Category Archives: Dairy

Spinach Provençale

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Cat

By Cat, June 2013; updated Aug 2016 (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) I’m beginning to harvest spinach from my first garden, and looking for ways to use it besides simply braised or added as a green to salad.  I vaguely remembered a creamy, … Continue reading →

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Creamed Spinach

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Cat

By Cat, June 2013; updated Aug 2016 (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) I never liked spinach as a child, probably because all we had was canned spinach – I don’t know why Dad didn’t grow it in his garden. But when I … Continue reading →

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Apple Cream Torte

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Cat

By Cat, August 23, 2016 (Photo, right, from Wikipedia) I found this recipe in a Sunset Magazine while I was waiting to see my naturopath. It is a fall recipe to accompany Roasted Five-Spice Chicken Pieces. A torte is a type … Continue reading →

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Roasted Five-Spice Chicken Pieces

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Cat

by Cat, August 23, 2016 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) I found this recipe in a Sunset Magazine while I was waiting to see my naturopath. The combination sounds delicious for a fall dinner with leftovers. Plus it is fairly … Continue reading →

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French Onion Soup

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Cat

By Cat, December 2010 (Image, right, from Wikimedia Commons) I’d never had this soup until I moved to Eugene, Oregon in 1970 for graduate school. There was a wonderful French restaurant there that served this soup every day, and it … Continue reading →

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Homemade Yogi Tea

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Cat

by Cat, May 31, 2016 (Images from Wikimedia Commons: Cardamom, right, and Cinnamon, below) Yogi tea is centuries old custom in India, that inspired the modern Chai. But there is a big difference between the two: yogi tea is mostly … Continue reading →

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Asparagus Quiche, with Phyllo or Standard Crust

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Cat

By Cat, April 8, 2016 (photo, right, form Wikimedia Commons) I had my first quiche in the 1970s, when a couple hippies opened a French-style Breakfast/Brunch restaurant, “Crêpe Faire,” in Portland OR. Now that I think back to those old … Continue reading →

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Chicken, Roasted with Persian Sweet & Sour Stuffing

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Cat

By Cat, February 2016 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Poultry Menu; 2. Middle Eastern Menu; 3. Herbs & Spices Menu; 4. Ancient Medicine through Food When I was in grad school in the mid 1970s, many of my fellow … Continue reading →

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Sauerkraut (Lacto-Fermented)

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Cat

By Cat, Jan 2016, from my Sept 19, 2008 Article on The EssentiaList (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Culturing, Curing, Fermentation, & Tonic Articles, Recipes Menu; 2. Sides & Condiments Menu Sauerkraut is a food that goes back ages, to the … Continue reading →

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Smoked Salmon Hash

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Cat

By Cat, Jan 2012 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Fish and Seafood Menu; 2. Hot- or cold-smoked salmon (About); 3. Hot- or Cold-Smoked Salmon (About) When my parents both worked the night shift at our bar, and … Continue reading →

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