Category Archives: Food

Sometimes I really get stuck in a rut, making the same things over and over again, mostly because of a lack of inspiration, so it’s nice to have a reason to make and to try a lot of new things … Continue reading →

When most people write “green salad” they mean a salad based on lettuce, which this one is, in point of fact . . . but it’s also a very green salad. It’s so green that I decided to forgo the … Continue reading →

These tomatoes are ripe . . . they’re just green. Yum.

Condiments (raspberry curd (made fresh this morning), lemon curd, Nutella, strawberries). Poured (not to kill the magic — but crepes are just really thin pancakes). Bubbled (again, just like a pancake). Flipped (can you see where the hotspot in me … Continue reading →

Because most of our culture creates meals centered around meat, it’s hard for omnivores to imagine what we must eat that’s mostly vegan and not high carb. When I tell them we eat plates of veggies, the look they give … Continue reading →

Brie and Sausage Breakfast Casserole Adapted from Rock Cottage Gardens 8 oz brie cheese 1 lb Jimmy Dean’s sage sausage, ground 6 slices good, firm, wheat bread, cubed 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated 7 large eggs, divided (5 eggs and … Continue reading →

Fruited Irish Oatmeal (Choline-enriched version below) 5 c water 2 c steel-cut oats 1 c apple juice 1/4 c dried cranberries 1/4 c snipped dried apricots 1/4 golden raisins 1/4 c maple syrup 1/2 t salt 1 t cinnamon In … Continue reading →

Choline Granola Adapted from Molly Wizenberg’s Daily Granola Adapted from Nigella Lawson’s Feast Dry ingredients: 5 cups rolled oats 2 cups raw peanuts 1 cup hulled raw sunflower seeds 1 cup sesame seeds 1 cup flax seeds 1/2 cup ground … Continue reading →

I keep making versions of this salad. It’s greens, with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, peppers, and hummus. I’ve found the hummus rounds it out nicely, and I don’t feel the need for bread so strongly.

While I was in the store buying the bottle of wine from the last post, the clerk and the bagger and I had a lively debate on whether the wine was meant to placate a bitch, or keep one from … Continue reading →