Have you ever had celery root? I’ll never forget the first time I had it – it was during a prix fixe dinner at Tilth in Seattle with my mom at least 10 years ago. I remember the two of us carefully savoring every bite of the tasting menu, the standout being a magical “celeriac…
Salmon with Coconut Lemongrass Broth
Cleanse, Day 13: pretty sure someone should offer me a sales job for selling cleanse. Or perhaps this is my calling to become a nutritionist? Or food blogger? Doesn’t everyone want to hear about how light and clear I feel? I’ve moved into the second week of my cleanse – the one where you start…
Red Lentil and Sweet Potato Stew with Kale
Hi! Reader – meet curried stew made with red lentils, sweet potato, and mini peppers. Stew – meet Reader. Oh! And kale. It’s so pretty. I swear, it’s dishes like that makes the idea of a cleanse purely culinary and feel-good, rather than scary. It’s a way to celebrate freshness. I couldn’t do it…
French Lentil Salad
Cleanse Day One: Woke up to a screaming headache and then puked twice. I don’t consider this a good sign. Maybe my body just NEEDS americano and croissant to function? Convinced this is coffee-pastry withdrawal. Almost hop on WebMD. Made a mango smoothie minus the tahini. It didn’t taste all that awesome, like unripe mango that…
The Cleanse
When life hands you lemons…take it as a sign to go do a cleanse. I had myself a good internal freak out this weekend. I had just eaten a fried Twinkie at the Houston Rodeo after a plate of chicken strips and fries, all of which was washed down by an unsweetened Texas tea…because, you know, SAVE…
creamy parmesan polenta
I had one of those, “lightbulb moments” while driving in to work yesterday. I was stressed out; I could tell by following distance between me and the car in front of me. Definitely not the three-second rule I had learned in driving school. More like the .25 second rule created by road rage and anxiety…
slow cooker ropa vieja
“Ropa vieja” in Spanish means, “old clothes”. Now doesn’t that sound yummy for dinner? This is an old Cuban dish I was introduced to by a friend one day when I was starving, she’d invited me over for dinner, and it had been cooking on the stove all day. I can’t even begin to tell you…
white bean chicken chili
Before we start, can I take a poll? What is the correct name of this? Is it: white chili chicken white chicken chili white bean chili with chicken chili con pollo blanco y salsa verde Believe it or not, I’ve actually had a heated argument about this. MOVING ON! I love this recipe. LOVE LOVE…
Turkish lentil dahl
I hadn’t seen my parents for around a week so I went to dinner at their place last week. I’d had a full day of work and then coached a running group, ran back to work to check grab my laptop only to be locked out, then made my way to their place. Needless to…
golden curry
It’s supposed to rain for the next seven days in soggy Seattle so to celebrate, I have got a treat for YOU! First you have to be in the mood for something hearty but light…exotic but not too much work, nor foreign. Spicy (if you’re feeling up for it) and warm in your belly. Second! Start with some…
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