I was in San Francisco last week, and my absolute favourite place to visit while I’m there is Samovar Tea Lounge in the Yerba Buena Gardens. I stopped in for tea and lunch, and was treated to a quite place away from the hustle and bustle of both the city and of the conference I […]
I didn’t quite make it in by July, but phew! Another Daring Cooks’ Challenge, and I get to make my own nut butter! The July 2010 Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by Margie of More Please and Natashya of Living in the Kitchen with Puppies. They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make their own […]
I’m loving my buckwheat lately, and thought I’d try my hand at a gluten-free vegan mushroom gravy to go with it, after I was inspired by a suggestion of kasha & mushroom gravy in the amazing vegan cookbook, Veganomicon. I thought I’d experiment with buckwheat flour instead of wheat flour in the gravy, as the […]
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 […]
I have joined a most inspirational online group: The Daring Cooks. Every month, The Daring Cooks (DC) issue a new challenge, and this is my first one – what a way to start the new year! The January 2010 DC challenge was hosted by Cuppy of Cuppylicious and she chose a delicious Thai-inspired recipe for […]
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