Do you believe in magic? There’s something magical about spaghetti squash. It appears to be solid, but cook it and coax it out of its shell with a fork — and voilà, you’ve got spaghetti strands. Take that, pasta! Orangetti squash is even more magical. Developed in Israel in 1986, it’s smaller and thus more…
Pumpkin Leek Soup with Red Hot Beet Chips
Until now I’ve never even thought of cooking a pumpkin. Carving and lighting with a candle to display outside the front door was about all I could handle. But along came not one but two pumpkins in this week’s organic produce box, and I tossed the question to my foodie friends: What can you do…
Zoodles and Roasted Veggies with Pesto
Maybe you want pasta? Maybe you want to feel like you’re having pasta without actually having carbs? Maybe you could turn some zucchini into noodles—Call them “zoodles”—then dress your zoodles with a tasty pesto and some juicy, caramelized roasted vegetables? Zoodles and Roasted Veggies 3 zucchini, cut into noodle shapes, making zoodles 1 bunch asparagus…
Tomato Baked Lentils – with Freekeh
One of the most popular Jittery Cook recipes is the Greek Giant Lima Beans. The Tomato Baked Lentils take advantage of all the delicious flavours in the lima bean dish. Tomato Baked Lentils are excellent as a side dish or as a main. Serve with quinoa on Passover or Freekeh for a delicious, nutritious high fiber and…
Mexican Black Bean Soup with Garnishes Galore
When is the last time that you examined your perspective? Your perspective is likely the most important thing you’ve got. It can influence how you feel, how you treat yourself and others, and what type of effect you have on the world. Just this week my horoscope chastised me: “Just because the world is a…
Spicy Chickpeas and Dandelion Greens – Health is Wealth
How badly do you want to get rich? Not just rich, but filthy rich? Read “How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia,” by Mosin Hamid. You will not only find out how to get filthy rich, you will be entertained for the duration of the 12-chaptered self-help novel. Being rich is one thing, but…