Leek Soup x 2

The original recipe for this Cream of Leek Soup can be traced back to a French cooking course my mother took years and years ago.  It was gracefully aging into an “old family recipe” before I decided, just this evening, to ‘veganize’ and ‘babify’ it, and give it a new name (sacrilege!).  In our house, we worship the gods [...]

Nut Burgers

Nut Burgers

I’ve always made my own burgers from scratch.  I’ve been using the same recipe for close to ten years now, and they really are amazing.  But, in order to achieve my meat-reduction goal, I’ve been trying out vegetarian alternatives made with nuts, beans, lentils or kasha.   The kasha burgers I made several weeks ago, weren’t bad; [...]

Grow or Decay

I had to shake up the routine today, so I did three things I haven’t done in a long time: I made a big batch of granola.  It’s different every time, but this time, it’s awesome. I made a quiche, which turned out to be the most perfect quiche I’ve ever done.  The butter pastry [...]

Apple Barley Pancakes

The babe is learning the art of spoon-handling. It makes sense to give her as many opportunities as possible to sharpen her skill, so for breakfast, I usually alternate between various hot cereals, such as oatmeal, quinoa, and millet, and mix them with various fruits, such as banana, blueberries, and applesauce. Well, this morning, I [...]

Tomato Paste

In my experience, it is almost impossible to boil down pureed tomatoes to a consistency that can accurately be referred to as “paste”, and yet, that is what the published canning experts tell us to do. Here is a much better alternative: Peel tomatoes and puree them until smooth. For every 4 cups of …

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