With several vegetarians in our family, I’m constantly on the lookout for delicious, meatless meals everyone can enjoy. Last weekend, with the sun shining brightly and temperatures rising to the 70s, another pot of bean soup seemed totally unappealing. Back in the late 80s ... [Read More] [9 Comments. Please leave another.]
Roasted Pepper Hummus Recipe
Today is the last day of winter and, fittingly, the sun is shining and it’s 70 degrees outside. But just a few weeks ago, we were buried in two feet of snow, see photo, below. Because I work as a writer, cold winters offer the perfect excuse to hibernate. It’s easy to sit ... [Read More] [1 Comment. Please leave another.]
Slow Cooker Winter Palak Dal Recipe
This hearty, complexly spiced lentil and spinach stew is delicious all year round—but adapts well in winter with frozen spinach and canned Italian tomatoes. Feel free to use fresh ingredients when available seasonally. A classic and simple Indian entrée Palak Dal is ... [Read More] [5 Comments. Please leave another.]
Recipe for Mulligatawny Soup with Coconut Rice Pilau
Our family recently lunched at the Black Cat Café in Sharon Springs, New York where we ate a delicious Mulligatawny soup. Then we piled into the Caravan and headed to Sap Bush Hollow Farm to buy our winter supply of grassfed meat. Driving home, our minvan packed with ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
Harvest Whole Grain Hot Cereal Recipe
Confession: I don’t make my kids hot breakfast every morning. When they were young, adorable and adoring—and I worked part-time—I made them a hot meal most every morning in the fall and winter. Now they’re nasty independent-minded teenagers—and I work full-time. By the time my ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
