Vegetable Rice Noodles Over the years, cooking allergy friendly has been an adventure. There have been so many times where I made a dish thinking it was a matter of substituting a few ingredients...and it wasn't. I really need to thank my husband and my children for continuing to trust me to cook for them. … Continue reading Vegetable Rice Noodles
Oven Roasted Rosemary Radishes Not everyone loves raw radishes, one of the reasons is that it can have an astringent taste when it is raw. However, by roasting in the oven with your favorite herbs, it brings on a whole new dimension. My favorite is rosemary, the woodsy notes of this herb goes very well … Continue reading Oven Roasted Rosemary Radishes
Allergy Friendly Vegan Stew We are still meatless this week (except for seafood) and so is my little allergy kiddo. I can't tell you how touched I am that is she is meatless with me. This is why I have been working so hard to make some new vegetarian and seafood dishes. I want to use … Continue reading Allergy Friendly Vegan Stew
Cauliflower Tabouli I was at the market yesterday and I found the most gorgeous looking cauliflower. I'm not kidding, it was the most beautiful shade of lavender. I've only ever seen it in culinary magazines and cooking shows but never in person. What made me even happier was the fact that it was on sale! … Continue reading Cauliflower Tabouli
Chinese Sautéed Cucumbers Many people think of cucumbers as something that you eat raw on your salad or toss into your smoothie. You can actually do so much more with it and I mean more than just place cucumber slices over eyes on a spa day. In Chinese cuisine, we actually sautée the cucumbers. As … Continue reading Chinese Sautéed Cucumbers
Stuffed Pepper Caprese During the summer, many of us just don't want to cook. It is too hot and there just isn't enough time between camp pickups and running errands. This morning, I quickly chopped up all the vegetables and made the filling. Later this evening, I filled the peppers and grilled up some shrimp. It … Continue reading Stuffed Pepper Caprese
Butternut Squash Un-Risotto The first question most people are going to ask is why is this a "un-risotto"? The answer is a risotto is creamy form of rice dish and this dish does not contain rice. Then why call it a risotto if it has no rice? It is because this dish simulates the texture … Continue reading Butternut Squash Un-Risotto
Our addiction to quinoa, all started when a friend challenged me to make quinoa taste good. She was convinced that quinoa was just a "glorified dirt". I was challenged to put together 21 recipes with quinoa and it HAD to taste good. Lucky for me I have 4 built-in super honest taste testers...aka my kiddos! … Continue reading Kiddo’s Quinoa Salad
Thai Apple Salad One of the things I missed after I moved to the suburbs was Thai food. Living in NYC, getting my hands on some spicy soup or papaya salad was just a subway ride away. I always loved the green mango salad or the shredded apples salad. This weekend I thought I would give … Continue reading Thai Apple Salad
Brussels Sprouts! Usually we roast Brussels sprouts and then crumble some bacon on top. Recently at the markets, I noticed that they are selling shredded Brussels sprouts. Its neat that they are doing that but its not really for roasting…so what do you do with it? Well other than putting it in your salad…you can … Continue reading Brussel Sprout Stir Fry?
