It’s a rainy evening (thankfully) and my fancy turns to food. But in the heat, not too much sounds good. Don’t despair! There are plenty of healthy and simple choices even when it’s hot…and for tea on a hot afternoon, or for dessert, chocolate cherry whole wheat scones. Join us! (more…)
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Food for the heat (and a bonus scone recipe)
Posted: July 28, 2012 in Food, Recipes, Tea timeTags: 150 Vegan Favorites, Aladdin's Middle East Bakery, appetizers, bean salads, cherry chocolate whole wheat scones, easy recipes, food, Jay Solomon, Moosewood cookbooks, recipes, salads, scones, tea time, Trader Joe's, vegan, vegan salads, vegetarian, vegetarian baking, Whole Foods "chicken" salad
A little something
Posted: July 21, 2012 in Family, Food, Health, Recipes, Vegan/vegetarianTags: appetizer, cookies, dessert, easy recipes, easy-to-make, enjoying food, figs, fruit, peaches, proscuitto, recipes, summer, vegan, vegetarian
Pooh always liked a little something at eleven o’clock in the morning…Winnie the Pooh, by A.A. Milne.
It’s time to jam!
Posted: June 29, 2012 in Food, RecipesTags: easy jam recipe, easy recipes, homemade strawberry jam, Ina Garten, making strawberry jam, strawberry jam, summer cooking, The Barefoot Contessa
I’d never made jam before, but last year, when I found myself with a number of quarts of delicious berries from the farmer’s market, I started searching for a recipe that wouldn’t be too difficult. Fortunately, I ran across this recipe by Ina Garten, AKA The Barefoot Contessa. It was easy and turned out to be very tasty. I also love it because besides being easy, you don’t have to have an enormous quantity of fruit. Three pints of berries is all you need.
Simple pressure cooker applesauce
Posted: June 13, 2012 in Food, Recipes, Vegan/vegetarianTags: applesauce, cooking, easy recipes, healthy recipes, Lorna Sass, pressure cooker applesauce, recipe, using a pressure cooker, vegan/vegetarian recipe
I used to make applesauce in a large pot, cooking the apples for several hours, then putting them through a food mill. Then I discovered pressure cooker applesauce and my life became much easier. Now I make applesauce regularly and freeze it as well. (more…)
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