Made from buckwheat, kasha has a very nutty taste. Here, it is combined with fragrant parsley, scallions, and carrots, and formed into small cakes. Serving with mushrooms sauce these…
Healthy and luscious this salad is great for light lunch. Garbanzo Beans is paired with garlic and other ingredients to make this tasty dish. This is a healthful, easy…
This simple, but very tasty, Asian-style dish can be prepared and cooked in just 15 minutes.…
Farro is described as “the mother of all wheat” since it was the oldest grain domesticated by humans. In ancient Rome, it was a staple food that provided the…
Gnocchi are delicious poached dumpling-like preparations. They are typically North Italian, although Roman gnocchi (made with potatoes) is a regional specialty rarely found in Northern home kitchens. A light…
The season of pumpkins is behind us, but this is the vegetable my family and I can eat all year round. Before the farms close their doors to picking…
Appetizers/ Pasta, Rice, Grains
Roasted Chickpeas with Ginger, Spices & Sesame Seeds – Tasty Snack/Appetizer
These crispy and spicy roasted chickpeas conceal a mouth-watering collection of flavors and make a delicious appetizer. You could make this dish any time of year, and I think…
Looking for a rustic salad/side to round out your Thanksgiving menu? Black Beluga lentils have a nutty, peppery flavor and a firm texture that holds up well to cooking. Delicate…
Blanched ground almonds contribute crunch and subtle sweetness to this creamy rice pudding.…
Stuffed Tomatoes with Rice and Mushrooms make a pleasant lunch dish or an attractive accompaniment to main dishes. (These are cheery tomatoes from our garden.)…
Warm dishes with spices are coming back in style with the changing season. Millet Fritters with Spiced Red Wine Plum Sauce is a lovely way to start. Note how…
Breakfast/ Breakfast & Desserts/ Pasta, Rice, Grains/ Russian Monday
Russian Monday: “Kasha” – Millet Porridge with Butternut Squash & Golden Raisins
Kasha is a special dish in Russian cuisine – very common and unremarkable, nevertheless having its own special worldwide reputation in line with borsch, Russian cabbage soup, kvass, and…
An early-morning breakfast needs to be fresh and calming. This is the meal that will set your tone for the day. By keeping everything easy, you allow yourself to…
People ask me all the time how I arrange my food when I photograph it. Most of the time I am thinking about how it is going to look,…
Autumn is one of my favorite seasons – not just all the dawns of autumn, nor the shorter, cooler days, but the evenings as well. Soft, sad evenings when…
Inspired by a recipe from Pasta Sfoglia, a cookbook by Ron Suhanosky and Colleen Marnell-Suhanosky. You have no idea how good it is ! -)))…
Saffron is the world’s most costly aromatic, for it takes the stigmas (pistil tips) of 75,000 Crocus sativus blossoms to make a single pound when dried. Saffron has been…