posts tagged "low carb"
Cashew Milk
Posted on May 2, 2008
Cashew milk is my new favorite. I use it in smoothies and tea or splashed over a bowl full of granola. Smooth, creamy and naturally sweet, this milk offers a much needed respite from the ubiquitous almond, which reigns supreme in my kitchen –unlike my almond milk recipe, this cashew milk does not require any
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Salmon with Cucumber Chile Relish
Posted on April 29, 2008
The salmon series continues, as does my love affair with Cook’s Illustrated. The recipe below is another one that I have adapted from this fantastic magazine. On the comments front, my cup overfloweth. I am so happy with the participation, support and community that is developing on this site. Recently, one of my favorite readers,
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Thai Chicken Soup
Posted on April 25, 2008
I have to give full credit for this photo of Thai Chicken Soup to my boys. They helped me stage the shot and then sat with me at the computer to crop and size the photo. They are becoming such little artists, having far surpassed me in this arena. The delicious Thai soup above is
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Chipotle Orange Chicken
Posted on April 13, 2008
As some of you know, I write an op-ed column for The Daily Camera, covering political, economic and environmental issues. As we face increasing food prices and shortages worldwide, food becomes a more important aspect of such aforementioned matters. This week, my column was called, The Politics of High Fructose Corn Syrup. In it, I
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Chili Chicken
Posted on March 25, 2008
I have discovered a great new website, myfeasts.com. I found it through tastespotting.com, my all time favorite site. If you ever find yourself in a “dinner quandary,” I highly recommend a visit to tastespotting; the photos are gorgeous and provide much meal planning inspiration! Alas, I digress, this post is about myfeasts.blogspot.com. The site is
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Chicken Piccata
Posted on February 22, 2008
It’s been almost a week since I last posted something here. It seems my entire family has gone into retrograde and I have been nursing everyone back to health for the last month –including myself. The nasty flu that blew through Colorado had me down for ten days straight. I haven’t had one that bad
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Linzer Hearts
Posted on February 10, 2008
Here’s another fun Valentine’s recipe. Anina in my cooking class came up with this one. During class she suggested that the Black and White Cookies we were preparing could also be turned into linzer hearts by replacing the chocolate with raspberry jam and making a couple of other changes. I liked this idea so much
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Black and White Cookies
Posted on February 9, 2008
Today was a big day –I taught the first in a series of cooking classes that I will be offering quarterly. The theme of this class was Valentine’s Day –we made the Cranberry Apricot Truffles that I have previously posted on this site, a new experimental flavor of truffles (to be revealed someday soon) and
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Salmon with Tomato Basil Relish
Posted on February 7, 2008
As I have mentioned here before, I am always looking for inspired ways to eat salmon. First priority, disguising the fishy flavor! Well, lo and behold, last night as I sat on the couch making my way through the latest issue of Cook’s Illustrated (my dear friend Deb subscribed me as a gift last year),
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Cranberry Lemon Muffins
Posted on February 5, 2008
My favorite taste tester is going on a diet. This is not good news. This diet deal will require some serious re-inventing of the wheel over here. New standards will need to be implemented. No more –he ate two whole trays of that so it must be good– type ratings. My favorite taste tester is
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Power Bars
Posted on February 1, 2008
For the past few months, I have been playing around with power bar recipes. When I’m on the go, I want to grab something that is packed with nutrition, not too sweet and plenty tasty. I’ve made this power bar recipe a bunch of times now and my taste testers (that would be my husband
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Apple Crisp
Posted on January 31, 2008
Saying no. Sometimes this is the only thing to do. E (my 7 year old) was home with a bit of a flu this week. He has actually been lying on the couch whining and whimpering for several days. Today was the first day he felt better and he asked me to make him an
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White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted on January 27, 2008
My younger son E, did the drawing above. He has been very into his art lately, creating a series (crayon on paper) of skateboarders doing tough jumps. Yesterday he asked me if he could have his own flickr account (as all cool budding artists do). I thought that was a bit precocious for age seven
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Vegan Chocolate Pudding
Posted on January 25, 2008
This past fall, the food editor of The Denver Post wrote an article on “addictive” food blogs called Join me as I jump into the blog. Not only was I surprised to find my blog in it, I was dumbfounded that Elana’s Pantry was mentioned in the same piece as Heidi Swanson’s 101 Cookbooks. Swanson
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Fig Newtons
Posted on January 23, 2008
Fig newtons seem to be everybody’s childhood favorite. Especially my husband’s. I made a batch of homemade, gluten free fig newtons this weekend and he ate the cookies so quickly that I had to hide some for friends. What makes these little fig newtons so special? Well, I’m told they taste like the real thing.
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Cranberry Apricot Truffles
Posted on January 18, 2008
Scrumptious homemade truffles using only four ingredients! This recipe for handmade, gluten free and raw Cranberry Apricot Truffles is packed with nutrients, easy to make and aesthetically pleasing to boot. After taking a brief hiatus from sweets, I am back on the dessert bandwagon! With Valentine’s Day rapidly approaching, I have been thinking of fun
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Sesame Noodles
Posted on January 13, 2008
I find nothing as yawn-inspiring as a food blogger who “yums” at their own creations. I see it on blogs all the time. “‘Yum, yum and yum,’ and did I say, ‘yum?!’” I can hear them now, oohing and ahhing at their own creations. However, I may soon become part of this silly little navel
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Simple Bread
Posted on January 2, 2008
Update: Please see my updated Gluten Free Bread recipe! We spent New Year’s in the mountains and partied a bit too hard with our friends Peter and Patrice. Though I did not drink a drop of alcohol, I somehow ended up with a contact hangover. Everyone around me was imbibing and I must have become
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Macaroni and Cheese
Posted on December 30, 2007
And now, time for something easy. After making far too many desserts during the holidays, I thought it might be good to share a recipe for a quick meal. Children and adults alike enjoy this simple, yet decadently rich pasta dish. Macaroni and Cheese 1 box papadini rotini lentil bean pasta 2 cups grated cheddar
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Gingerbread Men Cookies
Posted on December 23, 2007
The other day we had friends over and made tons of gluten free gingerbread men cookie. So many little hands rolling and cutting out dough. We decorated our gingerbread men with dried fruit and nuts. The kids even cut loose and made free form cookie shapes as well. Gingerbread Men Cookies 5 cups 1 tablespoon
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