A Thanksgiving Guide to Minimize the Stress
An Action Plan for Preparing the Thanksgiving Meal There’s much to do and make and prepare for the Thanksgiving meal—so here’s a guide and action plan I’ve prepared with tips and ideas to minimize the...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving to One and All!
May You Have a Most Delicious and Enjoyable Thanksgiving Day! A Thanksgiving Poem ‘Twas the night of Thanksgiving, I just couldn’t sleep. I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep. The...
View ArticleCranberry Apple Crostata
A Perfect Holiday Dessert Not too tart and not too sweet, A most delicious tea-time treat. Easy to please and quick to depart, A rustic, holiday open-faced tart. I’ve wanted to prepare a Cranberry...
View ArticleCranAppleNut Muffins—Gluten-Free or Not
Got Cranberries? Wahoo, here’s a great recipe for you if you remembered to freeze a bag or two of fresh cranberries last November or December. CranAppleNut Muffins are delicious. They have always been...
View ArticleCurried Quinoa Salad w/ Dried Cranberries & Toasted Almonds
Chisaya Mama—the Mother Grain of the Incas For almost 6000 years, quinoa (pronounced keen-wa)—known as the sacred grain of the Incas—has been cultivated in the Andean mountain regions of Peru, Chile...
View ArticleThanksgiving Guide & Checklist — Something More to Celebrate
An Action Plan for Preparing Thanksgiving Dinner There’s much to do and make and prepare for the Thanksgiving meal. It’s my favorite holiday of the year with its focus on food, friends, family and...
View ArticleCranberry Hazelnut Biscotti — Gluten & Dairy Free
Cranberry Hazelnut Biscotti for Holiday Giving Did you know that classic Italian biscotti (bee/SKOHT/tee) traveled the seas with Columbus? While Cranberry Hazelnut Biscotti aren’t exactly the same as...
View ArticleCranberry Apple Ginger Chutney – Tart, Sweet, Gingery Good
Cranberry Apple Ginger Chutney for Thanksgiving and Beyond Thanksgiving just wouldn’t be the same without tart, sweet and luscious red cranberries on the table. Be they cranberry sauce, relish or...
View ArticleChocolate Chunk Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
Chocolate Chunk Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies – Wow! Just the name, Chocolate Chunk Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies, sounds terrific. And when you learn the stuff they’re made of – hand-cut dark chocolate,...
View ArticleWild Rice Cranberry Muffins with Flaxseeds and Coconut Milk
Wild Rice Cranberry Muffins – Tasty, Moist & Satisfying We spent a long weekend with extended family in and around Elbow Lake, Minnesota last month. That’s where Paul grew up on a farm. While at...
View ArticleWaldorf Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette – A Standout
Waldorf Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette & Watermelon Radishes, Apple, Romaine, Walnuts, Celery, Cranberries, Radicchio Rather than an afterthought, this year make your holiday salad a standout....
View ArticlePersian Cucumber Yogurt – Mast-O Khiar Dressed for the Holidays
Persian Cucumber Yogurt as Appetizer, Side Dish, Light Meal While looking through a magazine last week, a colorful dish of Persian Cucumber Yogurt known as Mast-O Khiar caught my eye. After a bit of...
View ArticleMaple Apple Tartlets – Chunky Apple Jam Atop Gluten-Free Oat and Almond Crust
Maple Apple Tartlets with Chunky, Deeply Flavored Apple Jam Make the Most of America’s Favorite Fruit Apples, apples everywhere. We even found apples on our front doorstep, thanks to a friend who...
View ArticleWild Rice with Roasted Butternut Squash, Cranberries, Preserved Lemon
Wild Rice with Roasted Butternut Squash, Cranberries, Preserved Lemon – Side Dish, Entrée or Salad for Thanksgiving and Beyond Perhaps, like me, you’re feeling a bit behind in preparing for...
View ArticleRadicchio Carrot Ribbon Salad with Labneh & Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette
Radicchio Carrot Ribbon Salad – Layer Upon Layer of Flavor, Texture, Color “Wow. I’ve never had a salad like this. Really good. Delicious. Beautiful.” Such were the comments about Radicchio Carrot...
View ArticleRoasted Apples and Pears Dried Cranberries & Candied Ginger
Roasted Apples and Pears – Easy. Scrumptious. Gluten-Free. Once again, needing to include a dessert for an upcoming cooking class inspired the development of a new recipe. For a class featuring the end...
View ArticleWild Rice Cranberry Muffins with Flaxseeds and Coconut Milk
Wild Rice Cranberry Muffins – Tasty, Moist & Satisfying We spent a long weekend with extended family in and around Elbow Lake, Minnesota last month. That’s where Paul grew up on a farm. While at...
View ArticleWaldorf Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette – A Standout
Waldorf Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette & Watermelon Radishes, Apple, Romaine, Walnuts, Celery, Cranberries, Radicchio Rather than an afterthought, this year make your holiday salad a standout....
View ArticlePersian Cucumber Yogurt – Mast-O Khiar Dressed for the Holidays
Persian Cucumber Yogurt as Appetizer, Side Dish, Light Meal While looking through a magazine last week, a colorful dish of Persian Cucumber Yogurt known as Mast-O Khiar caught my eye. After a bit of...
View ArticleMaple Apple Tartlets – Chunky Apple Jam Atop Gluten-Free Oat and Almond Crust
Maple Apple Tartlets with Chunky, Deeply Flavored Apple Jam Make the Most of America’s Favorite Fruit Apples, apples everywhere. We even found apples on our front doorstep, thanks to a friend who...
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