It’s 2 am on Friday morning, but I haven’t gone to bed yet. Insomnia and I are having such a good time together that we can’t bear to part. At least that’s what it tells me. My response was slightly more creative and may have also included the odd hand gesture. But this means that I can do the…
Cravings and Chocolate-Covered Pretzels
I had a craving this evening for chocolate. And carbs. I looked around my kitchen and saw some leftover tempered couverature chocolate from when I was making chocolate-dipped orange almond biscotti. (The biscotti would have satisfied my craving but I had taken them to work where they were devoured with immensely gratifying speed and…
Autumnal Urges and Sweet Potato-Pear Soup
One of the doctors at the clinic where I work made a Pear and Sweet Potato Soup last fall, and liked it so much that she passed out the recipe to anyone who was interested. I took it and made it my own by cutting out the whipping cream and maple syrup and replacing the…
Salads I Have Known and Loved: Because I hate waste. But not broccoli.
I hate to waste food. One of my favourite cooking articles is entitled, That’s Not Trash, That’s Dinner! Cracks me up. But it’s a good point! I’ll tell you about my Kitchen Sink Soup sometime. In this post, however, we’ll be using the broccoli stems from my previous post, to make a healthy broccoli slaw….
Salads I Have Known and Loved: Café-Style Broccoli and Feta Pasta Salad
It’s midnight. I’m tired. I meant to write something both witty and introspective but my energy has fled along with the hours and I be sleepy. So here’s a quickie for you! When I make friends, I usually tend to keep them, with the exception of a few. I wish them all well and some…