Author: Wendy

Mexican Tortilla Casserole

 

  This recipe has evolved.  It began many years ago as a recipe that I got out of a cooking magazine–I think it was Bon Appetit.  The recipe called for layers of tortilla, canned black beans mixed with Mexican-style canned tomatoes and cilantro, and grated cheese.  The recipe below contains […]

Twosie Bean and Vegetable Soup for Cold Weather

 

  A few days ago, I noticed some beautiful dried beans in the bulk food section of the market I was shopping at.  They were labelled Jacobs Cattle Trout Beans.  They are large, creamy white with mottled red blotches.  I soaked them overnight, then cooked them in plenty of water […]

White Beans, Kale and Delicata Squash

 

  I just started to read a new report, Trade and Environment Review 2013, published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development entitled, “Wake Up Before It’s Too Late:  Make agriculture sustainable now for food security in a changing climate.”  One of the things it discusses is that extreme weather […]

Roasted Beet, Orange and Feta Salad

 

  A couple of weeks ago, I posted my recipe for millet cakes pictured with a roasted beet salad.  I got the recipe for that beet salad from epicurious.com.  While I was eating it, though, I thought, “this would taste so much better with oranges and a dressing made with […]

Baked Marinated Salmon

 

 I believe that it is best to avoid animal products if one wants to do the utmost to protect the environment through one’s eating and cooking practices.  I find it difficult to do this all the time though, and I do love seafood.  So once in a while I allow […]

Savory Asian Millet Cakes

 

  Millet is a very nutritious grain, with over 80 nutrients.  It is especially high in protein, manganese, tryptophan, magnesium and phosphorus.  Developing a repertoire of grain-based dishes will help you reduce your need for meat in your diet, which will in turn help preserve the Earth and our environment. […]