My keto friend was coming over for dinner, so I needed to come up with a dish that doesn’t have carbs. Even my husband, who lives on carbs, raved about how good this Spaghetti Squash with Arugula, Bacon and Goat Cheese was. It was very easy (roasting the squash was the longest part!), so I’ll…
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Three Sisters
Awhile ago I read an incredible book called Braiding Sweetgrass by indigenous scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer. In it, one of the things she talks about is the Three Sisters – squash, beans, and corn – which when planted together support and nourish each other, but are also very healthy and delicious to eat together. Recently…
Passion Fruit Pie with Mascarpone Cream
It’s time again for my favorite holiday… Pi(e) Day! This year I decided to make a Passion Fruit Pie with Mascarpone Cream. I thought the mascarpone would be a nice counterpoint to the tanginess of the passion fruit. And I wanted a crumb crust, but thought that the graham cracker flavor didn’t quite go with…
Build Your Own Bowl
These “Build Your Own Bowl” restaurants have been popping up all over the place. We have an Asian-themed one near our local movie theater which we would occasionally patronize after seeing a movie… that is, until I decided it would be easy enough to re-create my favorite sauce flavors and build my own bowl at…
Saltado de Vegetales
I introduced my boyfriend to Peruvian food and he became obsessed with Saltado de Vegetales, begging me to figure out how to make it at home. The waiter at my favorite Peruvian restaurant informed me that the key is aji amarillo paste. So I acquired some aji amarillo paste and got to work. My boyfriend…
Spicy Garlic Tofu
Thanks to the air fryer I’m not avoiding frying tofu anymore, so I’m free to experiment with what I can do with fried tofu. At a local restaurant recently my boyfriend had a spicy garlic tofu that he wouldn’t stop talking about. I tried a bite and it was indeed tasty – spicy sweet with…
Chewy Fig Walnut Bars
I’m lucky to have a friend with a giant fig tree in her backyard, and around this time every year I reap the benefits of her fig harvest. One year when I was in the mood for a chewy treat, I made these bars with figs, shredded coconut, and toasted walnuts. Yum! Now I make…
Sweet Potato Bebinca
Cookbook Club – Friendsgiving Instead of choosing a cookbook for November, we had a Friendsgiving celebration where everyone brought either a favorite Thanksgiving dish or one they’ve been wanting to try. It was a fun and food-filled way to gather together before the busy holiday season really gets going. Go to my Cookbook Club site…
Sunflower Cookies
Cookbook Club – The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen For our regular August Cookbook Club event, we used The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman. I’d never cooked Native American food before, so I was looking forward to cooking (and eating) from this book that uses indigenous American ingredients – no European staples like wheat…