Wasabimon!

I had a crap day yesterday, and by the time I got home, I didn’t want to cook. For hours I started wistfully at the bag of vegetables I’d brought home from the farmer’s market - I’d had such plans for them, but I just didn’t give a damn anymore. How did I [...]

As someone who can’t have gluten, oatmeal was a thing of the past. There are many opinions on why it’s unsafe for those of the anti-gluten persuasion to consume oats, from theories that they are inherently glutenated to concerns of cross-contamination due to being processed by facilities that also mill and transport wheat products. [...]

I’d never really thought much about Ethiopian food for the primary reason that every time I’d tried it, I felt like my face would melt off, a la the ending of Raiders of the Lost Ark. I’ve not got a huge tolerance for spice, and in the past, Ethiopian fare pretty much did its [...]

I have a “curry thing.” I’m not particularly fond of spicy food, but curries are in a realm all their own. Something about the way the spices interact with your body results in the most amazing euphoria, one that I’ve heard referred to by zealots as the “curry high.” I tend to drink a little less vino these days, as my body prefers fewer inebriants as I get older, but this “high” is a clean, pure foodie bliss without the risk of a hangover. Seriously, what more could you ask for?

Considering my curry passion, I was really surprised to see that I hadn’t posted my recipe here. I’ve made this for countless friends, and it is always the first thing people ask for when I invite them to dinner. “Are you making curry?” “Is it perchance a curry night?” Over the year I’ve learned to just keep coconut milk in the cupboard for impromptu curry sessions, and it generally means that there is a steady stream of dinner guests brightening my doorstep.

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I recently picked up a bag of Namaste Gluten Free Pancake and Waffle Mix, which is vegan by default unless you add eggs. Off the shelf, the mix contains sweet brown rice flour, tapioca flour, arrowroot flour, rice milk powder, cream of tartar, xanthan gum, baking soda, [...]