Recipes
Loaded Bacon and Cheddar Baked Potato Soup
The other week at Safeway I couldn’t pass up a 10-pound bag of potatoes that was on sale for $3. In a land where...
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Gluten-Free Buttermilk Biscuits
I don’t know about you, but prior to going gluten-free I didn’t make biscuits from scratch very often. Instead I was a happy and...
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Mexican Green Cilantro Rice
Fluffy green-tinted rice cooked in a jalapeno and cilantro-based broth? Count me in. I found the inspiration for this one in Lourdes Castro’s book,...
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Lemon-Vanilla Yogurt Cake with Almonds and Strawberries
I’ll admit that I had my doubts about this recipe. I wasn’t sure how a cake mostly comprised of yogurt and eggs, with almost...
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Coconut Agar-Agar Jellies
Now I’ve made (and eaten) a lot of Asian-style jelly desserts in my day, but I think I have to declare these Burmese Kyauk...
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Nuoc Cham-Everyday Vietnamese Dipping Sauce
Before delving into Vietnam’s savory dishes, I need to cover the nation’s ubiquitous dipping sauce: nuoc cham. It’s served alongside just about everything from...
Ice Cream Recipes
Frozen Hot Chocolate
As I mentioned earlier this week, I’ve got ice cream and other frozen treats on the brain. The temperatures have been rising around here...
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Lanttulaatikko- Finnish Rutabaga Bake
Never heard of a rutabaga before? Perhaps you know it by one its other names: Swedish turnip, swede, or yellow turnip? But considering the...
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Carrot Miso Salad Dressing and my Everyday Detox Salad
Want to know the trick to eating salads twice a day for a month? Lots and lots of interesting dressings. It’s pretty amazing that...
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Anzac Biscuits (Cookies)
Have you ever thought you’d made some great new discovery only to find out that the discovery had actually been made years before and...