This random creation turned out so nicely that I had to post about it. Why pears? Because while cleaning out my vegetable drawers last night, I unexpectedly found a bag of organic pears that I had forgotten about! Fortunately they … Continue reading The Magic of Upside Down Pear Cake
I decided to call this Simple Stir Fry because it is quick and easy to make. This is how I cook when I am hungry, short on time or just not interested in making a meal that requires a lot … Continue reading Simple Stir Fry : Cabbage & Mushroom with Curry Tofu & Bean Sprouts
I wanted to celebrate my return from Mexico with a colorful dinner that include lots of vegetables. So I bought some of my favorite Asian vegetables from the supermarket, came home and made this blood red dish. I called it … Continue reading Blood Red Vegan Stir Fry
I realized that bitter melon and Chinese style pickled mustard taste good together. The pickled mustard is also an especially good seasoning for plain rice porridge. So for my next dish in the #bittermelonchallenge I made rice porridge with a … Continue reading Rice Porridge X2 ! Bitter Melon & Pickled Mustard Porridge and Taro & Dandelion Greens
What is the Bitter Melon Challenge? It is to make as many different Bitter Melon dishes as possible and eat it as many days as possible during one entire month. This month at the farmer’s market I saw yellow bitter … Continue reading The Bitter Melon Challenge
I always like to try and make new things so I decided to make a coconut flour based tart with some figs I had purchased from the farmer’s market. Since I had just a few figs, I made this a … Continue reading Gluten Free Baking! The Fig Tart with no added sugar
The name is from my daughter who started chirping about eating magic beans as soon as she found them in her steaming bowl of what I called Dinosaur Kale and Butternut Squash Soup. I was worried about the beans being … Continue reading “Magic Bean Soup” with Butternut Squash and Kale
Last week, I heard back from an organization that wanted me to start teaching cooking classes and I was Overjoyed! I have been trying to get a cooking class started for the past couple years but wasn’t quite able to … Continue reading The Fragrant Scones with Celebrations for my Cooking Class!
I have this favorite fool-proof banana bread recipe I like to make whenever I have overly ripe bananas that I do not want to eat. It is a modification of a delicious banana bread recipe I found several years ago. … Continue reading My Favorite Banana Bread uses Dates instead of Sugar
Today started off as a hot day, where I planned to rest before work. I decided to rest at the beach, and on the drive there I witnessed a 3 car accident where one large black truck swerved Off the … Continue reading Cauliflower Salad to relax on a hot day
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