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The fork in the road brought me back to this after 4 years… Continue reading →

The Spirit Of The Heart

A media witness daily to the destruction and loss from the tsunami in Japan— I watch with sadness and awe the courage and elegance of the Japanese people, their grace, dignity, gentle strength. I search for words of consolation, find none. My silence —dirge dark. “Egyptian lotus never dies.”—same for our beloved? And as the … Continue reading →

Parsnip Potato Leek Gratin and Gandhi

I accepted a challenge from Green City Farmer’s Market to submit a recipe and pictures using products found at the January market. Organic root vegetables were abundant. I read that with vegetables buried in the earth, and fruits on trees you don’t peel; organic is best. Green City Farmers Market is organic. Therefore my choice. … Continue reading →

Cranberry Savories… Artichoke. Anchovy. Italian Giardiniera. Parmesan…NOSH.

Savory is about flavor and bouquet. Relish and chew. Subtle and soulful, pungent with zip. One savory recipe with delicate silky artichoke and essence of Parmesan, the other with salty anchovy and piquant Italian Giardiniera. Both with a touch of sweet-tart, dried cranberry tang. Voila! A Holiday Nosh. The dough is Mama Mic’s Magic Dough … Continue reading →

Brussel Sprout Log Lime-Maple Glaze

Evocative. Stacked. Still on the stalk. Roast Brussel Sprouts on the stalk? And after they’re roasted? A fantasy base for an appetizer tree. But…the Reality Tree!!! Easy to topple and your guests could cut themselves removing the sprouts. But if perseverance prevails… Roasted Brussel Sprout Log With Maple-Lime Glaze 1 Brussel Sprout Log, cut off … Continue reading →

Roasted Broccoli Cauliflower Wreath Of Wealth

Broccoli is a super food, packed with nutrition and very few calories.  Cauliflower it’s country cousin seems to “pale” by comparison. More subtle in flavor— but full of it’s own virtues. Healthy? Add a garlic mist to the cousins kiss and I’m talking Super foods. With or without cranberries this Wreath of Health  is easy … Continue reading →

Spicy Slaw

Is it the groceries, the garden or the beach?  Which one gets my attention today?   Do you think I’m going to let the groceries get me— never?  But the garden? The garden keeps me from the beach. Each morning I peruse the yard picking up stray papers, sticks, mini-branches from critters frolicking the night before­—and … Continue reading →

Blood Oranges and Anne Rice?

Human beings cannot manufacture Vitamin C in our bodies–— and we need constant replenishment of this vitamin from dietary sources. With this photo I’m thinking of Lestat and constant replenishment….but not to digress, it doesn’t have to be a blood orange, the flesh of a single naval orange will do, with only 64 calories, it … Continue reading →

Walnuts: Brilliant Brain Food

Walnuts—1 layer on your palm, five days a week. source of  plant-derived omega-3 fatty acids and Vitamin E —brain food. The membranes of our brain cells are primarily composed of fats. Walnuts have often been thought of as a “brain food” with their wrinkled brain-like look! The real reason they’re called brain food is because … Continue reading →

Kale and Kisses

It’s kisses one misses. You can get a lei —any day. But sweet kisses one misses. Want to keep your honey heart-healthy and fit? “Super Foods” kale and cranberries transmit… a heart-healthy treat. Need I repeat? “We are what we eat!” Kale & Kisses (tomato  and cranberry) 3 cups of chopped kale, remove stems, chop … Continue reading →