I made these a week or two ago when friends were visiting. It says you need to wait an hour for them to cool in the pan, but the six or seven of us ate the entire pan within minutes of them coming out of the oven! If you wait, they become crispy like the... Continue Reading →
Gluten Free Banana Nut Pancakes
Two of my dearest friends came for a visit last weekend, it's amazing what a few hours of intense laughter and intentional conversation can do for the soul. My job was to bring the nourishment, and one of my friends is totally gluten-free. I wanted to have the classic comfort breakfast of pancakes and bacon,... Continue Reading →
Banana Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies
I've been looking for something quick and mobile for breakfast because the kids are coming downstairs later and later each morning! These breakfast cookies are gluten free and vegan is you use carob chips. I mixed them up last night and baked them this morning so they would be fresh, and all were eaten! Lifted... Continue Reading →
Vietnamese Beef Stew (Banh mi bo kho)
Have you heard of Tasting Table? It's a culinary website that sends me recipes from chefs everyday. This one came from a new James Beard Award winner at a Houston restaurant called Underbelly. I know....it's a high of 93 degrees today but this is something to try, no matter the temperature outside. I found the... Continue Reading →
Roasted Corn & Black Bean Salsa
Late last summer I grilled several dozen ears of corn, let them cool and scraped all that goodness off. I froze bags and bags of the stuff so we could have this salsa anytime of the year. I'm pretty sure it's what got my college freshman through her first semester. To make it vegan friendly,... Continue Reading →
Zucchini Pasta with Tomato Sauce
This is a quick dinner to put together, start the sauce first because the 'pasta' takes five minutes! In the summer months I don't cook the sauce, I coarsely chop the tomatoes, onions and garlic and pour it over the pasta. 2 zucchinis, peeled and shaved into thin slices like fettucine, drained well 1 T... Continue Reading →