**This page is undergoing renovation**<\/p>\n
When I moved my website to a new host, many of my links were broken. All these recipes do exist on my website, but presently require a search. The links are rebuilt to halfway down the page where I’ve placed a note: *links fixed to here…*<\/p>\n
APPETIZERS\/SNACKS<\/strong><\/p>\n Kale chips<\/a> – can be raw if you use a dehydrator instead of the oven.<\/p>\n Walnut P\u00c3\u00a2t\u00c3\u00a9<\/a> – raw and vegan<\/p>\n Not Tuna P\u00c3\u00a2t\u00c3\u00a9<\/a> – raw and vegan<\/p>\n Flax Muffins<\/a> – adapted from Bob’s Red Mill package back.<\/p>\n Best Garlic Bread in the World<\/a><\/p>\n Zucchini Fritters<\/a><\/p>\n Salmon Dip<\/a><\/p>\n Hot Artichoke Dip <\/a><\/p>\n Baba Ganoush <\/a><\/p>\n Easy Hummus <\/a><\/p>\n My mom’s secret brie <\/a><\/p>\n SOUPS<\/strong> Kabocha Red Lentil Coconut Soup<\/a>– This will take you to a recipe on Maya’s blog. This link<\/a> will take you a post with my slight variations on the same recipe. after I made this soup for the first time, I immediately made it again the following week, because Bella loved it so much.<\/p>\n Roger’s Orgasmic Cr\u00c3\u00a9me<\/a> – Actually Cream of Leek. Very simple and classy.<\/p>\n Greek Lentil Soup<\/a> (slightly modified from The Bean Bible<\/em>) – a very simple soup, which is made extra-delicious with homemade chicken stock.<\/p>\n Corned Beef and Cabbage Soup<\/a> (easy-peasy crockpot style)<\/p>\n Creamy Corn Chowder a zero-point Veggie Soup<\/a> (good hot or cold)<\/p>\n Wanda’s Crazy Healthy Raw Soup<\/a><\/p>\n Chicken Soup (from scratch)<\/a><\/p>\n Basic directions<\/a> for making a French-style vegetable soup<\/p>\n VEGGIE SIDES<\/strong> The Cowboy Cavier Malnove Salad <\/a>– It’s a cut-open-and-serve kind of salad. Delicious and simple.<\/p>\n Braised Radishes<\/a> Pecan Sweet Potatoes<\/a> – this one is a family favorite for Thanksgiving: fail-proof winner!<\/p>\n American Style Corn Casserole<\/a><\/p>\n Cabbagetown’s Cornbread<\/a><\/p>\n Radish, Cucumber, and Apple Fall Salad<\/a><\/p>\n Napa Crunch<\/a> – a simple crunchy salad with five ingredients. Good for potlucks.<\/p>\n VEGGIE MAINS<\/strong><\/p>\n Linguini with Walnut-Sage Pesto<\/a><\/p>\n Nut Rice Burgers, a.k.a. Maui Burgers<\/a><\/p>\n Indispensable Pesto<\/a><\/p>\n Homemade Mac and Cheese<\/a> (my tweaks on Cabbagetown Cafe’s original recipe)<\/p>\n *links fixed to here…*<\/p>\n MAIN COURSES WITH MEAT<\/strong><\/p>\n Chicken Piccata<\/a> – with help from the Joy of Cooking.<\/p>\n Tilapia with Peppers and Olives<\/a> – from Real Simple magazine (October 2009)<\/p>\n Sweet Sticky Short Ribs in the Crock Pot<\/a> adapted from Cook’s Illustrated Salmon Wellington<\/a> – once Bella’s favorite thing from Costco, now her favorite thing to make at home.<\/p>\n Mandoo (Korean Dumplings)<\/a><\/p>\n Chicken Korma<\/a> – <\/strong>(adapted from Mark Bittman’s The Best Recipes in the World<\/em><\/strong>)<\/p>\n Mama’s Onion and Chorizo Quiche<\/a><\/p>\n Roman-style Braised Pork Spareribs with Cabbage<\/a> – (adapted from Mark Bittman’s The Best Recipes in the World<\/em><\/strong>)<\/p>\n Osso buco<\/a> – veal shanks are expensive (I spent nearly $100 buying them at Bristol Farms), but this is a delicious meal for a special occasion.<\/p>\n Provence-Style Chicken<\/a> (adapted from Mark Bittman’s The Best Recipes in the World<\/em><\/strong>)<\/p>\n Kung Pao Chicken<\/a> (from Mark Bittman’s The Best Recipes in the World<\/em><\/strong>)<\/p>\n <\/strong> Authentic Green Enchilades<\/a> (this external link takes you to Maya’s blog)<\/p>\n American-Style Enchilades <\/a><\/p>\n Fast Chicken Pot Pie American-Style<\/a><\/p>\n Stuffed Cabbage Rolls<\/a> (very general Jewish family recipe)<\/p>\n Oyster and Chestnut Stuffing<\/a> – This is my favorite dish every holiday.<\/p>\n Honey-Brined Turkey<\/a><\/p>\n Sausage and Egg Breakfast Casserole<\/a> – This recipe will feed a crowd.<\/p>\n Chili con carne<\/a> in a pressure cooker.<\/p>\n Three Alarm Chili Con Carne<\/a> (the most authentic chili ever)<\/p>\n Jowee’s Filipino Eggplant with Green Onions<\/a><\/p>\n Chinese-Style Steamed Tilapia<\/a><\/p>\n Alouette Croissant Sandwiches<\/a> – like they used to make at the Perfect Cup, a cafe that once existed at White Flint Mall in Rockville, Maryland. Bella adores these and so we make them for special occasions, like every day for a week preceding a birthday.<\/p>\n General directions<\/a> for roasting a chicken.