Author: Annelies

Spanish Lentil Mushroom Stew

The meal after the Meal- I have been contemplating Black Friday in a new way this year. None of the scheming and planning for wee morning hour wake-up calls to shop. Oh, no. As home cooks across the country are putting into action this week’s game plan for Thanksgiving, I’ve set my eyes on Friday.… Continue reading Spanish Lentil Mushroom Stew

Herbivoracious by Michael Natkin

A fledgling cookbook with this much heart, I would say you might be hard pressed to find. That is a very broad and ridiculously pointed statement, but wherever you look in Herbivoracious, you find author Michael Natkin. Almost each recipe is accompanied by a photo, 115  in total, styled and shot by Natkin. The recipes… Continue reading Herbivoracious by Michael Natkin

Down but not out

Money wins. Election day finally pulled into the station yesterday. A campaign of over $45 million dollars was funneled into confusing consumers on the issue of what mandating food labeling of genetically modified foods actually involved. And the voters have spoken. The thing is, most decisions in life, for adults, come down to money, right?… Continue reading Down but not out

Stumptown Coffee Bean Chocolate Bark

It’s not often I’m met at the airport with an offering of chocolate. Usually, airport pickups include bottles of water to rehydrate and embraces to welcome me home. On this particular occasion, though, we had just shut the doors when a half-eaten bar of chocolate came out followed with encouragements to break off a chunk.… Continue reading Stumptown Coffee Bean Chocolate Bark

San Francisco Celebrates 2012 World Series Winners

In a neighborhood market, a giant flat screen TV played play-off games and then world series games for local shoppers to keep tabs on their hometown team. During a recent shopping trip, the checker invited me to sit down and watch an inning. So I did. She proceeded to explain that she didn’t understand baseball… Continue reading San Francisco Celebrates 2012 World Series Winners

Dark Rye Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Rubbed Garlic

For most people, October conjures up smiling jack o’lanterns with their toothsome grins or perhaps the month that a brisk breeze begins to blow summer away once and for all. For me, for my husband, October brings an anniversary and the play-offs. It’s important to note that the year we married, the Giants clinched the… Continue reading Dark Rye Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Rubbed Garlic

Buckwheat Fish Sticks with Maple Mustard Dipping Sauce

I loved fish sticks as a child. Then again, I was a child who regularly ate boxed foods. Recently, my Mom and I had a conversation about that surly food memory past riddled with processed foods. She apologized for not doing better in this department and I responded that she did the best she could.… Continue reading Buckwheat Fish Sticks with Maple Mustard Dipping Sauce

Buckwheat Huckleberry Pancakes with Plum Ginger Compote

When looking for ways to quell pain, to stanch the source, people do interesting things. I know someone who signed up for a half marathon as a way to let her body know how really strong she is after something traumatic happened. Other people retreat into themselves and the comfort of their own company, even… Continue reading Buckwheat Huckleberry Pancakes with Plum Ginger Compote