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Category Archives: Grain
Chicken Pieces with Cider and Caramelized Apples
By Cat, October 2016 (Photo, right, from Wikipedia) Fall is here and apples are begging to be picked for cider and pies – or for recipes like this one. I’ve not yet tested this recipe; it’s a bit fussy but … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Apple, Pear, Candied fruit, Citrus, Fat or oil, Flour, Leafy Veggie, Poultry, Roasted, Sauteed, Simmered, Spices, Starch, Stock, broth, Sweetener, Vinegar
Tagged apples, butter, candied orange peel, chicken, cider, five-spice, honey, lemon, parsley, raisins, stock
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Raspberry Pudding Cake
By Cat, September 3, 2016 (Photo from Gurneys (3)) This Labor Day weekend, I want to test this recipe. I’ve always loved pudding cakes, but usually it’s apple. I had a bumper crop of raspberries this year, so was excited to … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, beat/whisked, Berries, Citrus, Dairy, Eggs, Extract, Fat or oil, Flour, Leavening, Simmered, Starch, Sweetener
Tagged butter, egg, flour, lemon juice, milk, raspberries, raspberry jam, starch, stevia, sugar, vanilla
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Mini Quinoa-Carrot Cakes or Muffins
By Cat, September 2016 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) I have always loved carrot cake; it’s so moist and deliciously sweet, yet contains healthful ingredients like carrots, nuts and fruit. I usually make mine with whole grain flour but this … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, beat/whisked, Citrus, Dairy, Dried fruit, Eggs, Fat or oil, Grain, Leavening, Pseudo-grain, Spices, Sprouted, Sweetener, Tropical fruit
Tagged almond extract, almond meal, baking powder, baking soda, banana, carrot, cinnamon, coconut oil, cream cheese, eggs, orange, pumpkin pie spice, quinoa, stevia, sugar, vanilla
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Grilled Vegetable Tostada with Mole Sauce (and Optional Shredded Chicken)
By Cat, July 2009 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) I have loved mole sauce ever since I discovered it at a new restaurant in my old Portland neighborhood, in the early 1990s: Santa Fe Restaurant. In general I don’t eat much Mexican … Continue reading
Posted in Blended, Chocolate, Cocoa, Dairy, Grilled, Herbs, Leafy Veggie, Nuts and seeds, Onion family, Poultry, Sauteed, Spices, squash, tortilla, Vine veggies
Tagged avocado, bittersweet chocolate, cheese, chill powder, cilantro, cinnamon, corn tortillas, cumin, eggplant, garlic, pumpkin seeds, red chili sauce, red onion, sesame seeds, sour cream, zucchini
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Apple Cream Torte
By Cat, August 23, 2016 (Photo, right, from Wikipedia) I found this recipe in a Sunset Magazine while I was waiting to see my naturopath. It is a fall recipe to accompany Roasted Five-Spice Chicken Pieces. A torte is a type … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Pear, Baked, Dairy, Eggs, Extract, Flour, Leavening, Sweetener, Whipped
Tagged apple, cream, creme fraiche, eggs, flour, powdered sugar, sugar, vanilla, wh
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French Onion Soup
By Cat, December 2010 (Image, right, from Wikimedia Commons) I’d never had this soup until I moved to Eugene, Oregon in 1970 for graduate school. There was a wonderful French restaurant there that served this soup every day, and it … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, Dairy, Fat or oil, Herbs, Onion family, Stock, broth
Tagged baguette, bay leaf, beef stock, butter, gruyere, onion
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Asparagus Quiche, with Phyllo or Standard Crust
By Cat, April 8, 2016 (photo, right, form Wikimedia Commons) I had my first quiche in the 1970s, when a couple hippies opened a French-style Breakfast/Brunch restaurant, “Crêpe Faire,” in Portland OR. Now that I think back to those old … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Dairy, Eggs, Fat or oil, Flour, Grain, Herbs, Leafy Veggie, Pastry, Vine veggies
Tagged asparagus, cheese, cream, eggs, herbes de provence, italian herbs, milk, phyllo, spinach, tomato
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Amaranth Porridge with Dates, Apricots & Pine Nuts
By Cat, March 16, 2016 (image, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Breakfast & Brunch Menu; 2. Soaking, Sprouting & Working with Grains, Nuts, Legumes & Seeds; Amaranth seeds, like quinoa, are used a pseudo grain, and are gaining popularity as more … Continue reading
Posted in Citrus, Dried fruit, Nuts and seeds, Pseudo-grain, Soaked, Spices, Stone fruit, Stove top, Sweetener, Tropical fruit
Tagged amaranth grain, cinnamon stick, dates, dried apricots, honey, milk, orange zest, pine nuts, water
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Muesli Recipes
by Cat, Feb 2007; updated Aug 2007, Mar 2016 (photo, right, fromWikimedia Commons): see also: 1. Granola & Meusli (About & General Instructions); 2. Breakfast & Brunch Menu; 3; Soaking, Sprouting & Working with Grains, Nuts, Legumes & Seeds Menu; 4. Granola Recipes Includes: 1. Oat, … Continue reading
Posted in Citrus, Dried fruit, Grain, Nuts and seeds, Pseudo-grain, Raw, Soaked, Sprouted, Tropical fruit
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Chicken, Roasted with Persian Sweet & Sour Stuffing
By Cat, February 2016 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Poultry Menu; 2. Middle Eastern Menu; 3. Herbs & Spices Menu; 4. Ancient Medicine through Food When I was in grad school in the mid 1970s, many of my fellow … Continue reading
Posted in Brined, Citrus, Dairy, Dried fruit, Grain, Herbs, Onion family, Poultry, Roasted, Spices, Stir-fry
Tagged aadvieh, apple, apricots, butter, cardamom, chicken, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, currants, game hen, garlic, lime, nutmeg, onion, prunes, raisins, rose, saffron, sugar, turmeric
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