My husband’s Aunt Iliana gave me the idea for this AMAZING salad. Full confession: she told me every single ingredient! I came up with the proportions, which is especially important for the dressing. Thank you, Iliana! 1 mango, diced 1 avocado, diced watercress Dressing: juice of 1 lemon 2 […]
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Chickpeas and Vegetables Stewed in Coconut Milk
I am always trying to think of new ways to prepare dried beans, because they are economical and nutritious, and also because their production uses way fewer environmental resources than meat production. I had a bag of dried chick peas (garbanzo beans) in my pantry. They had been there for […]
Braised Baby Bok Choy
Bok Choy is one of the best sources of calcium. The human body can absorb a higher percentage of calcium from bok choy than from most other calcium sources (54% from bok choy vs. 32% from milk, for example). This vegetable also has lots of vitamins A, C, K […]
Leftover Vegetables, Chicken and Sausage in Skillet Rice, Kind of Like Paella
A simple action that each of us can take to increase the sustainability of our eating is to waste less food. This can be such a challenge, as we collect bits of leftover vegetables and meats and nobody in the family feels like eating them anymore. They get old […]
Back to the Blog, With Fish, Shrimp and Vegetables Stewed in Coconut Milk
After a long absence due to a kitchen remodel, I am back to cooking, my blog, and green planet eating! The other morning was a cold and wet autumn day in Connecticut, and I wanted to have something warm and comforting for dinner that night. I decided upon fish […]
Cold Peanut Noodles with Snow Peas
Since I like to make my own peanut butter, I base this on my peanut butter recipe and then add additional ingredients for a more Asian-inspired sauce. Make this salad for a picnic or an easy evening at home! Can be served at room temperature or chilled. Sauce: 5 […]
Potato Leek Soup
Summer soups are great because you can make them ahead of time and then enjoy a carefree evening. They are great for picnics, served in plastic cups. This particular soup is also the one I tend to make when someone in my family has oral surgery, since he or […]
Gazpacho
I owe the seed of this recipe to my mother-in-law, who has sent me numerous gazpacho recipes over the years and has earned herself a reputation for making the most delicious gazpacho. I don’t think she ever makes it the same way, however, so her approach gave me the […]
Creamy Dip for Chips and Veggies
1/2 cup mayonnaise1/2 cup sour creamhandful of fresh chives, choppedhandful of fresh parsley, choppedhandful of fresh dill, chopped1 garlic clove, pressed1/2 tsp salt1/4 tsp sugarlots of freshly ground black pepperjuice of 1/2 lemon Mix all ingredients together well. Let sit for 1/2 hour or more in refrigerator to let […]