Gluten, Dairy and Egg-free Gingerbread
Free from: Gluten, dairy, egg, soy, nuts and yeast. Vegan.
This is our first, and perhaps only, Christmas in London. It’s dreary grey outside but the house is warm and full of family. With two daughters and two grandchildren here we’re having a cozy holiday filled with joyful screeching, heaps of wrapping […]
Fuyu Persimmon and Avocado Salad
Free from: gluten, eggs, soy, dairy, corn and yeast
Recently several of my dearest and oldest friends got together for our annual Scorpio shindig. We have been gathering around food, and wine, for more than 30 years.
We met at Atari where we created packaging in multiple languages for the likes […]
Delfina Restaurant, San Francisco
Free from: gluten, dairy (by choice), egg, soy, corn and yeast.
Just a block from sun-strewn Dolores Park in the Mission district of San Francisco (where they have free movie night in the summer), we arrived for our 6PM dinner reservation at Delfina. The evening was special on […]
Primavera Breakfast at San Francisco Ferry Building Farmers Market
Jet-lagged and hungry for food I can’t get in London, we headed to the San Francisco Ferry building to meet Bonni for breakfast at the Farmer’s Market. It was glorious. A brilliantly blue sky flecked with white. The air was brisk but when the wind fell off […]
Tequila-spiked Cranberry Sauce with Hot Chili
Free from: gluten, eggs, dairy, soy, corn, nuts and yeast. Vegan.
I originally posted this recipe after Thanksgiving, but it’s a new year and if you’ve found this recipe it may still be in time for Turkey Day. If not, Christmas and New Year’s are not far off and all these […]
Garlicky Green Beans with Sesame and Ginger
Vegan. Free from: gluten, eggs, dairy, soy and yeast
Green beans, haricots, French beans — choose your name — are all descendants of the ayacot from Mexico where at least 30 varieties exist according to Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat in A History of Food. So like potatoes and maize this delectable bean found its […]
Why I Love Tapas Brindisa and their Shop at Borough Market
The first time we went to Brindisa we were on a food high as it was also our first foray to “London’s Larder”— the Borough Market. Situated on the south bank of the Thames, under graceful Victorian railway viaducts, this vibrant food haven offers locals […]
Gluten, dairy, egg and soy-free Apple Tart
Gluten dairy, egg and soy-free. Vegan. contains nuts.
Thanksgiving is coming and I am committed to making gluten, dairy, soy and egg-free desserts. I made a quince tart when I arrived in California last week totally jet-lagged. It was delicious but the amount of dough relative to the tart pan I had […]
Gluten and dairy-free Thai Green Curry Chicken
Free from: Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, Soy and Yeast
Ever since I recommended having shirataki noodles with Green Curry Chicken I’ve been craving this dish. Truth is, lots of times I have just used store-bought green curry paste (she said hanging her head in shame). As luck would have […]
Mercada de Triana, Seville
I’m sitting here trying to remember all the details of day four the Natural Light-Natural Food photography workshop. It’s taken far longer than I ever anticipated organizing images, picking ones I thought might be interesting and trying to put together a cohesive story. In the end I think I’ll deal […]
