Recipes

Red Lentils & Roma Tomato Stew Served on Whole Wheat Couscous & Topped With Vermont Feta Cheese- A friend with a community garden plot in the Chuck Shoudy memorial garden near Lincoln Park in Albany, New York,  which is one of 46 cooperative neighborhood gardens in … [Read more...] about Red Lentils & Roma Tomato Stew

Red Quinoa Pilaf With Sweet Cherries, Dried Apricots and Walnuts- Quinoa (keen-wa) has the highest protein content of all the grains (although technically it is not a true cereal or grain since it is not a member of the grass family). An important food for 6,000 years in South … [Read more...] about Red Quinoa Pilaf With Sweet Cherries, Dried Apricots and Walnuts

Black Bean Soup with Red Spring Onions and Garlic Scapes- With a beautiful crop of garlic scapes from my home garden and red spring onions available at the Troy Farmers Market, www.troymarket.org, which is near my home in Albany, N.Y., as well as a big jar full of organic black … [Read more...] about Black Bean Soup with Red Spring Onions and Garlic Scapes

Three Grain Cinnamon/Currant English Muffins Hot Off The Griddle- For years, I settled for store-bought English Muffins until I decided the ingredients were not to my liking. Time to learn how to make English Muffins at home, with honey instead of sugar, a quality oil or local … [Read more...] about Three Grain Cinnamon/Currant English Muffins Hot Off The Griddle