Another week of plant-based dinners: Monday – leftover Chickpea Biryani (brown rice, chickpeas, cashews, raisins, spices) Tuesday – Lentil-Barley Stew with Kale (I’ll be teaching this in my class on Feb. 29), thick slices of Tyee Mountain bread (“A hearty, lightly sweetened “mountain trail” bread made with a blend of organic local whole wheat flour, organic local spelt flour, organic…
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Another Week of Dinners
Here’s what we ate last week: Monday – Chef Salad of mixed greens, purple curly kale, roasted Romanesco, steamed beets, chickpeas, leftover roasted butternut squash, avocado, and pumpkin seeds, drizzled with tofu ranch dressing. Served with whole wheat sourdough bread from Farmstead Bread and sliced cantaloupe. Tuesday – Leftover Lentil Meatballs in marinara sauce with spaghetti, big green salad with…
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Sunday to Sunday: A Week of Plant-based Dinners
Here’s what we had for dinner this past week: Sunday – taco salad bar of InstantPot pinto beans, seasoned cauliflower & walnut taco “meat”, mixed greens, yellow bell pepper strips, black olives, guacamole, salsa, ranch-style dressing. Brown rice on the side. I cooked a huge batch of rice to last all week.) Rhubarb-Cranberry Crisp for dessert. Monday – Air-fried marinated…
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Cannellini Bean “Cassoulet” with Sweet Potato Biscuits
Not my best food photography, but several of you asked for this recipe and I want to get it up quickly. I started with a photo of a recipe my daughter shared with me from the book Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. She uses navy beans, olive oil, and fresh carrots in the stew; I made do with what I…
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The Joy of Soy
Just a quick update to let you know I have a new class on the calendar. On Friday, May 10th from noon to 2:00 pm I’ll be teaching everything you ever wanted to know about soy products like tofu (water-packed, silken, firm, extra-firm…what the heck?), tempeh, and edamame (fresh or green soybeans). We’ll make (and eat) two of my favorite main dishes. Garlicky “Fried”…
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Simple Sourdough Bread Class
I’ve got a Simple Sourdough Bread Class coming up on Saturday, March 23 from 2:00 – 5:30 pm. Learn to bake crusty sourdough bread in your home oven! In this three and a half hour class we’ll be mixing and baking hearth loaves using just flour, water, salt, and a small amount of starter. Beautiful, simple bread made entirely by…
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Perfect Pie Crusts Class
Learn to roll out the perfect, flaky pie crust in my hands on class. I’m finally offering an evening session of my very popular Perfect Pie Crusts class. It’s Friday, March 22 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. This will be a hands on class! Each participant will be rolling out their own all-butter crust to take home. I’ll demo several…
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Happy New Year!
I’ve got two classes on the calendar. First up, on Thursday, January 24th I’ll be teaching my Simple Sourdough Bread class. Learn to mix, shape, and bake crusty loaves of artisan bread in your home oven. You’ll learn everything you need to know in this hands-on class. Click here for more details and to register online. Next, on Friday, February 8th I’ll be teaching…
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Conquering Cookies
Today I baked five dozen Death By Chocolate cookies for a church Christmas party without eating a single one. This is a big win for me! How did I do it? I didn’t bake when I was hungry. I made sure to have a morning smoothie full of nourishing foods — filtered water, banana, boysenberries, beets, spinach, flaxseeds, organic protein…
