This smoked cashew-chipotle salsa was something I came across several years ago while having lunch at Empellon in NYC (Ohhh, the memories of dining out, sigh). They offer a selection of seven salsas and the smoked cashew salsa was the one that I vividly remember to this day. Have you tried making plant-based cashew ‘whipped … Continue Reading
Haven’t much felt like writing about food. But, we still need nourishing food in our lives. I’ve been making a lot of these savory Turkish stuffed flatbreads, known as gözleme, the past few weeks. You can stuff them with any number of fillings, though I particularly like the combination of spinach, feta, dill and leek, … Continue Reading
I’m over winter and ready for spring and all of its flavors. On the bright side, only four more days until spring. March 19th is the spring equinox. Yahoo! I’ve been busy starting my seeds for the growing season. How about you? Decided to dive into spring a bit early with an artichoke-inspired dish. Artichokes … Continue Reading
One of the vendors at my local farmers’ market got me hooked on this dish — Indonesian-style collard greens or gulai sayur. With nearly 2 pounds of collard greens it packs a punch nutritionally. That being said, taste is just as important in my book as a dish’s nutritional makeup. It has to taste good, … Continue Reading
It was a bit chilly a few days ago and I was craving some soup. I searched for my recipe for ribollita — Tuscan bread, white bean and vegetable soup — and realized it never made it onto my blog. Well, time to remedy that. Ribollita is a nourishing, thick and hearty, stick to your … Continue Reading
