Category: Spring
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Pistou sauce with grilled vegetables
Christ is risen! Grilling season is amongst us and that calls for fresh summer produce springing up and marinades. One of the things that excites me for the summer season is fresh herbs, especially basil and rosemary. I don’t usually travel during the summer so these herbs transport me to Italy by taste. This recipe…
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What’s for dinner tonight? Vegan Fettucine Alfredo
Hello my dear ones! Christo Anesti! Krystus zmartwychstal! Christ is risen! Great Lent and Pascha has past and we are now in Bright Week. This is my first Orthodox Christian Easter season — all I can say is I am adjusting to these feelings that come up for me. The 49 days leading up to…
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Spring Season
What is written here is mostly taken from the “Vegetarian Flavor Bible” along from other sources. When in doubt, I always refer to the “Vegetarian Flavor Bible”! It helps me figure out what to cook and what to pair when I am at loss for inspiration. If you don’t have one, I highly suggest you…
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Fasting Time: Detoxing spiritually and physically + Spring Juice
Hello dear ones!!! Thank you for being patient with me. This is one of the reasons I do not promise to post recipes on a certain date because life happens and I want to share with you things from the soul, that otherwise would be looked over if one were to type in a rush…
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Arugula-Walnut Pesto
Arugula is one of those greens that pairs well with dried fruit and legumes. I like to have a play of flavors bouncing off of each other as I am chewing it. Cranberries, chickpeas and arugula. Roasted butternut squash, roasted beets with cranberries and arugula. These are just two examples of how I enjoy arugula.…
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Lettuces, In General
Season: spring – autumn Function: cooling Weight: light – medium Volume: moderate – loud
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Meyer Lemons
Season: autumn – spring Taste: sour – sweet Weight: light volume : moderate – loud Tips: add to your dishes to brighten them up; add at the end of your salad; make ’em as yummy candies!
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Leeks
Season: autumn – spring Taste: sweet Botanical relatives: chives, garlic, onions, shallots Weight: light – medium Volume: quiet Techniques: boil, braise, fry, grill, roast, steam Tips: add early in cooking process I have a fond memory of leeks. The last time I visited my homeland, Poland, I was about 6 years old. I have vague…
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Fiddlehead Ferns
Season: spring Taste: bitter Weight: medium Volume: moderate loud techniques/tips: always serve cooked: blanch, boil, saute, steam
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Dandelion Greens
Season: late spring – early autumn Taste: bitter Weight: medium Volume: moderate Techniques: raw, saute, steam
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A Spiritual Steward 