
Originally posted January 14, 2013 I was speaking to a friend today about blogging. My advice to her was that some times it’s ok to just write a quick entry without spending a lot of time. That’s my goal; let’s see how I do (I had to write the recipe; this took the longest).…

Originally posted September 8, 2012; updated recipe My family loves this gluten-free orange chicken. It was born out of a desire to make my daughter happy. When my daughter saw the traditional gluten-containing version while we were out for lunch one day, she looked on in envy. Surely, I believed—after years of adapting recipes…

Originally posted June 23, 2012 I just want you to know that I don’t know and don’t claim to know how to cook everything. Some things I’m not interested in and some things…well, intimidate even me. I suppose the biggest factor in trying something new is giving myself enough time to fiddle with it…

Originally posted March 6, 2012 One thing I’m good at is looking in the fridge and seeing a meal I can create. One friend said to me once “You look at a cucumber and see 5 ways you can use it. I look at it and see a cucumber.” Well, that’s why I’m here!…

Originally posted April 11, 2014 This is a hearty dish perfect for late fall or winter. It’s also wonderful with any root vegetable like turnip, carrot, parsnip, rutabaga, and sweet potato. If you don’t want to bother cutting the squash many stores offer it pre-cut. If you want to add more nutrition to the…

Originally posted December 12, 2011 When the weather turns cool, I think comfort foods. With a busy day ahead, I knew my crock pot would come in handy. Once again, it delivered, even with a power outage toward the end of its cycle! Here’s a delicious recipe for beef stew which I have converted…

Originally posted September 22, 2011 as “Roasted Tomatoes over Polenta and Mascarpone recipe“ Yield When Sarah Henkin and I were trying to come up with a menu item for samples at the Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market FoodWise booth, we decided to make delicious, late summer tomatoes the centerpiece. We needed to keep the dish…

Originally posted September 3, 2011 During a cleanse I did this summer (ok, many summers ago), I was craving something yummy. There was a recipe for salmon in the book I was using but I wanted to make a variation. I was amazed at how satisfying and filling this dish was. I hope you…

Originally posted on June 10, 2011 Often I get an email from my cousin that says “Do you have a recipe for …”. A few years ago, he was looking for a lentil loaf recipe. I didn’t have one but looked at 2 to 3 different recipes to get some ideas and created this…

Originally posted May 9, 2011 I taught an Italian gluten-free cooking class at Whole Foods many years ago. Some times, when I create menus, I assume everything will work out (read: I was kind of winging it). This dish was inspired by one I learned from the very lovely and talented Wendy Holloway of Flavor of…