since blueberries and coconut do not grow in the same climate, but it is in fact delicious. Last summer, I made a chia seed pudding with coconut milk and topped…
Everyday Brown Sourdough Bread (Gluten-Free)
I know that baking season is over. It has been HOT for a few days in NYC already. However, I feel like I am finally hitting my stride with my sourdough project and so I am going to share one more gluten-free sourdough bread recipe before putting my starter to sleep for the summer in…
Watercress Salad with Avocado and Broiled Pineapple
Happy Mother’s Day!! This is a recipe for my mother and also for anyone else who reads this blog in Hawaii (where I grew up). I have made this fabulous salad recipe, from Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America by way of Food 52, many times in the last few weeks. It is really good, even…
Sourdough Boule (Gluten-Free)
This recipe is for my mother. She carried some of my gluten-free sourdough starter home in her checked luggage when she last visited me, and is now struggling to stay on top of a pet that demands that you bake every week! Also, she was complaining about the cost of store bought gluten-free bread, so…
Finally, a good gluten-free pizza crust
Until recently, I have had a resigned attitude toward making gluten-free pizza crust at home. The only really good gluten-free pizza’s I had eaten had been made in a wood-fire oven or on a grill and I don’t own either of those! But for the last few months I have been on a very involved…
Crushed Green Olive Salad with Celery and Mint
I knew I was going to love this salad as soon as I read the recipe. I am a big fan of good green olives and celery. In fact, when I travel I always pack green olives and celery as an airplane snack. Also, this salad has mint in it and I love mint in…
Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Dukkah
So For me, the flavours of the Middle East and Africa are the most unfamiliar and exotic. My grandparents raised me on Eastern European and British Irish comfort food. I also encountered all kinds of Asian food growing up in the Pacific Northwest and later Hawaii, so those cuisines feel like comfort food to me…
Roasted Cauliflower with Hazelnuts and Pickled Celery
When I was about 9 years old I received as a gift a beautiful set of Nijinsky and Pavlova paper dolls which depicted all of their costumes from the Ballet Russe. I was so taken with these costumes that I did research about the life of Anna Pavlova at the library. I learned that she…
Carrot Ginger Cupcakes (Gluten-Free or Not/ Dairy-Free or Not)
This gluten free carrot cake recipe was inspired by the classic carrot cake recipe that I grew up eating in the late 70’s and early 80’s. My family favoured the super moist carrot cake topped with a not very sweet creme cheese icing (or no icing at all) from Susan Mendelson’s excellent cookbook Mama Never…
Big Sis Little Dish 