Some days I want to be Italian, Spanish, British, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese, American, Thai, Vietnamese, Greek, Lebanese, French or Israeli…Depending on the day. I want to fit in here, there and everywhere, sampling food as I go and speaking each language fluently. Perhaps today I feel a Japanese-Israeli slant coming on, and that is…
Spicy Lentil Carrot Soup
Thick or thin skinned? Can you be both at once? Zero Dark Thirty relates the story of Maya, who cared with incredible perseverance and tenacity. She was thick skinned in forcing her vision to fruition, but thin skinned with empathetic pain, need for justice and closure. Spicy Lentil Carrot Soup packs a wallop. Thick or thin…
Muesli Breakfast – Spirit Lifter
What do you rely on to lift your spirits? Do you turn directly to spirits like many of us? But you can’t exactly start your day off that way, now can you? A really good start to the day goes a long way towards an all around feel-good state. No need to reach for pots and…
Florentine Baked Pasta – The Chosen
Every minute of every day brings more choices. How many choices does that make overall? Today, I chose decadent cheese sauce. Truth be told, this sauce is good enough to eat by the spoonful. But adding cauliflower and spinach brings the guilt meter tumbling down. Florentine Baked Pasta 2 T unsalted butter 1 c chopped…
Mini-Kugels – Mighty Morsels
Warnings abound over life-shortening dangers: too much stress, too little sleep, too much TV watching. Thank goodness current research refutes claims that severe calorie restriction prolongs life. Here are 10 links to a longer life: Vitamin-D Relationships Exercise Flossing Sex Vegetables De-stress Proper health care Avoid TV Be cautious In keeping with a slower, more…
Roasted Squash Salad to Ring in the New Year
2012 is cooked, and it tasted bittersweet. At the moment, I’m counting my blessings and hoping for a satisfying 2013. Roasted Squash Salad 2 small butternut squash 3/4 lb organic mixed lettuce 1/2 pepper each colour: red, yellow, orange, diced 3-4 scallions, sliced 1/4 c parsley, roughly chopped 1 c feta, crumbled Roasted Squash Salad…
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