My grandmother’s road housed several retired military officers, including famous Colonel Maurice Buckmaster, who had trained spies for British Special Operations during the war. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire and had a portrait of himself hanging over his sitting room fireplace. He also had a small barky terrier, as did the retired major next door to my grandmother. Neither dog helped assuage our collective nostalgia for our family pets. “Yappy little things,” my grandmother said of the terriers. “I always want to step on them.” I had decided to write a novel while at my grandmother’s house, because I felt I should write hard every day, to see if I had the discipline...
This Air Fryer Cauliflower Gnocchi is an easy, low carb dinner option! A quick, gluten free meal that is so versatile! Why this Recipe ROCKS On those cold winter days, I find myself looking forward to a hearty, home cooked, satisfying warm meal at the end of a long day. I KNOW I’m not alone on that one, and what’s more comforting than a big bowl of pasta or gnocchi? If you’re into dishes like creamy pumpkin pasta and pizza crockpot pasta, you are going to LOVE this lower carb take on comfort food. That’s right, let’s all give the warmest of welcomes to this air fryer cauliflower gnocchi recipe. It’s got that perfect gnocchi texture going on, but leaves...
So excited to ring in Spring this week! It’s officially here so I have some delish meals to give you all the seasonal feels. What’s on your menu this week? What To Eat This Week Kick things off with this lemon parmesan cauliflower gnocchi. It comes together SO quickly! Taco Tuesday!! Throw together some black bean taquitos. These are a dream. Minestrone for midweek! My fire roasted minestrone is such a good meal to make ahead of time. We love it. This pretzel crusted chicken salad is DIVINE. There is so much texture and crunch. The dressing is a major fave. Cedar plank salmon on the grill is perfect for spring. Sesame asparagus is the best side. Finish things off...
Aspara Bacon is asparagus spears wrapped with a bacon strip and pan-fried. It doesn’t sound like a very Japanese dish, but it is a popular side dish for different occasions. Aspara Bacon is so simple to make with easy-to-find ingredients. It is great for a Bento lunch on a busy morning. It is also a popular appetizer at home or at Izakaya bars in Japan. It’s salty and somewhat meaty, and goes well with beer and other drinks. The bacon typically used for the dish is not regular American bacon. Japanese bacon looks more processed, similar to turkey bacon here, which is what we used in this recipe. It’s less fatty and easier to cook when rolled. If you can’t...
For the first time in decades the industrial food system started to unravel. But asks the food writer and chef, could this be the chance for us to embrace a better and healthier way of eating?I have been shopping at my local farmers’ market for a decade. It does not stock ingredients from around the world such as lemons, limes or avocados but you can find a wide range of locally grown produce from apples and squashes, to leaves and herbs, to affordable cuts of meat and sustainable species of seafood like herring, mussels and crab. The ingredients are grown locally, so they are also locked into the seasons: strawberries are only available in summer, asparagus in May and June,...
