Zucchini Bread with Walnuts
Zucchini Bread
This is a simple warming recipe for the end of the season zucchini, when you feel like you’ve just had enough but there’s more to come. Maybe what you […]
Persian Herb Frittata
Mixed Herb Frittata
This unusual frittata has a lot of variations depending on the tradition of the household, the season or the ingredients on hand. I’ve created 2 recipes, one cooling for […]
Fennel and Leeks with Manchego Cheese
This recipe is adapted from “Get Skinny on Fabulous Food” by Suzanne Somers. The original recipe calls for Parmigiano Reggiano. Since I wanted to avoid lung-building food I thought of substituting Pecorino Romano, which is an obvious choice. But […]
Gazpacho With Cool As A Cucumber Garnish
This is a variation of the gazpacho in my cookbook “Cool Food”. It’s great for company as you can make the soup the day before and just whip up the garnish a little ahead of your guests’ arrival.
Serves 8-10
Base:
6 […]
Caldo de Pimenton (Red Pepper Soup)
This pepper soup recipe comes from Joyce Goldstein’s “The Mediterranean Kitchen”, one of my favorite cookbooks. Joyce claims that this is one of her favorite soups. So that is two fans in favor of this recipe for starters. The […]
Gluten-free Apple Lemon Muffins
In this recipe it is important to use “sweet” rice. The rice does not actually taste sweet but contains more starch than regular rice flour, which helps these gluten free muffins to hold together. Also most oats grown in […]
Grilled Chicken in a Moroccan Marinade
This warming recipe is only slightly changed from Joyce Goldstein’s in “The Mediterranean Kitchen”. Marinate the chicken overnight for the best flavor. If it’s too cold outside for grilling, broiling works just fine.
Serves 4
3/4 cup honey
6 Tbs. sesame seeds
1 […]
Dal Recipe (Courtesy of Wolfgang Puck, 2002)
Indian food is perfect for lesser and greater yin. The spices are so warming that you can eat vegetarian, although this recipe contains chicken stock. This is exactly as Puck wrote it. If you can’t have liver building food, […]
Honey Lemonade
Since I need cooling food I have never tasted this lesser yin lemonade. However, I have made it a number of times for gatherings both small and large. I can tell you this, no matter how much I make […]
Tangy Beet & Fennel Salad
I made this Lesser Yin salad for some friends recently and they loved it. I just happened to get both beets and fennel in my CSA produce allotment that week. This is the time of year that even those […]