I made this meal for friends last week and enjoyed it for lunch for a couple of days afterwards. Many curries have a complex mixture of spices behind them, but not this one; instead it has a nice clean flavor and lovely delicate fragrance from the lemongrass. Still the curry is warming and soothing and [...]
I’ve been thinking about making a barley risotto for most of winter and since it’s Valentine’s Day soon, I thought it was a good time to make it with beets. This dish is something healthy and beautiful to make for someone in your life you love.
One of my favorite ways to spend the morning is to get up early, put a pot of some kind of warm breakfast on the stove to cook while I sip green tea and go about my usual routine. Now that the mild mornings of early fall are over, I find myself drawn to some [...]
Posted in Grains, Salads/sides on Oct 18th, 2010
It seems like every year around this time, once the autumn chill has made its presence felt I reach for the jar of millet on my pantry shelf. This is part of my twice or thrice weekly evening ritual — before going to bed I scan the contents of the pantry to look for inspiration: [...]
I had soaked quinoa my usual way; throwing some in a pot and covering the unwashed grain with water as I ran out the door one morning. I had no plans for what it would become; all I knew was that later I would want something nutritious and quick to eat. As things turned out, [...]
The garlicky verdant scent of ramps filled my kitchen as I began cooking this spring braise, bringing back memories of the exciting first weeks of spring and crisp mornings at the farmers market.
Posted in Grains, Salads/sides on Apr 4th, 2010
Spring is in full swing in this part of the world and its arrival always seems so sudden to me. I have been watching the buds grow on the trees outside my window for weeks now, yesterday they were green and then suddenly today their white blossom is illuminating the whole apartment. This lasts for [...]
Evidence of seasonal change is all around: the different way the light filters through the trees and flickers on the floor beside me, the warm, low sun, and my natural urge to cook.
Posted in Grains on Aug 8th, 2009
I had promised a couple of weeks back to give you some recipes for simple grains to eat with all the condiments you now have in your fridge. Having cooked grains on hand makes it so easy to prepare healthy meals in minutes!
A post about Cayuga Pure Organics has been bubbling to the surface of my blog for weeks now. I have been buying their delicious dried beans at the farmers market (recipes to follow soon) and discovered recently that they also grind their own spelt and wheat for flour, and corn into a coarse meal that inspired [...]