I love this recipe. It is the perfect light, spring time dessert. I wish that lilacs were not so ephemeral and I could enjoy it more than just a few weeks a year. Makes 5 small puddings Lilac Water:½ cup (120g) boiling water½ cup rinsed lilac blossoms Lilac Jelly Topping:½ tsp (1.25 g) gelatin2 tbs hot water½ cup (120 g) lilac water2 tbs granulated sugar15-20 fresh lilac blossoms, washedred and blue food coloring for color (optional) Coconut Milk Pudding:2 tsp (5…
Makes enough for 4 for taco dinner. About 2 cups. ½ cup chopped cilantro½ cup diced onion (about 1 medium sized)1 cup diced green tomatoes4 jalapeños and/or habañeros diced (¼ cup) – red/orange peppers do well here for added colorJuice from 1 lime (1 tablespoon)1 teaspoon saltsalt and black pepper to taste Dice up green tomatoes and place in colander over sink. Add in 1 teaspoon of salt and stir. Allow to sit. Chop cilantro and onion and place in…
Makes enough for 1 good sized serving. ½ cup oats½ cup water¾ cup coconut milk2 ½ teaspoons miso + 1 tablespoon water Any toppings you desire: I used a 7 minute hard boiled egg, black sesame seeds (kuro goma), pickled ginger (kizami shoga), and sunflower sprouts Combine oats,water, and coconut milk in a sauce pan over medium heat. Allow mixture to cook for 10 minutes stirring every 30 seconds or so to make sure nothing sticks to the bottom. Combine miso with…
[Jump to Recipe] Shishito peppers are something seasonal for me and thus are a real treat. I used to get them only through my CSA and would relish those one or two meals we could make with them every summer. This year I found myself with more gardening space and I thought, why not see how successful I could be at planting them? I bought only one plant and it turns out that was a great decision because that plant…
[Jump to the recipe by clicking here] Fried rice was one of the first dishes I made when I started cooking for myself after college. It is a great way to use up extra vegetables you have hanging around, is really fast and cheap to make, and, unless you over season it, you can’t really mess it up. Now that being said, I didn’t (and still don’t) have a wok or a gas stove so I learned how to cook…
[Jump to the recipe by clicking here] Back when I was on the restriction phase of the low fodmap diet I tried making polenta for the first time. This was a challenge to myself to branch out from the rice I was eating multiple times a day. The first polenta I made was simple – water, cornmeal, butter, and parmesan cheese – but it was so easy and so good I was hooked. After eating it a couple times with…
[Jump to the recipe by clicking here] [Jump to my fodmap diet update by clicking here] I am obsessed with almond flavored baked goods. If I had to pick only one pastry/baked good to eat for the rest of my life it would probably be an almond croissant. But right now I am not eating wheat grains or lactose which means I can’t splurge on one for days like Valentine’s Day where I used to celebrate with fun treats. As a result I decided to come…
[Jump to the recipe by clicking here] Since starting the low fodmap diet I have been eating a whole lot of rice. In general that is fine because I like rice but, with the discussion of arsenic levels in it, I don’t want to make it a twice a day part of my diet like it was the first week. If you would like to read more about arsenic and rice the FDA and consumer reports have some good information…
[Don’t want to read about the diets? – Jump to the recipe by clicking here] If you follow food people on Instagram in January you are probably very aware of the #Whole30 craze going on right now. You can read more about it here, but the Whole30 is a 30-day “reset” program to get your body inflammation down. Now I have issues with it, and started to write my reasons until I realized some other bloggers did the same. Plane,…
[Jump to Shiso Vinaigrette Recipe] [Jump to Late Summer Salad Recipe] I love any recipe that allows me to use small amounts of different ingredients that I wouldn’t be able to make a full dish on their own. Bonus points if I can wipe the dish up quickly. Salads fall in this category. They are a great way to combine all sorts of produce in one delicious dish. For this late summer salad I combined small amounts of late summer…