Posted on August 24, 2009
“A cla-waht??” Joe said the first time I served him clafoutis (you can also spell it ‘clafouti’). I acted like I knew how to pronounce it all along but actually I looked it up on dictionary.com. I’ve had to do that with so many foods that originate from other countries – ratatouille, bouillabaisse, aigo bouido. It never stops me from learning about the ingredients and how to cook them, though.
Cherries started showing up at my favorite grocery store en mass and though they weren’t on my grocery list I couldn’t resist. I came home with pounds of beautiful, shiny red cherries with no idea of what I wanted to do with them.
I thought about pitting them by hand but, being inclined to short cuts, I hopped back in my Honda Pilot and drove straight to Bed, Bath, and Beyond to get a cherry pitter.
Who knew that pitting cherries could be so cathartic?
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Posted on August 24, 2009
“A cla-waht??” Joe said the first time I served him clafoutis (you can also spell it ‘clafouti’). I acted like I knew how to pronounce it all along but actually I looked it up on dictionary.com. I’ve had to do that with so many foods that originate from other countries – ratatouille, bouillabaisse, aigo [...]
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Posted on August 21, 2009
I first learned about quinoa from reading Karina’s Kitchen – and though I was impressed with it’s protein packed punch, versatility, and simple preparation, I wasn’t sure that I wanted to eat it. If it doesn’t taste great I’d rather pass. Being curious, I decided to try this tiny grain-like food. One bite was all [...]
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Posted on August 20, 2009
If this is your first time reading this series you might want to read these posts first: About Amy About SS&GF The Intro: Finding Balance With Food, Part 1 Identifying the Problem: Finding Balance with Food, Part 2 Why Diets Never Worked For Me: Findng Balance with Food, Part 3 Sanity, Not Weight Loss Since [...]
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Posted on August 19, 2009
Gluten-free doesn’t have to be expensive. I got an e-mail from a reader a couple of weeks ago about her journey as she begins to go gluten-free, but on a budget. I’d been to Whole Foods earlier that day and spent $32 on 2 bottles of agave, 3 bags of gluten-free flour, and about a [...]
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