Hi there,
Here is where I share my fun, my passion: FOOD. My hope is to inspire you to create and share healthy tasty dishes using natural ingredients, to support local farmers who use organic and dynamic farming methods. And, to cook with a variety of colors, flavors, textures, techniques and chemistry. I'll share tips and tricks for planning, shopping, improvisational cooking, serving, storage and more. My recipes and information will be for: raw food, vegan, macrobiotic, paleolithic, and other types of diets... and various cuisines including: Asian, Middle Eastern, European, American, Mexican. To the kitchen we go, and contrary to what mothers have said - food is best if you play with it, so go ahead, read on ...Q & A: simple cooking, recipe modifications and substitutions February 22, 2012
“…please address…. low-fat cooking or recipe modification for beginners in the kitchen. ….we want to provide them with the ‘tools’ and knowledge so that they can change your cooking habits to healthier ones. And I think is is also important to illustrate that eating healthier does not mean taking away all your favorite foods or depriving yourself of certain foods, but instead learning how to make modifications.”
Menu ideas for individuals, the family and groups February 17, 2012
Need menu ideas? Curious to know what I’ve been doing in the kitchen?
Entrepreneur’s workshop and lunch February 16, 2012
Coming soon, Saturday
Inventory: serving spoons, spatulas, ladles, tongs, flatware February 12, 2012
Tags: Inventory
Inventory: coffee cups, appetizer plates, platters February 12, 2012
Tags: Inventory
Cooking demos at Monta Vista Market February 11, 2012
11 & 12 February, Sat/Sun
Kitchen gear and gadgets: the necessities February 8, 2012
Essential kitchen equipment for the healthful efficient chef. Tooling up in the kitchen with the necessities.
How to create a recipe January 28, 2012
Here are my 12 bases to cover to create a recipe. With a link to the radio interview with Julie on her show: Art’s Desire.
PALEO Hot and Sour Squash Soup January 28, 2012
Here is a PALEO version of my Hot’n Sour Squash Soup that I created at INTEL.
Hot and sour squash peanut soup January 28, 2012
Day 2 at INTEL….. This soup has a kick, most people said it is medium spiced with a good balance of sweet and sour. ***** The HOT kick comes from red pepper flakes and red chilies. The SOUR punch comes from the pickled red chilies and from the tamarind. The smooth SWEETNESS comes from the [...]
My favorite culinary books to become fluent in the kitchen December 22, 2011
Here are a few of my favorite culinary handbooks, that I have found very useful in my culinary journey.
Asian Refreshing Pressed Salad December 20, 2011
This make-shift salad press does the trick! The pressure makes for a crispy, watery salad
Raw, dehydrated spinach bread December 8, 2011
My favorite Indian spice – this cousin of cumin – is sweet, nutty and pungent. It’s just the right touch in taking dehydrated breads to a new level, to transport you to an exotic far away place. Kala Jeera (black cumin) is a member of the parsley family and is used in Indian breads, soups and sauces, often used in conjunction with fennel, nigella, black mustard and ajwain seeds.
Dehydrated breads: onion, zucchini, spinach, apple December 6, 2011
Quick note…. here are a few pics, will post info another time. Meanwhile, if you are curious, interested in the details then go ahead post a comment and/or send an email to me. Dehydrated Onion and Zucchini Bread: Dehydrated Onion Bread: Dehydrated Apple Almond Toast: Dehydrated RED Onion Bread: Dehydrated Seed Bread: Dehydrated Spinach [...]
A Greek dinner for 36 people December 2, 2011
2 Feb, Thursday