Ginger tea

I’ve been ill. A big January cold to welcome in the new year, and my birthday (of course). I had heard that tea with honey was better for coughs than cough syrup, and so drank through my entire herbal tea collection in the space of a week. Desperate for an alternative that [...]

Cherry soup

A recipe from a colleague who brought this soup to the Vanilla Fest of last weekend – the annotations are also hers. It was delicious! You can use it for a main course during a hot day, or as a dessert. Mmmmmm…..
Hungarian Cherry Soup
2 bags frozen cherries (I used sweet, but [...]

Vanilla Fest 2008

A friend of mine was brought 153 vanilla pods as a foodie gift this year, and in celebration, hosted the first annual Vanilla Fest on Jan 12 (mark your calendars for next year!). While sharing the recipes would be more apropos of this blog, it would also be overwhelming for me. So instead, [...]

Introducing Alice

Hi readers! I’m a 30-something vegetarian (mostly) who has an addiction to seasonal, local food. My husband and I have our own vegetable garden in Illinois, and we grow tomatoes, peppers, garlic, onions, herbs, chard, carrots, spinach, cucumbers and zucchini when the weather cooperates. We eat well in the summer, and preserve [...]