A new-to-me grain! Buckwheat in its hulled grain form: buckwheat groats! I’ve been using buckwheat flour for about a year now in all of my gluten-free baking, but I’ve only used the grain once before in a veggie burger. It was time to try it out on its own! And it is so earthy and […]
Woooo! A celebration is in order! Yesterday’s Red Quinoa Salad was my 100th blog post on Kitchen Operas! It’s been such fun for me to start this blog, and here’s to many hundreds more!!! I would love to say a huge thank you to all of you who read, subscribe to, and comment on the […]
My Mum and I decided to have a movie night: Doctor Zhivago and dinner. I immediately thought of borscht, and that we needed a Russian-inspired dinner. Instead of authentic Russian food, I used Russian flavours to make a meal of our own. Golden beets. So pretty, I love the colour — and they’re great on […]
It’s time for another Daring Cooks challenge — and this one was the ultimate comfort food: risotto! The 2010 March Daring Cooks challenge was hosted by Eleanor of MelbournefoodGeek and Jess of Jessthebaker. They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make risotto. The various components of their challenge recipe are based on input from the […]
More miso, you ask? Why yes, this is another weeknight bowl of soup, but this time: with noodles! The first bowl of miso you may remember was my Miso with Veggie Dumplings – the perfect weeknight dinner: quick and easy, lots of veggies! But this, this is a new bowl of miso that celebrates the […]
