Hot Quinoa Cereal with Fruit and Nuts
Free from: Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, Yeast, Corn and Soy
Quinoa is my favorite grain! Is that weird to say? Well, once you start cooking with quinoa you will know exactly what I mean. It quickly became a staple in my diet once I realized it was another type of […]
Gluten-free Eggplant Parmigiana
Free from: gluten, dairy, yeast, and soy
I have to admit, I make a pretty mean eggplant parmigiana and it stinks that I can’t eat it (dairy and eggs). But my family loves it, so I live a little vicariously through them. Actually, the process of making this dish still gives me […]
Basic Tomato Sauce
Free from: gluten, eggs, dairy, soy and yeast
There’s no excuse for bad tomato sauce. Why is it then that time after time we go to a reputably good Italian restaurant and the sauce tastes like canned tomato soup? For me, if a restaurant makes a good tomato sauce and tasty meatballs […]
Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
Free from: gluten, eggs, soy, yeast, dairy
I eat salad almost every day and I must admit I often just toss it with olive oil and lemon, salt and pepper. How lazy is that? Truth is it takes no time to make fresh salad dressing there’s no excuse not to.
This is […]
Greek Moussaka
Free from: gluten, cow’s milk, eggs, yeast and soy
This is a dish from my childhood. Truth is, I hated moussaka when I was little. For God sakes, it had bits of onion and weird almost slippery beige bits called eggplant. I was truly convinced my family was eating something different than […]
Alexander the Greek
When I was about 11, I dislocated and broke my ankle and couldn’t go to school. With a full leg cast, a wheel chair and crutches it was deemed I couldn’t negotiate the halls or classrooms of Wantagh Elementary.
Sequestered, as I became, […]
Cumin, my first spicy crush
When I was 12 I had a mad crush on Carey Reynolds. He was a family friend and had come to a dance party in our basement on Long Island and spent the night at our house. He left his sport coat in my brother’s closet. For days after, I would sneak […]
Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges
Free from: Gluten, soy, egg, yeast and dairy
I think I was a vegan* when I came up with this sweet potato recipe. Sweet potatoes are loaded with vitamin A and are a rich source of vitamin C and manganese. They provide fiber, don’t jolt your blood sugar as white potatoes do […]
Crash and Burn or How Not to Eat When You Fly
Oh God why don’t I follow my own advice? I’m bloated, drowzy, crampy and really uncomfortable sitting at Gate 47 at the Denver Airport. The problem: I ate the airplane food on my last flight. I got bumped to first class and somehow thought the food would be better, different, safe. Apparently […]
