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The Heat is On!
Celebrating sun-kissed summer dishes Summertime. Finally Connecticut emerged from a wet and chilly extended spring only to be hit with a...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Jul 32 min read
Spring is in the Air
Spring Flowerpots Finally, a break from Polar Vortexes and lingering frigid weather here, thank goodness. The wild tom turkeys have been...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Apr 163 min read
March Madness (...in the kitchen!)
Creamy morado maiz polenta with roasted Koginut squash The snow and ice are melting, the days a slowly growing longer, and the wild tom...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Mar 42 min read
Dishes to Chase Those Winter Blues Away
Winter recipes to warm keep you warm and nourished.
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Feb 13 min read
Wow your guests with Aloo Gobi Cups
Aloo Gobi Cups This flavorful Punjabi sabzi makes a bright and beautiful appetizer. You can blanch small quantities of cauliflower,...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
May 26, 20244 min read
Holubtsi, Ukrainian Stuffed Cabbage
How can anyone resist Holubtsi, “little pigeons,” the endearing Ukrainian name for stuffed cabbage rolls? Variations of this...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Mar 27, 20226 min read
A Tasty Plant-Based Persian Supper
This lovely artichoke khoresh, or stew, is scented with dried Persian limes, saffron, and lots of herbs. Served alongside a light mound...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Feb 8, 20225 min read
Surviving the Holidays and Thriving on Plants
Mock turkey with roasted baby vegetables Holidays can be the most challenging time of the year if you are transitioning to a cleaner,...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Nov 14, 20213 min read
For the holidays, Karelian Pies, Savory and Sweet
From Karelia, the land of lakes that straddles Finland and Russia, comes the beautiful tradition of karjalanpiirakka. These hand pies are...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Nov 2, 20217 min read
Beet-Buckwheat Crêpes in a Puddle
Embrace mid-summer with delicious beet-buckwheat crêpes. These are filled with asparagus, French radishes, and petite peas bathed in a...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Jul 25, 20213 min read
Brown Rice Dumplings with Chinese Vegetables
Brown Rice Dumplings with Chinese Vegetables I have been having so much fun with dumplings lately, I wanted to come up with a gluten-free...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Mar 8, 20215 min read
Sweet Flowerpots
Get a jump on early spring gardening in the kitchen with sweet flowerpots that bring a whimsical touch of Nature to dessert and snacks....
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Idli, Whole, Fermented, and Stuffed Two Ways
A traditional favorite breakfast from South India, idli are light, savory steamed cakes originally made from a naturally fermented,...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Jan 6, 20214 min read
Bringing in the New Year with Tortelli di Patate
Tortelli hail from Tuscany and neighboring towns in Emilia Romagna, and are rustic, simple home-cooking at its finest.
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Dec 26, 20205 min read
You Just Can't Beat Fresh Ravioli (especially if it's plant-based)
Chard, Roasted Tomato and Garlic Ravioli Forget the eggs and über-refined "doppio zero" flour for the most delicious, divinely smooth,...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Dec 16, 20204 min read
Rosy Roots Holiday Pie
This winter pie is all about embracing our roots! Not our genealogy but those humble, homey tubers that sweeten underground when the...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Dec 11, 20204 min read
Poached Pears in Pastry ~A New Holiday Tradition
It’s arts-and-crafts time when you wrap fragrant poached pears in dough. It's fun fashioning stems and leaves, and you will create an...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Nov 27, 20205 min read
Miso Powder, A Healthier Salt Alternative
Here’s a way to season dishes like a finishing salt would…but without salt’s deleterious health impacts – shiro (white) miso, gently...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Nov 22, 20203 min read
A Sweet Finish for Thanksgiving, Plum Chestnut Tartlets
Wrap fruit in some tasty, attractively shaped dough and you have an elegant dessert that is actually good for you. The dough quickly...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Nov 13, 20204 min read
Floral Whimsies, A Fanciful, Tasty, Healthy Diversion from the Covid Blues
Wholly plant-based and whole grain, with no oils-salt-sugar-gluten-dairy Here is a pretty dish to awaken your culinary talents and...
Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Nov 10, 20206 min read
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