Curried lentil soup, rich with the heady scent of toasted cardamom, coriander and fenugreek, moves from the humble to the extraordinary. I don’t often cook curries, not that I Read More →
welcoming the first frost: spiced lentil soup with roasted heirloom tomatoes
August 14, 2011 | by | 8 Comments
The other morning I woke to the thin sheen of the season’s first frost glazing the leaves of my kitchen herbs which grow in mismatched, hand-me-down pots and buckets Read More →
Stocking a Traditional Foods Pantry: What to Buy, Where to Buy It & How to Use It
July 29, 2011 | by | 4 Comments
Beans & Lentils What to Buy: Lentils and beans are affordable and, when prepared properly, deeply nutritious offering concentrated sources of food folate and minerals like Read More →
Ghee: A Wholesome Fat
August 4, 2009 | by | 10 Comments
We don't fear fat in my household. Indeed, olive oil, coconut oil, tallow and butter make regular appearances in our kitchen, but there's an under-appreciated wholesome fat: Read More →
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