Fresh Salad Spread
I was trying to find a translation for this salad and couldn’t come up with one that conveyed the meaning of assiète de crudités. A plate of raw vegetables sounds somehow boring and uneventful while the French equivalent is a standard in French restaurants, showcasing the freshness of local produce for customers wanting a light dish with lots of flavor […]
Easy Nutritious Sprouted Salad
With the plethora of fresh vegetables available this time of the year in our own gardens, why not indulge in a healthy salad, bursting with colors, textures, flavors and nutrition? Fresh corn is available in stores at the moment (choose organic over conventional since most of the corn grown today is genetically modified to feed […]
Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble
My only memory of rhubard as a child was with jam, a friend used to make and give to my mom. She had a huge vegetable garden bursting with all kinds of edible treasures. I remember helping her around huge cooking pots with long fibrous stems slow cooking in her kitchen. Carefully removing the foam […]
Vegan Asian Coleslaw
Summer is in full swing, and eventhough all public events are cancelled due to social distancing, we have been craving fresh crunchy salads like coleslaw. With an abundance of fresh basil, mint and cilantro in our garden, I had to incorporate them to take this all-American classic to another level. But why stop here? I […]
New Potatoes and Leeks Stir-fry
Nature is such a wonderful thing we often take for granted. Last fall, I discovered some wrinkled potatoes that I had completely forgotten about and as a result had sprouted in the back of my pantry. I proceeded by cutting them into small pieces, each with a sprout and planted them in my garden covering […]
Wild Mushroom Fettucini with Wilted Spinach Salad
Every now and then, we have a craving for pasta with a rich cream sauce. Living in the Pacific Northwest, we have a great selection of wild mushrooms available at local farmer’s markets and sometimes regular grocery stores. We are quite blessed! So now we just need to prepare a thick dairy-free alfredo sauce that […]
KALE SALAD WITH BRAISED TOFU
Summer is almost here so it is a good time to increase the amount fresh foods, salads in our diet. I have grown kale for many years and because of its hardiness have enjoyed it all year around. Several of my favorites, Russian Red and Scotch curly kale are great for salads. Dinosaur kale works great steamed […]
