[What I should have made for our Christmas dinner this year. . . . ] What. . . is it December 27th, already?? Hope you’ve all had a wonderful holiday season so far! I must confess, the last few days have been among the laziest of my life. And you know what? It felt great! […]
Christmas, 2010 Recap: Don’t Mess with Tradition (and African Sweet Potato Stew)
December 27, 2010 by 51 Comments
Last Minute Recipe Suggestions
December 22, 2010 by 13 Comments
Who’s ready to celebrate? With all of my 175 students’ assignments, exams and final marks finally submitted–I am now officially on holidays until 2011–whoo hoo! That makes me one very celebratory gal. Par-tay, I say! And how about having everything all ready to start cooking my big holiday meal? Um, no. (Insert sheepish expression here). “Mum, did […]
A Gluten Free Holiday IV (Side Dishes): Rutabaga Gratin
December 2, 2010 by 21 Comments
[This week’s A Gluten Free Holiday (the fourth installment of this event that Amy created) is hosted by Diane at The Whole Gang. You’ll probably remember Diane’s “30 days to a food revolution“–she even got Jamie Oliver involved! Diane’s theme is sides and main courses today, so hop over to her blog if you’d like to see […]
Parsnip Mini Loaves or Muffins (with GF option)
January 29, 2010 by 33 Comments
Well, I suppose it had to happen eventually. . . winter has finally arrived in Toronto. *Sigh*. I really, really would love to live somewhere that I don’t have to don at least 4 layers of clothing (that would include torso, head, hands, and feet) in order just to walk out the door without permanently […]
Flash in the Pan: Almond-Crusted Root Vegetable “Fries”
April 27, 2009 by 95 Comments
[Good news! This recipe, along with more than 100 others, is now available in my cookbook, Living Candida-Free. Everything in the book is free of gluten, eggs, dairy and sugar–and all suitable for an anti-candida diet!] [Rutabaga “fries”–who’d have ever thought?] [Sometimes, you just want to eat something now. I’ve decided to offer a mini-post […]
Curried Root Vegetable Chowder with Dumplings
November 20, 2008 by 42 Comments
Years ago (oops, make that a decade), during the tumultuous year after my starter marriage dissolved, I lived with my friend Gemini I. As two single thirty-somethings interested in social events or activities that might bring us into contact with eligible men, we decided to try out some cooking classes (what were we thinking? We might as well […]
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