September 20, 2022 London and Paris After three nights in London we are moving on to Paris. We had planned to stop at Le pain Quotidien in Marylebone for breakfast with vegan croissants but chose to sleep in instead. Serendipity struck! When we got to the St. Pancras Station to board the Eurostar we were…
September 19, 2022. London. It’s Day 3 of our 25-Day Magical European Tour and finally, I have some food photos to share. September 19th was the day of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. We did not plan to be in London during this time, nor did we plan to stay in a hotel so near Buckingham Palace…
September 18, 2022 London After interviewing Jenny Linford, the editor of the new Kew Gardens Cookbook, I did not want to miss visiting the Royal Botanical Gardens. We planned to go on our second day in London. After arriving early yesterday on a red eye flight we naturally needed to catch up on sleep and…
Here we go! We have been planning this 25-day Magical European Tour — September 16, 2022 through October 11, 2022 — for a long time. Not wanting to forget any of it, we share it with you here. Day by day by day by day by day! We left New York’s JFK terminal on JetBlue at…
This recipe was adapted from Dr. Christopher Carter’s book, The Spirit of Soul Food, Race, Faith and Food Justice. Listen to the It’s All About Food interview with Dr. Carter here. Ingredients 2 pounds collard greens, chopped* 2 garlic cloves or more, minced 2/3 cup raisins 1/3 cup fresh orange juice Directions Dry sauté the…
My insurance company likes to engage its member community. I appreciate that. Every Monday we are invited to give our thoughts on a specific subject or a query. Sometimes we are invited to participate in a survey. I can’t resist giving my opinion, especially when asked. I see this as an opportunity to educate the…
Have you ever tried Trader Joe’s Quinoa Cowboy Veggie Burgers? I haven’t, they contain egg whites, so they are not vegan. But I heard they were really good. This gave me the blues. Why ruin a perfectly good veggie burger with egg whites? What’s a REAL cowgirl to do but put her own version together…
Staying at a friend’s home with an orange tree loaded with ripe oranges, I made this recipe. Freshly squeezed orange juice and fresh orange zest give these muffins its sweetness and fresh flavor. Ingredients 1 ½ cups gluten-free flour (Caryn’s gluten-free flour mix: 1 cup oat flour, 1/2 cup millet flour, 1/4 cup garbanzo bean flour)…
This bagel is worthy of your best schmears! It came to me one day, this idea to make a bagel, baked, with gluten-free ingredients. I was surprised at how practically perfect it was on the first try. It was so good, I had to make them again the next day! These first trials were quick…
