by teresa@sweetveg | Jul 16, 2013 | Children and Vegetables, Recipes, Vegetables
My niece Olivia loves to cook. Two of her favorite things to make are nori rolls and fresh salad rolls. We spent time together last week and she made this lovely salad. I was voting for trying to make a smashed raspberry and balsamic vinaigrette, but Olivia’s...
by teresa@sweetveg | May 31, 2013 | Dessert, Recipes
One of the things I love about fresh berries is that they add an element of playfulness and delight to almost everything. We have eaten this combination of fried mochi, almond amasake and sliced strawberries every day for a few days. It’s a really simple and...
by teresa@sweetveg | May 13, 2013 | Dessert, Recipes
This spring I finally became the proud steward of a small plot in our local community garden. The couple I inherited the plot from left me two rhubarb plants and a whole parcel of strawberry plants. I was so excited that first day of orientation. In Seattle, the...
by teresa@sweetveg | Feb 7, 2013 | Legumes, Recipes
I will choose a bean or lentil salad over a grain salad any day. Make extra beans or lentils. Serve half with dinner and make the rest into a salad for the next few days. There are as many different dressings as there are salads. This one is different from the lemon...
by teresa@sweetveg | Jan 5, 2013 | Dips and Spreads, Recipes, Vegetables
I wrote this recipe over three years ago for a cooking class. I had recently been spending time with a child who would eat anything as long as I put ketchup on it. I am sure some of you know one or two of these! Sometimes you can use a food a child already loves to...