Roasted Spaghetti Squash and Chanterelle Confit

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December.  Absolutely my favorite month of the year (well that and June, my birthday month).  Love everything about it and the cold weather too. Just more reasons to bake and cook, as if I needed anymore.  And that brings me to: confit n. a piece of meat cooked in its own fat.  The Levantine version of confit is made with …

Roasted Cauliflower and Tomato Salad

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Cauliflower has to be the most under-appreciated of vegetables.  Its bland flavor doesn’t appeal to many people, although it has a very high nutritional density = a very healthy food.  Aside from cooking the florets in a stew or boiling them (which I am not a fan of), frying them turns them golden brown and delicious.  I’m not afraid of …

Roasted Red Kuri and Shiitaki Dumplings in a Hearty Lamb Sauce

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It’s an incredibly beautiful Fall day.  I’m writing this outside listening to the birds on the trees, the neighborhood kids screaming with joy and my tummy rumbling from hunger.  Adding these pictures to the post isn’t helping either.  These dumplings are my take on a very traditional dish made with lamb-stuffed dumplings in a dehydrated bulgur -yogurt sauce (kishk).  After …

Aromatic Jute Mallow Soup with Fennel and Tomato

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The picture above was taken yesterday on the campus of my kids’ school, where leaves are gloriously changing colors and carpeting the grounds. However,  I find it a bit unsettling that we have welcomed Fall with a 101ºF.  Dear Mother Nature, what the heck is going on?  For now, I am pretending is a cool day, perfect for a nutritious …

Coconut and Fig Smoothie

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Now that everyone is back to their routine, I’m still attempting to find mine.  It’s taking me longer than I thought to get a solid schedule together for my newly found free time.  I have decided to resume writing for NaturalNews.com among other things.  And my brain is crowded with recipes that are itching to come out.  I don’t know …