With several people with gluten free diets visiting, I wanted to still make them a special, swoonable (something that can make one swoon) dessert. We didn’t have any whipping cream in the house, but as usual, did have lots of fresh eggs. Here’s my cream free version of a chocolate mousse, with the added headiness…
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Quinoa Bites
This is a simple adjustment to the Quinoa Cakes recipe. I was catering a small memorial event, and was planning a vegetarian appetizer buffet. The quinoa cakes are so yummy, and I thought that if I could get them to hold together in a small patty, that they would make a great appetizer. Over the next…
Pea Spread with Meyer Lemon
My sister and I were walking the other day. Several times a week we take our dogs, Lainie & Bonnie for a hike up over Burchell Hill and around back through the woods. It takes about 1¼ hrs and gives us lots of time for conversation, when we’re not huffing and puffing! We were discussing…
Arugula & Ricotta Dip with Lemon
Our island has a one-room schoolhouse, with children from Kindergarten to Grade 7. Usually there’s about 16 children attending, and all ages spend the day together. Having had two daughters go through this school, it’s easy to see why small classrooms, where children really know each other, are such a benefit. Each winter we would…
Yam & Chickpea Patties
The chances we get to have one on one time with our adult children seem to get rarer the older they get. Nothing needs to be resolved or shared; it’s more a time that you are simply together. It’s a time to shed a tear while giggling through it, or just finding out a little…
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