<\/p>\n Peanut Sauce<\/a> – a simple version of the already simple recipe Mark Bittman uses in How to Cook Everything<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Bul Go Gi Marinade<\/a><\/p>\n Cranberry Sauce<\/a> – we use this recipe every Thanksgiving, and I always make double so there’s plenty to spread on turkey sandwiches afterwards. Caramel ‘n Chocolate Pecan Bars<\/a> –<\/strong> ridiculously <\/strong>good, but too decadent to make often.. Spiced Almond Wafers<\/a> – these refrigerator cookies are not too sweet and and great with a hot cup of tea.<\/p>\n Key Lime Pie<\/a> – paraphrased from Mark Bittman<\/p>\n Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies<\/a> – without dairy or white flour.<\/p>\n <\/strong> One-bowl Brownies<\/a><\/p>\n Marbled Pumpkin Cheesecake<\/a><\/p>\n Homemade Fruitcake<\/a> You can see pictures of the fruitcake here.<\/a><\/p>\n General directions for how to build a beautiful three-level cake here<\/a>. Courtesy Jennifer Vertrees<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Very excellent Carrot Cake<\/a> (I double and quadruple this recipe regularly.)<\/p>\n Dark Chocolate Truffles<\/a> (by Caryn)<\/p>\n Rum Cake American-Style<\/a> – Perfect for festive occasions and gift-giving.<\/p>\n Coconut Macaroons<\/a> – perfect for instant gift-giving and guest-serving<\/p>\n BREADS<\/strong><\/p>\n Artisan bread<\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0 the basic recipe offered in the fantastic book\u00c2\u00a0 Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois.<\/p>\n Blueberry Muffins<\/a> – this link takes you to the Williams-Sonoma site recipe, which is excellent. It is also fast and easy. Bella often requests them so she can take them to school. They freeze well.<\/p>\n Homemade Cinnamon Rolls<\/a><\/p>\n Strawberry Scones<\/a> – this recipe comes from the blog, Confessions of a Tart<\/a>.<\/p>\n Gingerbread <\/a>– adapted from a Williams-Sonoma recipe. Uses only fresh ginger and no white sugar.<\/p>\n Rice Bread <\/a>– gluten-free bread for the bread machine. Three eggs makes this wheat-free bread rich and satisfying.<\/p>\n MISC. How to cook a perfect hard-boiled egg<\/a> (according to Mark Bittman)<\/p>\n Tea<\/a> for when you’re sick<\/p>\n Tips<\/a> for roasting a Thanksgiving turkey<\/p>\n Egg Omelets in a ziplock<\/a> – I’ve never tried it, but I know two people who have and lived to tell the tale.<\/p>\n LINKS TO OTHER BLOGGING KITCHENS<\/strong><\/p>\n Cooking with Mama T<\/a><\/p>\n Steamy Kitchen: Modern Asian Cooking<\/a><\/p>\n a thinking stomach<\/a> – Food blogging by a Pasadena high school English teacher. Her recipes are as good as her prose.<\/p>\n 101 Cookbooks<\/a> – this blog is written by Heidi Swanson, a San Fran-based food photographer and writer. She started the blog as a way to start exploring her 100-volume cookbook collection, and now is getting her own cookbook published.<\/p>\n HELPFUL SITES FOR LOSING WEIGHT <\/strong><\/p>\n I try not to obsess about my weight, but now that I’m 40+ I really, really wanted to fit into my favorite clothes again. My husband felt the same; he wanted to lose the twenty pounds he’d gained since he’d met me – so we embarked on a mutual renegade ww program. If you want to read more about it, go through my posts<\/a>. In addition, I’ve listed a few helpful sites below.<\/p>\n restaurantpoints.com<\/a> will give the ww points for meals from several dozen popular chain restaurants, from Applebee’s to Starbucks.<\/p>\n An online ww point calculator at webmilhouse.com<\/a>. We’ll see how long it lasts; ww is pretty proprietorial about their material.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" **This page is undergoing renovation** When I moved my website to a new host, many of my links were broken. All these recipes do exist on my website, but presently require a search. The links are rebuilt to halfway down … Continue reading
\nFish Chowder<\/a> – simple and fast with frozen cod fillets.
\nRockin’ Roasted Cauliflower Soup<\/a> – Makes a delicious creamy cauliflower soup with roasted cauliflower. Prompted my teenage daughter to say that she LOVES cauliflower – which I know not to have not been true prior to having this soup last night.<\/p>\n
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\nGazpacho<\/a><\/p>\n
\nBrown Rice Salad<\/a> – Would be a good dish to bring to a potluck
\nCouscous with Cilantro and Lemon<\/a> – a bold riff off a recipe from epicurious.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nSpice-Stuffed Okra<\/a><\/p>\n
\nSlow Cooker Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce<\/a> – vaguely adapted from Cooks Illustrated.<\/p>\n
\nChicken and Black Bean Enchilades<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nHomemade chocolate sauce <\/a><\/p>\n
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