When I have guests in my home, I provide them with an assortment of easy breakfast items, including bread. I don’t often eat bread, so if it becomes more than a few days old, it’s nice to be able to just toss it … Continued
One of my main time-saving strategies in the kitchen is to make enough grain for three meals. We eat it freshly cooked for dinner the first day, in something new for lunch or dinner on the second day and then … Continued
One of the fascinating things about brown rice is that when it is pressure cooked with any bean, the bean cooks in the same amount of time as the rice. In macrobiotics, brown rice cooked with a little sea salt is … Continued
When I was in cooking school in Austin, TX my friend Tom would to bring in homemade millet amasake for us. He would puree it in his Vitamix until it was as creamy as pudding. It was so delicious. I have yet to make 100% millet … Continued
Welcome to The Virtual Vegan Potluck December 2014 edition. This is my fourth time participating and it keeps getting better. Thank you to the whole team of vegan bloggers out there organizing to keep the links rolling, but the biggest … Continued
Here’s a simple recipe for a windy, rainy day like we have in Seattle and all up and down the Pacific NW coast. We even have some high wind warnings for today! I am going to write this and then … Continued
The weather has definitely been colder for the past few weeks here in Seattle. We’ve even had some snow and it’s hanging around for a while because our temperatures are hovering at freezing even during the day. If you haven’t … Continued
Even though temperatures are in the 80’s this week, we can already smell the first signs of fall here in Seattle. I don’t think I would do well in a tropical climate, particularly because I am in love with the fruit … Continued
I had planned to make you a compote to spoon onto this millet breakfast porridge, but the nectarines were so fresh and lovely, I couldn’t bear to cook them. So, this is a cinnamon-y millet porridge with nectarine chunks stirred … Continued
While attending macrobiotic culinary school, I was taught to not blanch onions. Supposedly this was because they lose too much flavor and so they aren’t appropriate for that style of cooking. I was also taught to blanch each vegetable separately. … Continued