This salad lured me in visually. I have recently joined the ranks of pinterest users. I know that I am late to the party. No one will ever accuse me of being an early adopter of technology or social media. Anyway, I have been making up for lost time and thoroughly enjoying all the pretty, pretty…
Tag: winter
Kabocha Pumpkin and Chestnut Soup with Chorizo
For the last 12 years , I have had an on again off again job, for just one day a week, in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. I don’t actually work in Manhattan much, except when I am performing in a show. My everyday teaching work is overwhelmingly based in Brooklyn, Queens and occasionally…
Rice and Moong Dal Pudding with Black Pepper, Cumin and Ginger (Ven Pongal)
This is one of the most comforting, simple and healthful foods I have ever eaten. The rice and split moong beans are cooked until they are very soft and pudding like in consistency. The flavour comes from ghee flavoured with cracked black pepper, fresh ginger and cumin. In addition to being delicious, I find these…
Walnut, Lemon and Cardamom Cake (gluten-free)
I think that I am supposed to be sharing healthful recipes for foods that will assuage the guilt of the holidays. But I am not feeling particularly guilty about having eaten well over the last few weeks, so I’m sharing a cake recipe instead. However, as an afterthought, I can say that this recipe…
Sticky, Boozy Chocolate Plum Pudding Cake (Gluten-free or not)
This is such a deeply satisfying dessert. The bittersweet chocolate, the plums and the booze all combine to make for a very grown up sort of treat. These cakes would be amazing for Christmas, Christmas Eve or boxing day desert….I guess at this point it would have to be boxing day. They remind me a bit…
Oat Cookies that Embrace Complexity (gluten-free)
I was raised by a single mom. She married my kind, adventurous and frequently infuriating step father when I was nine, but, by then a complicated child rearing system was well in place. The system involved grandparents, the expectation that I would be able to entertain myself, and a network of other single mothers who…
Aloo Chaat Inspired Oven Fries
As the weather got cold here, I became overwhelmed by a craving for Aloo Chaat. Aloo Chaat is a spicy potato snack served with a variety of chutneys and yogurt. In my opinion, it is everything a snack food should be. The potatoes are coated in a special chaat masala. Chaat Masala is different from…
Black Sesame and Ginger Poached Pear Tart (Gluten-free)
This tart would be good as part of a fancy tea menu, although I mostly packed it for lunch and ate it along with cold soup. Are you noticing the packed lunch theme across the recent posts here? That is because I have been working very long days for the last two months teaching, rehearsing…
Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Chorizo/ A story about my cat
My wonderful cat Hazel loves Brussel sprouts. He likes to chew on green things, and I am happy to provide him with anything that will keep him away from my begonias. Brussel sprouts are not only tasty to Hazel, they are also ball shaped, which means that they can be chased around the kitchen floor…
Cornbread Stuffing with Sage and Cherries (gluten-free)
I grew up eating a classic bread, onion, celery, sage and apple stuffing. I have learned to love cornbread stuffing since becoming gluten-free and changing the base of the stuffing seems to have opened the floodgates of experimentation. I have been fickle about stuffings for the last few years. I have been playing the field…
Big Sis Little Dish 