Look for my recipe for a grilled salmon fillet with an orange, ginger, soy glaze with fingerling potatoes and spinach. All of it can be prepared on the grill, and I will post the recipe tomorrow for the salmon, the glaze and potatoes. For those of us who don’t want to turn on our ovens in [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Salmon on the grill
Posted in Recipes, entertaining, food, tagged fingerlings, ginger, salmon, soy on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Vegan Lentil Soup
Posted in Recipes, entertaining, food, tagged lentils, vegan on June 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a delicious, hearty and meatless soup….this version is all about bold flavors!
VEGAN LENTIL SOUP
1 cup onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
3 carrots, quartered and chopped crosswise into 1/4 inch slices
3 cloves of garlic crushed
Salt and pepper
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, run through the blender or food mill
2 bay leaves
4 cups of water
1/2 pound lentils, [...]
Soy Fruit Smoothie
Posted in Recipes, food, tagged fruit, smoothie, soy, vegan on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Being on the vegan cleanse I have to get protein from a source other than meat, so, I have perfected the art of the smoothie. First, soy milk. On its own, it doesn’t thrill me with its flavor, but whirled into a fruit smoothie, it’s a perfect base for frozen fruits and cold juices–and a great [...]
Blondies
Posted in entertaining, food, tagged blondies, brownies, coconut on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So last night, I finished reading Quantum Wellness by Kathy Freston. She’s the one behind my vegan cleanse. Her recommendation for feeling better instantly? Do something nice for someone. So here is my contribution. Brownies. Originally from Gourmet Magazine, I had to make two changes. First, the addition of 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper (trust me). And [...]
Arugula and potato salad
Posted in Events, Recipes, tagged arugula, cleanse, curry, freston, kathy, vegan on June 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This arugula and potato salad is so easy and it came up in the most serendipitous of ways. My friend Rick Patt and I attended an early meeting yesterday and he casually asked me if I wanted some fresh chard from his garden. Well being on the cleanse I of course said yes. Fresh vegetables [...]
My vegan entry
Posted in Recipes, tagged freston, kathy, pilaf, risotto, vegan on June 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Get it? I am on day 4 of the “cleanse.” Oprah’s doing it, and recently featured the author of a new book called Quantum Wellness on her show. This author’s approach, Kathy Freston, is to take a holistic approach to healing, and not ignore one area of your life despite impovements in others. So for her [...]
Philly burbs
Posted in Recipes, entertaining on June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the text of my column for Philly burbs this month along with the below recipe! Enjoy!
Hurry! To your local farmer’s market, that is. Strawberries, which make an early arrival every year (Mothers Day to Fathers Day) are only in season for another two weeks. At this very moment, farm stands everywhere should be [...]
