Each week, fabulous recipes grace Debbie’s in-box and pop up on her computer screen, and she’s sharing her favorites with you.
Are any of you familiar with Cathe Olson? I discovered her long ago, when the nearly-five-year-old was just a wee one, first starting on solid foods. She’s got a wonderful cookbook out called Simply Natural Baby Food, which really takes you into preschool and beyond with creative, healthy recipes for feeding your family. She was deceptively delicious long before Jessica Seinfeld burst onto the scene… four years before, in fact.
Recently, a number of her recipes have crossed my path and I thought dedicating a whole column to her recipes would be worth it, especially if you’ve never had the pleasure.
Honestly, I didn’t imagine in my wildest dreams that a recipe for vegetarian Shepherd’s pie would ever catch my eye. And then I saw Cathe Olson’s: lentils, winter greens, miso… that’s gotta make the taste buds sing sweet, sweet songs.
I adore broccoli, any way you cook it or not cook it. Broccoli can do no wrong. So when Cathe Olson made my favorite cruciferous vegetable into a vegan soup, I was enamored. The only problem? Cashew creme, which is delicious but a huge no-no in this house. Probably Owen is so allergic to it because it was my creamy soup go-to while I was pregnant, so I’d use a combination of almond milk and plain yogurt to get the creamy texture this broccoli soup recipe calls for.
Millet used to be a favorite of ours, but we really don’t eat grains that much anymore. I may just revisit millet to make this healthy millet granola recipe. No sugar, only agave or maple syrup, and tahini, sesame seeds, flax seeds and pumpkin seeds. Talk about your healthy fats and nutty flavor.
Yummy… honey-curry dressing! I can just taste this slathered on a salad brimming with toasted pumpkin seeds.
Finally, Asian noodle salad with toasted sesame is a flavorful, versatile dish with some surprises… not your average Asian ingredients.
Which Cathe Olson recipe will you be trying first?
Clacked by Debbie McDuffee
on Oct 26, 2009 @ 10:00 EST5EDT
