The primary thing that makes something “junk food” is the degree of separation from foodstuffs in their whole states. If you love fries, eat fries–just make them yourself, and don’t feel bad about eating them. Most commercially-produced fries are multiple steps away from the whole potato, and usually fried in oils that you might want [...]
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Toasted Coconut Snow Ice Cream (dairy free)
While many of you are no doubt tired of snow and are longing for spring, here in Colorado we have had another extremely dry winter, so our current snow “storm” is an incredible relief. I put storm in quotes because I lived in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for a few years, and this doesn’t really rank [...]
Greek Stuffed Mushrooms
I hate football. Let me not mince any words about that. Not a fan of the game in any form, so I don’t really “do” the Super Bowl. However, I still manage to get sucked into the national hype enough to make some kind of party-type foods to eat while the rest of the country [...]
Mahi with Crispy Sweet Potato Crust
One of my favorite restaurants often features a yuca-crusted Mahi over a bed of very rich and spicy creamed spinach–pretty much one of the best things, ever. I love the flavor and texture of Mahi Mahi, and it is considered a sustainable fish, so I always have some in the freezer. I did not have [...]
Winter Tomato Soup with Chard
Winter is the time to break out the home-canned tomatoes for a pot of soup. Tomato soup is probably my favorite soup, year-round, but I really crave it in cold weather. This version has lots of vegetables, including a swirl of Swiss chard ribbons added in at the end, plus some smoky flavors from the [...]
Roasted Cauliflower and Walnut Salad
Organic cauliflower is available year round, it stores well, and is one of my favorite vegetables to have on hand for winter recipes. This is a warming winter salad that works well as a side dish or as a vegan main course. Roasting the cauliflower lends it a sweeter, somewhat nutty flavor that is intensified [...]
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