The Silence and Wisdom of Winter and a Butternut Squash Soup recipe Winter is a time for slowing down on purpose, with purpose. Winter is the season of the inner world. Focus inward, face your shadows, embrace silence, rebuild in the long winter nights. Read,...
Chicken stock is made from bones, and broth contains meat. Today I made chicken stock using chicken bones and mirepoix, which is 2 parts onions to 1 part carrots and celery. The bones to mirepoix ratio is approximately 3:1. Place everything in a stockpot covered with...
Yotam Ottolenghi is one of my favorite chefs. Two Christmases ago, my kids each received a Yotam Ottolenghi basket that included one of his books, spice mixes, harissa (I made both), and more. Here is one of my favorite recipes of this. Ingredients 5 red bell peppers,...
I love Harissa. It’s spicy, but not too much so, flavorful and fresh all at the same time. I hope you enjoy my recipe! You may dry toast the spices for additional flavor if you like. Harissa 7 whole dried chilies, New Mexico or Guajillo 2 roasted red peppers,...
Yes, I am a nutritionist and I teach healthy cooking–and I eat health-supporting food 90% of the time. That said, I do love ginger cookies:) I use organic ingredients, unrefined sugar (which is still sugar!), and add a bit more spices than some ginger cookies....
One of the silver linings to the coronavirus, COVID-19, is that– judging from everyone’s social media posts–people are back in the kitchen cooking and baking with a fury! I hope when this passes people continue! This recipe has been requested many,...
