Apple Cinnamon Cake – happens to be GF
Autumn is in the air! This makes me so happy. 🙂 Let’s go for long walks, get those apples off the trees, start baking, and drink hot teas and coffee!  Mmm For a gluten-free person, cakes and breads and cookies of the season are not always such a welcomed site. But why should that be? […]
How to puree dates …and why you should!
Don’t we eat with our eyes first? When I was a little girl, I remember being so puzzled by what my Mom considered an indulgent little “treat”. In my mind, Mom ate bugs! For example, she loved lobster… yes, I know that lobster has buttery sweet delicious meat, but, come on! Does it not just […]
Mussels in White Wine Sauce – Classic!
What are mussels? Little delicious morsels packaged in a blue-purple-black shimmery shell, full of nutrition. The meat inside is a little funny-looking; you just have to get over that. No need to dissect and study it. Pop an entire delicate sauce-covered steamed bite into your mouth and enjoy layers of flavor. Do this, and I […]
Liquid Gold, a.k.a. Clarified Butter, a.k.a. Ghee
Butter… mmm… really, need I say more? If you are not on a butter-free diet, butter can actually be used for more than flavor. For some, it may even be beneficial! Of course, all things in moderation. For example, water is clearly beneficial, but not if you drink so much that you drown! For some, […]
Creamy Celery Soup
This one is for my friend Nancy, who is a fabulous cook, but wont admit it. In fact, Nancy is one of those people who could probably, actually, do anything! Repairs? Got it. Organize anything… done. Decorating… no problem. Put up shelving, grow a garden, run a garage sale, host a party, and take care […]
Shrimp and Watercress Salad
Food highs include flavor highs! Optimal pairings like peanut butter and chocolate, red wine and chocolate, salty cheese and chocolate… well, you get the point. Remy (from Disney’s Ratatouille) said it best, “Oh, Gusteau was right. Oh, mmm, yeah. Each flavor was totally unique. But, combine one flavor with another, and something new was created!” – Click here. […]
Apple-Raisin Kanten – Jello sans Gelatin
If the aroma of fresh crisp apples does not put you in the mood for fall, I don’t know what will! Okay… maybe pumpkins; we will get to that later. Soon, we will be going “hot and spicy”, but here in South, U.S.A., it just isn’t that cold yet. The oven still heats up the […]
Easy Leftover Pot Pie
Gotta’ love the quick easy meals! Especially if they pack tons of savory, buttery flavor. Plus, I have a special fondness for meals which seem to be made out of nothing. Having just completed a week of beautiful macrobiotic meals with diced and julienne carrots and celery slices, I was left with all kinds of […]
Macrobiotics Healing Week – Day Seven
Menu Breakfast mochi grated daikon toasted nori strips boiled chinese cabbage bancha tea Lunch fried udon and vegetables steamed kale grain coffee Dinner brown rice and wheatberries clear broth adzuki beans with kombu and squash arame with carrots and onions boiled mustard greens boiled red radishes with umeboshi-kuzu sauce [note_box]This is not a calorie counting […]
Macrobiotics Healing Week – Day Six
Menu Breakfast soft barley miso soup with wakame and daikon steamed collard greens bancha tea Lunch sushi brown rice broiled or fried tofu bancha tea Dinner brown rice-seitan-barley soup watercress salad cucumber pickles apple-raisin kanten grain coffee [note_box]This is not a calorie counting diet. It is about eating specific foods in balance. Remember that throughout […]