Steel-Cut Oats with Coconut and Pomegranate
Pacific Foods makes a variety of non-dairy beverages and they recently sent me some of their new organic coconut milks. I’ve only ever purchased coconut milk in cans before, and
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Coconut Cake
A very pretty cookbook called Honey & Oats: Everyday Favorites Baked with Whole Grains and Natural Sweeteners landed in my mailbox recently courtesy of Sasquatch Books. Though there are many,
Kitchen Sink Cookies and Weekly Shares
A busy week got in the way of me posting here yesterday as planned…sorry! So in the interest of not delaying this post further, I won’t wax on and on
Dried Mango and Toasted Coconut Muesli
Have you ever started a book and felt an immediate sense of kinship with the author? This was my experience within the first few pages of Whole-Grain Mornings: New Breakfast
Grain-Free Spiced Squash Muffins
Fall is in full swing where I live. My area is well known for spectacular displays of foliage and the trees are definitely not disappointing right now. This recipe, adapted
Peaches and Cream Pie + A Foraging and Feasting Giveaway
Last winter, I heard about a this really cool kickstarter campaign for a book called Foraging & Feasting. The premise of the book: show people how to identify wild edible
Gina’s Coconut Roasted Carrot Salad
Over the past few months, I’ve been able to have lunch a few times with my new buddy Gina of the fabulous blog Running to the Kitchen. I am very
Date Shake with Toasted Nuts from The New Persian Kitchen
I rarely eat the same thing twice. A food or drink has to be really and truly insanely delicious for me to make it more than once; I guess that
Grain-Free Thumbprint Cookies
These thumbprint cookies are ridiculously easy to make. Seriously…they might be the simplest cookies ever, and they’re also really delicious. I adapted them from the Jammin’ Sugar Cookie Thumbprints recipe
Coconut Parsnip Custard
Deborah Madison is a legend in the cookbook world and she’s one of my favorite food writers. My parents gave me a signed copy of her book The Savory Way
One Simple Change: Pantry Revamp (and coconut oat sesame bites)
Welcome to post #14 of One Simple Change: my year long series of tips dedicated to enhancing your health and your life. Sorry I’m a little late with this one,
One Simple Change: How to Make a Healthy Smoothie
Welcome to Week 13 of One Simple Change: my year long series of weekly tips dedicated to enhancing your health and your life. If you are new to my blog,
Mostly Raw Vegan Apricot Blackberry Pie
When I first heard about Pie Day, I was stumped about what to “bring” to the virtual party. Because I’d just posted these cupcakes, I decided to go in a
Olive Oil Granola with Dried Persimmon and Pistachios
I make homemade granola quite frequently; we go through a lot of it in my home. This has been my “go-to” recipe for a while, but when I picked up
Mocha Coconut Rice Pudding
This Mocha Coconut Rice Pudding is the second recipe I’m featuring from Leslie Cerier’s newly published Gluten-free Recipes for the Conscious Cook: A Seasonal, Vegetarian Cookbook. Leslie has generously agreed
Spring Vegetable Curry with Ramp Cilantro Chutney
This vegetarian curry features a few of my favorite wild foods. I made it with special ingredients that are available here in upstate NY in the spring: ramps (which I
Brazilian Salmon and Sweet Potato Stew
Moqueca is a traditional Brazilian fish stew. It combines many of my favorite flavors, including tomato, peppers, coconut milk, and cilantro, and I’ve been wanting to make it for a
Vegan Vegetable Curry with Mint Cilantro Chutney
This is a luscious vegan curry, inspired by the delicious Tomato and Coconut Fish Curry recipe in Monica Bhide’s lovely book, Modern Spice: Inspired Indian Flavors for the Contemporary Kitchen.
Chicken Soup with Collard Greens and Coconut Milk
Before I get to the recipe for this deliciously embellished chicken soup, I want to take a moment to tell you about Lauren of Celiac Teen’s new e-book. Lauren is
Gluten-Free Nanaimo Bars
The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she
Coconut Persimmon Smoothie
A frigid New York morning hardly seems like the perfect time to make a smoothie, right? This one, however, which features gorgeous ripe persimmons, rich coconut milk and a touch
Vegan Coconut Cinnamon Ice Cream
Did you know that yesterday was national ice cream day? Ronald Reagan apparently gave this distinction to the the third Sunday in July, so I figured it was time to
Homemade Protein Bars
I like the idea of protein bars because they are easy to eat on the run and theoretically, they make a healthy snack before or after exercise. What I don’t