Miso Glazed Salmon
I am not a great lover of fish dishes–which is fine as I don’t live near an ocean and sustainability is priority in my eating [...]
Hot & Sour Soup
hot and sour soup
Baked Pumpkin Or Winter Squash
I use a lot of squash and pumpkin in my diet. And this is one of my favorite ways to prepare it, as I’m a bit of a lazy cook. [...]
Warm Autumn Salad
Winter squash are one of my most recommended foods, as they are staple for the healing and maintaining the Stomach and Spleen–the Earth element organs. Small winter squash start coming [...]
Clara’s Favorite Five Onion Soup
I lucked out – my daughter loves onions. In fact it is her second most requested soup besides miso. The onion family is large and [...]
Chicken Salad With Cashews And Grapes
This recipe has saved us a number of times on volleyball weekends. Easy to double and triple it became a must-have in the cooler for one team. The salad is [...]
Mini Herb Or Fruit Clafoutis
Clafoutis, a dish popularized by Julia Child, are easy to make and endless in variety (see notes). Just think of them as mini quiches without the crust. They can be [...]
Grilled Ratatouille With Basil Vinaigrette
Summer cooking at its best is easy, colorful and uncomplicated. Ratatouille makes the most of the season’s vegetables like tomatoes, eggplants and peppers. This grilled version can be prepared in [...]
Age Dashi
Another of Clara’s favorites, age dashi is a wonderful, classic Japanese dish of tofu, lightly battered and then served in a simple dashi sauce with ginger. […]