We went apple picking last week and brought back a small bag of apples. Then a few days later we hosted lunch for some friends, and our friend Michelle left an even bigger bag of apples she’d picked for us. What to do with all those apples? We tried apple cider, apple butter, and of course, good old apple pie, but our favorite was this Apple Rose Tart. Apple Rose Tart Ingredients: Makes 5 mini pies. 5 apples, thinly slices (use a madolin slicer) 1 pie crust (pre-made or using my favorite recipe here) 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar 4 Tbsp melted butter 2 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp…
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Turmeric Rice
Turmeric is a spice often used in Southeast Asia. It is a powerful healer due to its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. Dr. Andrew Weil, one of my favorite authors on integrative medicine, wrote a great article about it here. Just add a teaspoon to your rice, soup, or chicken recipe, or even mix it into your salad dressing.
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Roasted Cauliflower & Goat Cheese Soup
Roasted Cauliflower & Goat Cheese Soup We stumbled across the most delicious Cauliflower and Goat Cheese Soup at Dean & Deluca last week and thought it was perfect for the fall. When we saw a HUGE head of cauliflower at a farmers market stand on our way back from apple picking we knew we’d have to try and recreate it at home. Ingredients: Cauliflower (1 head) Goat Cheese (6 ounces) Chicken Stock (4 cups) Onion (1 medium) Olive Oil Garlic (2-4 cloves depending on taste) Bay Leaf (1-2) Salt and Pepper to taste Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut cauliflower head into smaller pieces. Since you’ll be blending it…
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Ricotta Pie
I still remember the first time I tasted Ricotta Pie. I was at one of my best friend’s house studying, and her mother, Tia Telma, a Paulista of Italian descent, brought us this fresh and hot out-of-the-oven deliciousness as our afternoon snack. It was so good that this pie was forever marked in my mind. Recently, in a fit of nostalgia and sweet cravings, I asked Tia Thelma for this recipe, but she didn’t even remember she used to make this pie for us! Haha! After endless search on the internet, I found a recipe that didn’t really look the same to Tia Thelma’s but luckily for me it tastes exactly the…