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Rice and Roasted Beet Salad
Full of flavor, this Roasted Beet and Rice Salad boasts a stunning magenta pink color, created from the beets. Also has purple cabbage, walnuts, parsley.
June 30, 2017
Coconut Cashew Vegan Kale Salad
I’d eat more kale salads if they all had toasted coconut flakes and salty cashews.
I’ve been slow to warm up to the kale salad phenomenon. Sauteed, braised, roasted – I love it. But raw kale, I just haven’t found my groove. Mainly because I find it hard to chew, and I enjoy all the different types of lettuce out there, from soft, crunchy, tender, and sweet, earthy, and even spicy.
Turns out not all kale is created equal either.
June 28, 2017
The Reality of Having a Gluten Allergy as a food writer
“So I understand you like to be gluten-free”, said the event waiter as he kneeled beside my chair.
He had successfully pushed one of my buttons with one sentence and an assumption.
“No. Actually I don’t like to, but I have to be in order to live without nerve pain, rashes, and scabs on my head (my symptoms). But thank you for doing your due diligence in making sure I won’t be served something that would me sick.”
I’ll admit, it was not my most cordial moment. But his comment stung. The result of one too many times where people had approached the issue as it being a fad or diet strategy. Or that I was some pretentious health nut. Yet they wouldn’t think twice had it been a seafood or peanut allergy, or anything else for that matter.
June 24, 2017
Gluten-Free Pistachio Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting + Childless By Choice, My Story
Warmly spiced with cardamom, buttery and tender, it is absolutely good until the last slice. Plush and slightly dense, slicing like a dream. My intentions were to leave it unfrosted, but I’ve been dreaming of cloud-like cream cheese frosting since seeing this. Lightly sweetened, it adds just the right contrast of tang and creamy to every bite. Plus deeper thoughts on being childless, by choice.
June 8, 2017
3 Cheese and Rosé Pairings + A Wine Weekend in Lodi, California
this … June is here….. Which means it’s unofficially, officially rosé season, right? It’s the fastest growing category of wine in the United States, and for good reason. As Wine Folly once said, the three tenants of rosé are: Thou shall enjoy sunshine, laughter, and shorts while imbibing. Thou shall covet rosé during brunch, lunch, or dinner… […]
June 4, 2017
Vegan Gluten Free Sweet Potato Muffins with Vanilla Icing
I was always under the impression that muffins were just a way of eating cake for breakfast, not that I have a problem with that. And then there are the muffin recipes I’ve tried that were coined “wholesome/heart healthy/free of this and that” — ya, I haven’t found one that I’d feel good about delivering to neighbors, which is one of my guiding judgements. Often, they’re overwhelming banana flavored, and turn out too dense or soggy in the middle.
These soft and tender sweet potato muffins are the opposite of all those things. Warmly spiced, scraggly tops, delicate crumb, and a drippy vanilla glaze to tempt. And yes, healthy.
May 25, 2017
No-Bake Blueberry Cheesecake with Lavender
This cheesecake……..is as smooth and refreshing as they come — softly sweet and tangy, followed by hints of lavender and juicy, jammy blueberries. Besides being much easier to make (impossible for it to crack!), I prefer lighter, fluffier forkfuls of no-bake cheesecakes compared to the denser, baked versions. The idea behind a no-bake is using cream cheese […]
May 22, 2017
Golden Beet Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce
this … Do you spiralize? That exact question pop up at frequently when I’m with girlfriends, using over wine… probably similar to the discussion women had in the 1950’s around their Hamilton Beach stand mixers. I use my spiralizer (this one!) at least once a week. And surprisingly, zucchini, which is usually the vegetable people begin with, is actually […]
May 16, 2017
Pink Moon Milk {a dreamy sleep tonic}
I’ve been drinking this soul soothing Pink Moon Milk for the last few weeks. I love that this recipe falls into the category of “I’m-delicious-but-also-medicinal”, and is very easy to make.
It’s made with homemade nut milk, honey, and Montmorency tart cherry juice, one of the few natural sources of melatonin, which is responsible for the regulation of the body’s internal clock and sleep-wake cycle. I also added a little ashwagandha, considered an adaptogen, a substance that enhances the body’s adaptive response to stress and balances normal body functions. I love its light sweetness, and the way cherries work with almonds (a classic flavor combination). The dried rose petals certainly add beauty, but the fragrance that drifts to your nose with each sip is quite relaxing as well.
May 9, 2017
Dunn Brothers: Coffee Changemakers + Five Easy Fixes For Making Better Coffee At Home
Today I’m sharing my five easy fixes for the perfect brew at home. Within that cup, there are so many things I find comfort in. The routine. The smell as I grind the beans. The sputter of the water boiling on the stove top. The swirling motion of the kettle while I brew. My hands around the warm mug. And the first sip of rich energy.
But in the same breath, coffee is a luxury. I rely on it, yet I forget that not one single place on the United States mainland is fit to grow this crop. Millions of miles away, it’s people far less fortunate than myself, working in the coffee fields to bring the morning fuel to our hands.
May 3, 2017
Vegan Turmeric Fingerling Potato Salad
this … I watch my cat Grace find a sun spot in our house every day it streams through the windows. Her eyes glimmer, she lays down in its golden path, stretching her body as far it’ll go. Basking in the rays, her paws knead the air. I pet her warm tummy, and embrace the […]
Tags: Potatoes
April 20, 2017
A Paris Vacation Without Plans: Our Favorite Things + General Tips
A visual story of our trip to Paris, and why little planning proved to be the reason I fell in love with the city.
By the end of our 8 day stay, all the perceptions I had of Paris were completely diminished. In fact, the exact opposite. This city is sincerely magical, and different, and unique, and beautiful – even on its gray days. Its allure lies not just in the sights, but the subtle aromas, textures, colors and romance in the air. And somehow it balances grand history with the now.
April 15, 2017
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