Crystallized Ginger Millet Cookies

Easy Miso Ginger Chicken Thighs

  Every once in a while, I like to bake or cook something that will challenge me to think differently about food. Something that takes a lot of brain power to come up with or will be a feat of endurance, requiring hours and hours of intensive planning and physical labor in the kitchen. Today

Mint and Pineapple Sage Rice

Gluten Free Gingerbread Cupcakes with Lemon Meringue Frosting

Black Eyed Pea, Smoked Salmon, and Spinach Soup

I smoked some salmon on the grill for dinner Saturday night, and had some left over. No one eats salmon the next day. I don’t know how many times I’ve thrown away perfectly good salmon over the years. Never again!

Growing Ginger in Seattle

This is the first year that I tried growing ginger in Seattle. I’m kind of a ginger fiend, and I have become a bit of an urban gardening weirdo, so growing ginger just made sense. I don’t like to grow anything expensive that I could kill, and I don’t like to do much more than

Gluten Free Vegan Ginger Snaps

No eggs, no dairy, no wheat, no soy, no refined sugar…what IS in them? This is my first time cooking with almond meal (also called almond flour.) I have seen all of these flours and thought…whatever. If it’s gluten free, what’s the difference between almond flour and my go to, rice flour? It’s like the

Khoresh-e Loobia Sabz (Persian Green Bean Stew with Chicken)

After last night’s tahdig fail, I thought I’d try to redeem myself with another Persian dish that I’ve actually made before. I copied this recipe from Turmeric and Saffron, which is really the definitive Persian recipe blog. Beautiful photos, great recipes. I tweaked a couple of things, but it’s essentially the same recipe.

Ginger Curry Vegan (or chicken!) Chickpea Slow Cooker Stew with Quinoa and Sprouted Rice

This curry is so good for you. Fresh ginger and garlic and onions and magic spices… Great for when everyone in the house (but me! so far.) has a head cold. Also good when November comes 2 months early to Seattle. I usually make this without chicken, but I roasted a chicken last night, and

Ginger Garlic Sesame Baked Tofu

Since the only vegan in the family has moved to Chicago, I’ve been going a little nuts with the meat dishes, so I decided to make a vegan dish for dinner tomorrow night. This is my favorite tofu marinade. It couldn’t be easier. I usually prep the tofu the night before so it has plenty