Timbale: An Elegant Exercise in Eggplant
September 1, 2010 – 5:51 pm | 3 Comments

Late summer to early fall (that’s now!)  is high season for eggplant, and if you’ve hit a farmer’s market recently, no doubt you’ve noticed the abundant and regal assortment of jewel-toned eggplants on offer.
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Going Wild for Thanksgiving
November 9, 2009 – 7:28 pm | No Comment
Going Wild for Thanksgiving

T minus 17 days until Thanksgiving and the short-list of potential side dishes is already being negotiated in our family.  This year, my submission for healthy, gluten-free stuffing substitute comes from, of all unlikely places, …

Trick for a tasty Halloween treat
October 27, 2009 – 1:00 pm | One Comment
Trick for a tasty Halloween treat

After last year’s unfortunate Halloween candy bender (guess who methodically worked her way through an entire 200-count econo-size bag of mini York Peppermint Patties when not a single Trick-or-Treater showed up?), I vowed not to …

A Tearful Reunion with Mushroom “Barley” Soup
October 21, 2009 – 1:00 am | 4 Comments
A Tearful Reunion with Mushroom “Barley” Soup

Nothing heralds soup season like an early Noreaster, and the cold, rainy assault of ghastly unpleasantness it brings with it.
In weather like last week’s, I miss barley.  More specifically, I miss me a bowl of warming, …

Fun with Chickpea Flour
July 28, 2009 – 11:05 am | 9 Comments
Fun with Chickpea Flour

Whether you’re avoiding wheat flour by necessity or are just looking for some variety in a stale diet, bean flours in general–and chickpea flour in particular– are a nutritious alternative to some of the most …

Celebrating Squishy Sandwich Bread
July 1, 2009 – 9:19 am | 2 Comments
Celebrating Squishy Sandwich Bread

I’ve come to regard my gluten intolerance as a blessing in disguise.  After all, it forced me to diversify my diet in ways that have been both healthful and delicious and led me to fabulous …

Finding your true (cereal) love, online
May 3, 2009 – 7:49 pm | 2 Comments
Finding your true (cereal) love, online

 
Cereal has always held a special place in my life.  Growing up, my father established “The Empty Bowl Club” to which my sisters and I could only gain admittance if we finished our cereal.  Our …