Roasted Cauliflower

Roasted Cauliflower                                                 

Who knew cauliflower had protein? I didn’t. It is also a good source of Thiamin, Riboflavin, Phosphorus and Potassium, as well as Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Folate, Pantothenic Acid and

Poached Eggs

Poached Eggs

These are so easy, and are the best! I love, love, love poached eggs. We mostly eat them on buttered English muffins, but this seed bread made for a lovely backdrop. You can fuss a lot with poached eggs, swirling the water just so, boiling them just perfectly, etc, etc. Or you can do it my way, which is to just cook the damn things and get on with it. Sometimes maybe they are not perfect, but most of the time, it all works out very nice.

The Best Buttermilk Pancakes

The Best Buttermilk Pancakes

If you are feeling like some really simple delicious pancakes, skip to the white flour recipe at the bottom of this page. I like to add some whole grains to almost everything I cook, but I also don't like to sacrifice texture or taste. These are a perfect balance.  Make your own mix! See note below.

Simple Green Beans

There are so many ways to cook green vegetables-braise, sauté, blanch, steam... I’ve tried them all. Steaming is supposed to be the method that retains the most nutrients-no dunking in boiling water. This apparently robs fresh green vegetables of their nutrition (or some of it). But I find that steaming doesn’t always make such an appealing vegetable, something is lost, a tad ironic. Blanching is the best way to cook vegetables for taste and