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Golden Split Pea Fritters with Bacon and Chanterelle Mushrooms (Gluten-free...
The beauty of this fritter recipe is that it combines very expensive ingredients (chanterelle) with very cheap ingredients (yellow split peas). Yellow split peas are among my favourite legumes. They...
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An Aphrodisiac Tart with Fresh Figs, Dark Chocolate and Salted Almond Crust...
Usually when I come up with a new gluten-free dessert recipe, it takes me a few tries to get it right. This one turned out perfect right away. In fact, this may be one of the best things I have...
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Tea Time in Taipei/ Black Sesame and Lemon Tea Cake (gluten-free)
This October, my husband and I returned to Taiwan for two weeks. This is our third time traveling to Taiwan, and we love it more each time we visit! Last year, we were teaching a puppetry workshop...
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Bethany’s Mom’s Fresh Homemade Rice Noodles/ My Mom’s Healthy Ramen
I pride myself on figuring out how to make all of the foods I like to eat at home. That said, I maintain a short list of items that I have deemed too difficult to produce at home, and these are the...
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Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Kim Chee Sauce
I am planning on making these Brussel sprouts for Thanksgiving. They are unconventional, but delicious. I ate this dish at Star Noodle in Lahaina when I went home to visit my mother on Maui last...
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Buttermilk Chive Spoonbread (Gluten-Free)
Here is another dish that I plan to make for Thanksgiving. It is a spoonbread, which is basically a cross between a custard and a cornbread. If you have gluten-free eaters to feed on Thanksgiving...
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Cornbread Stuffing with Sage and Cherries (gluten-free)
I grew up eating a classic bread, onion, celery, sage and apple stuffing. I have learned to love cornbread stuffing since becoming gluten-free and changing the base of the stuffing seems to have...
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Croque Monsieur Biscuits (gluten-free or not)
For the last week or so, while eating some delicious healthy homemade packed lunch or another, this thought has consistently crossed my mind… “This meal of roasted vegetables (or green salad or...
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Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Chorizo/ A story about my cat
My wonderful cat Hazel loves Brussel sprouts. He likes to chew on green things, and I am happy to provide him with anything that will keep him away from my begonias. Brussel sprouts are not only...
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Black Sesame and Ginger Poached Pear Tart (Gluten-free)
This tart would be good as part of a fancy tea menu, although I mostly packed it for lunch and ate it along with cold soup. Are you noticing the packed lunch theme across the recent posts here? That...
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Aloo Chat Inspired Oven Fries
As the weather got cold here, I became overwhelmed by a craving for Aloo Chat. Aloo Chat is a spicy potato snack served with a variety of chutneys and yogurt. In my opinion, it is everything a snack...
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Oat Cookies that Embrace Complexity (gluten-free)
I was raised by a single mom. She married my kind, adventurous and frequently infuriating step father when I was nine, but, by then a complicated child rearing system was well in place. The system...
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Sticky, Boozy Chocolate Plum Pudding Cake (Gluten-free or not)
This is such a deeply satisfying dessert. The bittersweet chocolate, the plums and the booze all combine to make for a very grown up sort of treat. These cakes would be amazing for Christmas,...
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Walnut, Lemon and Cardamom Cake (gluten-free)
I think that I am supposed to be sharing healthful recipes for foods that will assuage the guilt of the holidays. But I am not feeling particularly guilty about having eaten well over the last few...
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Rice and Moong Dal Pudding with Black Pepper, Cumin and Ginger (Ven Pongal)
This is one of the most comforting, simple and healthful foods I have ever eaten. The rice and split moong beans are cooked until they are very soft and pudding like in consistency. The flavour comes...
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Light Hazelnut Cake with Flecks of Bittersweet Chocolate (gluten-free or not)
First of all, I am aware that my blog gives the impression that I am eating nothing but cakes and cookies with the occasional serving of Indian food lately. Not true! I have just been making a lot of...
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Saag “Paneer” (vegan)
My husband’s maternal grandparents raised their family in India. Chris’ grandfather ran an international boarding school in his capacity as a United Methodist Minister. Chris’ mother and all of his...
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Kabocha Pumpkin and Chestnut Soup with Chorizo
For the last 12 years , I have had an on again off again job, for just one day a week, in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. I don’t actually work in Manhattan much, except when I am...
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Ruby Salad with Feta and Spicy Pepitas
This salad lured me in visually. I have recently joined the ranks of pinterest users. I know that I am late to the party. No one will ever accuse me of being an early adopter of technology or...
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Happy Lunar New Year!/ Gluten-Free Shrimp and Pork Dumplings (inspired by...
Happy Lunar New Year! I always feel a little bit more excited about the beginning of the Lunar new year than the I do about January 1st. Maybe I just need another month to get excited about the idea...
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