Beet Carpaccio
This beet carpaccio is an easy and healthy vegan alternative to the traditional dish. It’s fresh and delicious with a slightly sweet and earthy flavor. You can serve beet carpaccio as an appetizer, side dish, or even atop a salad.
Raw Foods
Fresh Salsa with Heirloom Tomatoes
I grow many types of organic heirloom tomatoes each summer. Though I have made and water-bath canned several different kinds of cooked salsas in years past, I decided not to
Pickled Purslane
My house has a longish rocky driveway and purslane grows like crazy along the edges. I also find it in my garden beds, so I eat it quite a lot.
Sylvie’s Sensational Summer Salad Round-Up
Today it is my great privilege to introduce you to Sylvie Shirazi of the incredibly lovely blog Gourmande in the Kitchen. Sylvie put together a stunning round-up of summer salads
Instant Persimmon and Asian Pear Kimchi
I’ve made no secret about the fact that I adore kimchi: I posted my go-to recipe some time ago and I’ve written extensively about the health benefits of fermented foods.
One Simple Change: More Raw Foods
Hello friends…it’s the weekend and that means it’s time for another One Simple Change post! It’s hard for me to believe, but this is my 26th in the series. Since
One Simple Change: Add Some Culture
Welcome to Week 6 of One Simple Change! If you are not familiar with my OSC series, here’s what it’s all about: I’m giving you a new and different healthy
DIY Garlic Chile Sauce
I am kind of addicted to chile sauces. It’s true! I dab spicy condiments onto pretty much everything I eat. My goal with this recipe was to create something akin
Photos of Stowe And Vermont-Inspired Salsa
After I mentioned in this post that I had accidentally erased all my Stowe family vacation photos from my memory card, I got a comment from a reader named Sarah.
Southeast Asian Tomato and Cucumber Salad
I grew all sorts of heirloom tomatoes this summer. Some were sliced, sprinkled with salt, then gobbled: leaving nothing but a juicy, seedy trail behind. Some found their way onto
Quick Cucumber Kimchi- Guest Post on A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa
Happy Monday! I am thrilled to be guest posting for Diana today, so please check out my recipe for Quick Cucumber Kimchi over at her gorgeous blog: A Little Bit
Heirloom Tomato and Goat Cheese Terrine
The August Charcutepalooza Challenge was to make a molded terrine. Cathy and Kim gave us the choice of using emulsified liver or fish/seafood (or we could use super exciting pig
Cucumber Sorrel Smoothie
Summer’s heat sucks my energy and makes me cranky, but my summer garden inspires me. I am inundated with cucumbers this year. Absolutely positively inundated. I cannot keep up! From
Pickled Radishes with Carrots and Green Garlic
I’ve confessed before that despite growing them in my garden, I am not really a big fan of raw radishes. I find them passable when slathered with butter, and eat
Spicy Cucumber Salad
I am hosting weekend herb blogging this week! If you’d like to participate, you can find more information here. My assignment for this month’s secret recipe club was to make
Chia Pudding with Pecans, Raisins and Candied Ginger
I always feel like I am taking a risk when I post a recipe like this. I love this chia pudding, but will anyone else? Maybe I’m self-conscious because my
Zucchini Noodles with Avocado Dressing
Have you noticed that I haven’t blogged about much cooked food this summer? It’s been so hot and my garden’s doing so well that I’ve just naturally gravitated to more
Raw Kale Salad
I’ve been meaning to post this recipe for the last few days but my family’s summer has gotten off to a super busy start, and it just didn’t happen. Plus
Watermelon Gazpacho
This recipe for Watermelon Gazpacho comes from the book Lucid Food: Cooking for an Eco-Conscious Life by Louisa Shafia. This is a fantastic soup: healthy, delicious, and absolutely perfect for
Avocado Salad Stuffed Squash Blossoms
The winner of the Yogi Tea giveaway was Jeanne. Thanks to everyone who entered. Stay tuned for another giveaway next week (hint: it’s for a signed copy of a cookbook
Garden Pea and Rose Petal Salad
Slightly cooler temperatures plus lots of rain this past week equals one very happy garden… …everything for this Garden Pea and Rose Petal Salad came straight out of that happy
Lacto-Fermented Sauerkraut
Lacto-fermented sauerkraut has so many things going for it: natural probiotics that aid the digestive and immune systems, tons of beneficial enzymes, lots of vitamin C…in my opinion, it’s truly
Orange and Fennel Salad
This Orange and Fennel Salad is my take on a seasonal classic hailing from Sicily. A late winter salad that is generally made with blood oranges, it’s not just healthy
Raw Chocolate Mousse
A quick note…if you haven’t yet entered my Garden of Life giveaway, make sure to do so as it ends in just a few days. Go to this post and