According to my sister, it’s not de rigueur to mess with classical Italian recipes. According to my stomach, it never hurts to bring down the calories while retaining superb taste. So goodbye classical risotto, hello Mushroom Quinoa Risotto — perfect, hot or cold. Two tubs of Costco mushrooms and a family reunion led to this wonderful dish. FYI, Costco…
Great Granola for Adrianne Kara
When your daughter is nice enough to invite you into her apartment, nice enough to allow you to stay for several days, nice enough not to be too demanding about what she’d like you to bring her…When her sole request is a bag full of her favourite granola…How can you say “no”? You can’t. My…
Oat Brancakes – for Spring Cleaning
The world could use a good spring cleaning. How about a peaceful transition to democracy from dictatorship? Watch Pablo Larraín‘s ‘No‘ to see an artistic interpretation of despot ousting in in Chile two decades ago. We can spring clean our countries, our cities and our homes. Let’s start today with ourselves. Nothing spring cleans like oat bran–“but you have…
Persian Rice with Turkey – Aromatic!
My mom always did accuse me of gilding the lily. If one thing is very good and a second thing is very good, I figure that joining them together will make something very, very good. This recipe can be as simple as steamed rice, steamed rice with a potato crust, or if you are looking…
Roasted Stuffed Eggplant – Original!
I’m in a pre-Super Bowl panic. I don’t know who’s playing. I’m not a football fan. I’m just concerned about making a party dip to remember. I grew up on the sour cream packaged onion soup dip. It’s pretty addictive. Anything with that much salt and fat usually tastes great, especially when paired with my…
Butternut Squash Barley Risotto – Expert Flavour
How often do you wonder about your very own parallel universe? Do you let your mind wander to other possible lives you could be living? It starts off with; “In another life I could be…” and ends with your imagination taking you somewhere you’ve often dreamed of being. Lately I’ve been daydreaming about cooking school….