On rainy days, sitting down in front of the fire with a bowl of thick, warm, comforting soup is such a treat. This chowder, however, really is a meal in itself, and comes together pretty quickly. If you want to add even more flavor, you can use fresh corn and use the cobbs to make a…
SPICY RAINBOW SLAW
I just love colorful food, don’t you? I was planning on making fish tacos, and wanted to make a spicy slaw to go with them. I went to the local Asian supermarket, planning on buying some Chinese Leaf (Napa Cabbage). When I got there, I just couldn’t find any. Bummer. So, I went to Safeway,…
Marmite Cashews
When I return to the UK for a visit, one of the things I really love to do is to walk around the supermarkets and see what new products and flavor combinations have popped up since I was there last. English food has a pretty bad reputation in the States – but in actual fact,…
Best Baba Ghanoush
There are many different styles of Baba Ghanoush – and many different add-ins. Levant (Eastern Mediterranean) styles often mix in diced onions or tomatoes, and Egyptian and Israeli styles include tahini, lemon and even hard-boiled egg. Lebanese versions may include pomegranate seeds and/or syrup. Iranian styles often add cumin. Some of the dishes are…
Thai Green Curry Paste
This curry paste is certainly not for the faint of heart! I find it to be the hottest of the Thai curry pastes. The heat comes from the use of about 15 fresh green bird’s eye chilies. More layers of flavor are gleaned from adding shallots, ginger, lemongrass, galangal and kaffir lime peel. Kaffir limes and the…
Thai Yellow Curry Paste
This is a recipe for an authentic Yellow Curry Paste, learned while staying in Thailand. It makes enough for about 6-8 curries, depending on how much paste you like to use in your curries. More paste = spicier flavor! One you have mastered this easy paste, I guarantee that you will never go back to…
Triple-Bite Ginger Granola
Here’s another, slightly different granola recipe for you to try. I wanted to make a ginger-flavored granola – and at the third attempt, I think this one is a winner! Three different types of ginger are used in this recipe: fresh, ground and crystalized. I think it’s a great way to start the day, and…
Marmite Kale Chips
Marmite is one of those things that you either love or hate. I happen to be in the love camp on this one! I found it to be a really important addition to my daughter’s diet when she was little. Both my children were brought up as vegetarian, but my daughter really didn’t care for…
Kale & Red Lettuce Caesar with Cara Cara Orange
Caesar Salad is probably my all-time favorite salad. A lovely blend of flavors and textures. I thought that you probably couldn’t improve on a simple Caesar, until I had a taste of my sister-in-law’s salad she had ordered in a restaurant in San Francisco. It pushed the ‘tradition’ envelope – and that’s what I really…
Caesar Salad Dressing
It’s so, so easy to make salad dressings – I never buy them any more. Why waste money and eat a whole bunch of extra additives and sugar, when you can whip up a dressing in under 5 minutes and know exactly what’s going into it? You control the fat; you control the sugar content….
This Food & Travel Blog is all about my love of fruits and veggies, and about using as many as I can during the course of the week - whether at home or abroad. In fact, you could say I'm mental for veggies!