Posted in Breakfast, Entrees, Gluten Free, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian on 21. Mar, 2010
Kale is one of those vegetables we should all eat more of. Fiber, beta-carotene, vitamin C – plus, it’s a nice, nutty alternative to plain spinach. I made this quick and flavorful vegetarian saute one night after a loooong and busy week. It was the perfect way to use up the excess veg I bought [...]
Posted in Entrees, Fish, Gluten Free, Recipes on 22. Feb, 2010
I’ve been studying nutrition as of late, reading up on health benefits and topics like nutritional density. What’s that? Nutrient density is the ratio between the nutrient content of a particular food (defined in grams), and the energy (read: calories) your body receives from it. You want to have something with the highest amount of quality [...]
Posted in Appetizers/Sides, Entrees, Gluten Free, Recipes, Salad, Vegan, Vegetarian on 13. Feb, 2010
We all know we should eat more salads. The health benefits – like the boost of vitamins, fiber and folic acid – are enticing and it should be common sense to have a salad a day. But somehow it just rarely occurs to me. I want something more substantial. But this salad is my absolutely [...]
Posted in Entrees, Fish, Gluten Free, Recipes on 12. Feb, 2010
Ladies and gents, cut it out. All this whining, all this angst. Enough. It appears I’ll be sans Valentine this year – no, that’s not sad, don’t give me that look. That’s the way I want it. Haters gon’ hate, but I’m happy and life’s pretty good right now. I’ve never been into the whole obligatory [...]
Posted in Carnivorous, Entrees, Gluten Free, Recipes on 26. Jan, 2010
Now that I’m at an age where alcohol is readily available and consumed often, it seems only appropriate that some of it finds its way out of my tankard and into my cooking. But I don’t really know alcohol, you see. When I go to a pub, my drink of choice is almost exclusively Guinness [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Entrees, Gluten Free, Recipes, Vegetarian on 03. Dec, 2009
Have you ever wanted something so badly you couldn’t concentrate? That you couldn’t sit still? That’s my situation today. While waiting for a very important appointment, I found myself overrun with nervous energy. I turned on the TV, flicked through a barrage of pointless early-morning shows, only to turn it off again. And on again. [...]
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