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April 13, 2015

Deconstructed sushi bowl with wasabi-cashew sauce

If you love sushi, you'll adore this deconstructed sushi bowl. Pile together seasoned rice, shredded nori paper, avocado, and whatever vegetables you fancy, then top with the creamy, spicy sauce for all the glorious sushi flavors and half the work. Seasoning the brown rice in the way you'd season sushi rice - with rice vinegar, salt, and sugar - is the secret to making this bowl delicious and irresistible. Cashew sauces have hit big this year, and the concept is brilliant. Instead of building a sauce in traditional, sometimes complicated ways (for example,[...]

dessert, spring

May 22, 2014

Spring pavlova with earl grey whipped cream and rhubarb

The food philosophy that I try to promote has been hugely influenced by my latest job at an eating disorder treatment center. I've seen the damage that rigid food rules can do. I've eaten meals with patients while they cry onto the plate of pasta they're terrified to eat. I've heard individuals describe the overwhelming guilt they feel after every bite and their belief that that they don't deserve to eat. Food is a great unifier - nobody should have to live with anxiety and rigid guidelines around their meals. Mental health is just[...]

appetizer, side, snack, spring, vegetable, vegetarian

April 29, 2014

Grilled artichokes with lemon-olive vinaigrette

Artichokes are such a beautiful vegetable. They're so mysterious with their sharp leaves and fuzzy insides, though, that many people shy away from them or opt for the simplicity of canned hearts. Working with whole artichokes is not as hard as it looks - it just takes a sharp knife, and the reward is great. One of my favorite cookbooks, Heart of the Artichoke and Other Kitchen Journeys by David Tanis, contains this quote: The artichoke is ripe with metaphor and parable possibilities. Getting past the thorns to the sweet center, all of that. Not at[...]

side, spring, vegetable, vegetarian

April 9, 2014

Cauliflower gratin with garlic and goat cheese

Cauliflower has made a bit of a comeback recently, but I just can't get on board with cauliflower trying to be a carb. Carbohydrates provide satisfaction power in a way most vegetables can't, so I don't recommend substituting a veg for your true starch sources. Cauliflower, stop trying to make rice happen - it's not going to happen. Cauliflower is delicious, though, when it's not trying to be pizza. To celebrate it, here's a recipe the whole family will love. It's creamy, steamy, and allows the flavor of cauliflower to shine like it deser[...]