Chamomile Tea Panna Cotta
It's not dairy free, but that's my next experiment -- perhaps panna cotta with some almond milk instead. I got a free sample from Adagio Teas and submitted my recipe for this. It's posted here: Chamomile Tea Panna Cotta. There is an error in the serving instructions...
Growing Your Own
Image: Ivy Farm I always talk about growing your own food, and how it's my dream to live off the land and harvest everything fresh from my backyard.... but this is ridiculous. Funny how I wrote this in 2006, and look where we are in 2024.
Success Report: Brownies! (Eggless, Wheatless, Dairyless)
The products linked here are merely what I used or recommend, you can substitute similar ingredients where you are. 9 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips, dairy free 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped up, dairy free 3 tablespoons flaxseed meal mixed with 5...
Success Report! Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins (Eggless, Wheatless, Dairyless!)
Yes! Success! These are muffins my kids actually LOVED -- hubby too. ratings all around, for an allergy-free muffin. Please please try it if you have allergies, and let me know how you like it! To make these, you need 1 cup sweet brown rice flour (see note below) 1/2...
Reader Request: Buchi / Jin Dui / Bean-Filled Sesame Balls
This post is for Ruth, who requested a recipe for buchi. Ruth, there are variations to this; what I’m giving you right now is the simplest one with the shortest ingredient list. To make 12 sesame balls, you need: 1 1/2 cups sweet rice flour (a.k.a. glutinous rice...
Sambal Limau Sotong
This is just one of the many “little dishes” Malaysians serve with their food. Though I liked the gentle flavors in this, I missed the spicy fire-in-your-mouth quality of other sambal. The marinated shallots do give it some bite. 1/4 cup thinly-sliced shallots,...
Brazilian Cuisine: Pao de Queijo
Pao de Queijo made from mix the kids making pao de queijo balls Pao de Queijo from scratch Pao de Queijo from scratch: mixing the dough. Working with this dough was such fun -- because it's made from starch, the feel that's most similar is working homemade playdough...
Brazilian Cuisine: Canja
Canja, the Brazilian chicken soup with rice, simple but satisfying. My recipe is based on one in The South American Table by Maria Baez Kijac. 2 tablespoons vegetable oilOne 3-4 pound chicken, cut up into serving pieces1 cup chopped onion1 tablespoon minced garlic8...
Vietnamese Fried Bean Curd in Tomato Sauce: Tua Hu Sot Cha
Originally posted at NoodlesandRice.com (now BlissTree) Vietnamese Fried Bean Curd in Tomato Sauce: Tua Hu Sot Cha1899 days ago by Stef 4 tablespoons vegetable oil1 1-lb. block extra-firm tofu, cut in half lengthwise, then in half again crosswise For the sauce:1...
Yena’s Birthday Cake
An old pic I've been meaning to post here. Yena turned 4 last December, but I didn't have time to make her cake until 4 days later, in the middle of packing for another trip the next day. My poor kids. Last year none of them got their birthday portraits, and their...
Brazil Exploration: Peixe Frita Fortaleza
Peixe Frita Fortaleza (Fried Fish Fortaleza) Based on a recipe in Tasting Brazil by Jessica B. Harris This is a simple fried fish dish from Fortaleza on Brazil's northern coast, a city known for its beaches, baby clothes, and handmade linen. My family was asking if we...
Brazil Exploration: Mungunza
This recipe is a slightly-modified version of Margarette de Andrade's. Mungunza 2 cups cooked hominy, drained 4 cups milk 3 whole cloves 1 cinnamon stick 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar, or less (I only used 1/2 cup) 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 cup crushed roasted peanuts 1...
Brazil Exploration: Basic Rice and Sopa de Mariscos
Like most of you know, I'm a rice gal -- we have rice most days and we usually feel a meal isn't a meal unless there's rice somewhere. So I'm naturally curious about all the different rice preparations that other cuisines have. Like this one from Brazil, which is just...
Wheatless, Sugarless Blueberry Pie
This doesn't look very good but it was surprisingly yummy -- not I'm-in-heaven yummy, but thank-goodness-here's-an-allergy-free-recipe-I-can-actually-eat-and-enjoy yummy. The pastry is very difficult to work with, but with a little work and a few practice sessions, it...
Wheat-Free Pancakes
based on Rice Flour and Yogurt Pancakes from The San Francisco Chronicle Cookbook 2/3 cup brown rice flour1/3 cup cornstarch1 tablespoon sugar1 teaspoon baking powderpinch salt1 large egg2 tablespoons vegetable oil1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt1/2 cup low-fat milk...