My whole family is on a gluten free diet now. That includes me, which is quite incredible because I said I wasn’t going to do it.  I’ll share my reason for changing my mind in a future post. Read more »

I first had Ethiopian food when I was in college in Chicago. Right from the beginning I loved it and I wanted everyone I knew to love it too. Here is a simple Ethiopian recipe for collard greens that I really love. Read more »

Dal is one on my favorite things. I haven’t posted a recipe in quite awhile and this is a tasty one that I’ve been making a lot recently. It’s great the first day and even better the second as leftovers. I think the lemon juice at the end is what really makes it fantastic. Read more »

So I tried this recipe the other day. The hardest part about it is cutting the swede. It was so hard a few times I almost chopped my fingers off. I need to get better knives. Anyway, here’s the recipe. Read more »

We got parsnips in our vegetable box this week. I’ve never cooked a parsnip in my life and had no idea what to do with them. This inexperience makes it that much more incredible that I invented this recipe. Read more »

I love the recipe site, Manjula’s Kitchen. Part of what makes it so great is that she has videos that accompany the recipes. I was looking for a recipe to use the potatoes and cauliflower that came in this week’s vegetable box and I found this one on Manjula’s Kitchen. It’s yummy. Read more »

I made this the other day and it was very good. I found the recipe online and then added some more spices to suit my taste.  I served it with rice, but you can also serve it with couscous or bulgar wheat. Read more »

It’s been along time since I’m posted a recipe. I made this cabbage dish today and it’s quite good. Read more »

I love breakfast. I used to be a big cereal eater. Then I started eating fresh fruit mixed with plain yogurt. Then I went back to cereal again. Read more »

I made this for lunch today and it was delicious. I wanted to make a raw Pad Thai so I looked at a bunch of recipes and this is what I came up with. Read more »