Blood orange glazed cookies for the Women’s March
Inspired both by a friend’s recipe and by the Women’s March on Washington, these vegan cookies are the real deal; rich and sweet and toothsome, with a tart, sweet cap of simple citrus glaze.
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Citrus & soy pasta salad
A different sort of pasta salad, with a sweet-salty dressing made from soy sauce and citrus juices. A sure fix to the hot summertime doldrums.
No-Cola cake
No-Cola cake? What? Simple: this cake tastes like it was made with a commercial cola (e.g. Coke, Pepsi), but without any actual soda at all. It’s culinary sleight of hand: lime + cinnamon + molasses = cola flavor. Dessert magic.
Orange-scented split pea soup
Today is New Year’s Eve, and therefore many American food blogs are putting up their most interesting spins on Hoppin’ John, a peas and rice dish from the South. I love Hoppin’ […]
Grapefruit avocado salad
I live in central Ohio, but I work with a surprisingly large number of fellow Texan expats. Just before Christmas I was talking with my coworker Christiane, and of course the conversation […]
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