I have been missing tender and flavourful little salad greens. I eat pre-washed baby spinach and arugula, which can be acquired year round. I find pre-washed baby greens so damn convenient that I cannot resist using them, but the truth is that they don’t have as much flavour as nice local salad greens that were…
Tag: winter
Vegetable Soup with Goat Milk Broth and Dumplings (gluten-free or not)
I have been overcome with a craving for this soup ever since I figured out how to make good gluten-free dumplings a couple of months ago. Our Estonian grandmother used to make a soup with vegetables from her garden, and milk from her goats. Why, you might ask, would I want to try this weird…
The Right Kind of Marmalade- Made with Bitter Seville Oranges
I have a lot to say about marmalade. If you want to read a lot of personal marmalade stories from my childhood, college years and young adulthood read on. If you just want a recipe for marmalade scroll to the bottom! I grew up eating marmalade with butter on the world’s best scones, baked by…
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…
Warming Winter Vegetable Pot Pie (Gluten-free or not)
It’s been a while since I made this. I have a fond memory of making vegetable pot pie for my neighbors on a snowy day many years a go. At the time, there were a bunch of us related by friendship and/or blood, all living in one building. We all ate this pot pie, went…
What Do You Think, Sis?- Frugal Packed Lunches for All Seasons
I’ve been having this problem lately. You see… I really like to bring my own lunch to work. But you know how it is. I’m always rushing around first thing in the morning…
All The Cool Kids Are Eating This Kale Salad
“All the cool kids are eating this kale salad”, I told my husband. He poked at the kale and said “It looks great, but why is the kale raw?” “Because, it’s a salad,” I replied…
Valentine’s Menus for Every Stage of Romance
It is time to cook dinner for your sweetheart. It should be easy. Stress is not romantic. It should make your house smell good. It should be delicious, but not something that inspires gluttony.
Quinoa Soup for Adventurers
I have been working all day and this morning I took out books from the library on traveling Europe. I’ve been reading them on the bus and getting excited.
Beautiful Five Bean Stew
This is the patron recipe of working single mothers and students working to put themselves through college. It is simple, healthful, cheap.
Big Sis Little Dish 