Yearning For Mushroom Soup

By Dina Eliash Robinson For years my taste buds were yearning for the umami taste of a thick mushroom soup but I was reluctant to dedicate time and effort to improvising one that was both … Read More

Improvised Eggplant & Veggies Ratatouille

This Jazz Cooking-style recipe is a culinary improvisation inspired by the limited and quite odd assortment of vegetables that were available on a recent August day during our latest visit to an organic farm we … Read More

SALMON CROQUETTES

Since this baked protein dish lends itself to improvisation in both flavors and textures to please a wide variety of taste buds, we decided to replace the traditional written recipe with photos showing most of … Read More

BAKED, BREADED ORGANIC CHICKEN THIGHS

Ingredients:   2 lbs. skinless, boneless ORGANIC chicken thighs 1 container of organic Panko or Italian breadcrumbs (buy 2 if the container is small) 4 organic eggs 1 cup of organic extra virgin olive oil … Read More

JAZZ COOKING

By Dina Eliash Robinson Every now and then I get an irresistible urge to surprise—or even weird-out—my taste buds, along with those of my family and our gastronomically adventurous friends who are always willing to … Read More

HUMMUS

Middle Eastern Comfort Food By Catharine L. Kaufman—a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink If you wonder what the common link might be between the dictionary’s dual definitions of “humus or hummus” as  “(1) soil with partly decomposed … Read More

VEGAN EGGPLANT PARMIGIANA

VEGAN EGGPLANT PARMIGIANA (Organic ingredients suggested) Ingredients for 8 portions: 2 medium eggplants 2 medium tomatoes—Roma or beefsteak, good for slicing ½ red onion—chopped 4 cloves of fresh garlic–copped ¾ – 1 cup extra virgin … Read More

SPUDS SOUFFL´EE RECIPE

INGREDIENTS—All Organic—serves 8 as a side-dish, 6 as a main course. 2 Yukon Yellow potatoes 2 red potatoes 2 medium Ruby Yams 1 cup fresh broccoli florets 1 cup Lacinato (i.e. “dino-”) kale 4 whole … Read More

Apple & Almond-Flour Cake

Ingredients: (Organic preferred. Feel free to adjust ingredients, proportions and measurements to your taste & creativity.) • One box of frozen, Organic Filo Dough (sold at Whole Foods and other health food stores) • 10 … Read More