[Just look at that peachy color! ] Don’t you just hate it when your regular routine is disrupted? Well, maybe it’s just me. As a Libra, I tend to be perhaps a little too attached to routine consistency boredom equilibrium in my life (Libra is represented by the scales, after all). When the calm of a […]
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Raw Linguine with Bolognese Sauce and Hemp Parmesan
[Zucchini Pasta Bolognese–hearty and delicious] Dealing with all the exigencies of the anti candida diet (ACD) can really be a challenge. After more than a year without sugars (sniff, boo hoo), most fruits (miss ya, mangoes!), gluten (you were overrated anyway), yeasts (nooch! nooch!), fungi (bye, bye, portobello steaks) or anything else fermented (thank God you […]
Flash in the Pan: Freshly Dressed and Saucy
[Sometimes, you just want to eat something now. I’ve decided to offer a mini-post every once in a while, for a dish that comes together incredibly quickly or else is so easy to make that no recipe is required. Here’s today’s “Flash in the Pan.” (For other FitP recipes, see “Categories” at right).] [Uber creamy–with […]
SOS Kitchen Challenge: Spinach Roundup
This month’s SOS (Sweet or Savory) Kitchen Challenge asked readers to whip up dishes with spinach, and wow, did you ever take on this challenge with gusto! We received a dozen fantastic, creative recipes to try that all highlight the super-healthy leafy green. And yes, a few desserts are included as well! Thanks to everyone […]
Gena’s Raw (Bean Free) Broccoli Hummus
In case you haven’t noticed, we Canadians are pretty obsessed with the weather. It rules our schedules, our wardrobes and our moods. Wake up to sunny skies and 26C (79 F), as we did a couple of weeks ago, and it’s going to be a good day. Wake up to glum, sodden skies, and that […]
SOS Kitchen Challenge: BEETS–The Roundup!
It’s time for the very first SOS (Sweet or Savory) Kitchen Challenge Roundup! When Kim and I first introduced the first SOS Kitchen Challenge last month, we decided to choose an ingredient that we both liked and that would suit both our specialized diets. But we had no idea so many of you also adored the ruby […]
Asparagus, Pea Shoot and Pea Salad
Ever since I began the ACD last year, I’ve been on a mission to find restaurants that can accommodate my dietary restrictions. Luckily, I’ve discovered two or three, and the HH and I tend to frequent those establishments regularly. On our recent vacation in Florida, I was elated to discover Wish, where I enjoyed a tasting […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles
One night when I was sixteen, I watched Marvin Hamlisch (composer of A Chorus Line, etc.) on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. The previous guest was Adrienne Barbeau, the buxom actress who played Bea Arthur’s daughter on the sitcom Maude. I was appalled as I witnessed Hamlisch, seated on the couch beside her, stammer and fidget (eyes flitting […]
Passover 2010: A Recipe Roundup
[Cookbook Giveaway Alert! Check out Sally’s gluten-free adaptation of my Butterscotch Blondies recipe, AND enter to win a free copy of Sweet Freedom! Just go to Sally’s blog for the details. You have until April 2nd to enter!] I was thrilled that the HH and I were invited to two seders this year (sorry, Girls). […]
Eating My Words: Sandwich with Raw “Egg” Salad
[Cookbook Giveaway Alert! Check out Sally’s gluten-free adaptation of my Butterscotch Blondies recipe from Sweet Freedom, and enter for a chance to win the book! Go to Sally’s blog for more information and details.] [Millet-quinoa bread topped with a smear of Caesar dressing (Clean Food recipe), faux egg salad, a few baby spinach leaves and […]