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RECIPE INDEX
Bruce and Dana's Pasta Sauce. Brussels Sprouts and Tofu. Buckwheat Noodles with Kale and Sesame Salad. Butternut Squash Curry. Carrot Pancakes with Hummus and a Feta Salad. Cauliflower and Potato Curry. Chanterelle and Corn Risotto with Fresh Thyme and Basil. Chard and Saffron Tart. Chickpea, Lentil, and Vegetable Stew. ABOUT ME | DANA TREAT About Me. Thank you for visiting my site. Yes, my first name is Dana. No, my last name is not Treat. I’ll explain in a moment. Like most food bloggers, I am one of those people who has always loved food. My mom started giving me “table food” when I was 9 months old and I have never looked back. I was not picky as as child, but meat wasPASTA | DANA TREAT
Heat the butter over medium heat in a separate, heavy-bottomed pot. When the butter has just melted, add the flour and whisk constantly until the mixture turns light brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat. 3. Slowly pour the warm milk, about 1 cup at a time, ORANGE-GRAND MARNIER CAKE Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line the bottom of three 9-inch round cake pans with parchment or waxed paper but do not grease the pans. 2. Sift the flour, 1 cup of the sugar, the baking soda, and salt into a large bowl; stir to blend. Whisk in the oil, egg yolks, orange juice, BIG CURRY NOODLE POT Flip over and cook for another 1-2 minutes, until very brown. Tip out onto a paper towel lined plate and season with salt. Set aside. Return saucepan to the burner and reduce heat to medium. Add the other tablespoon of oil and then add the onions. Cook for HOLLY B’S CINNAMON ROLLS Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until puffy and doubled in size, about 30 minutes. Before the rolls finish rising, preheat the oven to 375°F with the rack in the center position. Bake the Cinnamon Rolls for 15 minutes, rotate the pan, and bake for another 15 minutes more. PERFECT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES With a serrated knife, cut chocolate into roughly ½-inch chunks.) Sea salt. Preheat the oven to 360ºF. Set rack in the middle of the oven. Cream the butter and the sugars on medium-high speed until light, 4-5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple of times duringthis process.
THE NEW FAVORITE CRACKER Unwrap the log and cut crosswise into ¼-inch thick slices. Arrange the crackers on the prepared pan, spacing them apart about 1 inch. Bake the crackers until golden brown on the edges and lighter in the center, 7 to 10 minutes, depending on size and ASPARAGUS FOR A PARTY 17 Comments » yum!!!! Comment by stacey snacks — May 1, 2011 @ 6:05 pm. To find someone who you feel comfortable leaving your infant with is truly truly truly a priceless thing! Erika must be a wonderfulperson.
DANA TREAT – TREAT YOURSELF Return all of the cooked mushrooms to the skillet. Add the red wine and cook until evaporated. Add the broth, lemon zest and lemon juice and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until the mushrooms are coated in a light sauce, 4 minutes.RECIPE INDEX
Bruce and Dana's Pasta Sauce. Brussels Sprouts and Tofu. Buckwheat Noodles with Kale and Sesame Salad. Butternut Squash Curry. Carrot Pancakes with Hummus and a Feta Salad. Cauliflower and Potato Curry. Chanterelle and Corn Risotto with Fresh Thyme and Basil. Chard and Saffron Tart. Chickpea, Lentil, and Vegetable Stew. ABOUT ME | DANA TREAT About Me. Thank you for visiting my site. Yes, my first name is Dana. No, my last name is not Treat. I’ll explain in a moment. Like most food bloggers, I am one of those people who has always loved food. My mom started giving me “table food” when I was 9 months old and I have never looked back. I was not picky as as child, but meat wasPASTA | DANA TREAT
Heat the butter over medium heat in a separate, heavy-bottomed pot. When the butter has just melted, add the flour and whisk constantly until the mixture turns light brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat. 3. Slowly pour the warm milk, about 1 cup at a time, ORANGE-GRAND MARNIER CAKE Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line the bottom of three 9-inch round cake pans with parchment or waxed paper but do not grease the pans. 2. Sift the flour, 1 cup of the sugar, the baking soda, and salt into a large bowl; stir to blend. Whisk in the oil, egg yolks, orange juice, BIG CURRY NOODLE POT Flip over and cook for another 1-2 minutes, until very brown. Tip out onto a paper towel lined plate and season with salt. Set aside. Return saucepan to the burner and reduce heat to medium. Add the other tablespoon of oil and then add the onions. Cook for HOLLY B’S CINNAMON ROLLS Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until puffy and doubled in size, about 30 minutes. Before the rolls finish rising, preheat the oven to 375°F with the rack in the center position. Bake the Cinnamon Rolls for 15 minutes, rotate the pan, and bake for another 15 minutes more. PERFECT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES With a serrated knife, cut chocolate into roughly ½-inch chunks.) Sea salt. Preheat the oven to 360ºF. Set rack in the middle of the oven. Cream the butter and the sugars on medium-high speed until light, 4-5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple of times duringthis process.
THE NEW FAVORITE CRACKER Unwrap the log and cut crosswise into ¼-inch thick slices. Arrange the crackers on the prepared pan, spacing them apart about 1 inch. Bake the crackers until golden brown on the edges and lighter in the center, 7 to 10 minutes, depending on size and ASPARAGUS FOR A PARTY 17 Comments » yum!!!! Comment by stacey snacks — May 1, 2011 @ 6:05 pm. To find someone who you feel comfortable leaving your infant with is truly truly truly a priceless thing! Erika must be a wonderfulperson.
ABOUT ME | DANA TREAT About Me. Thank you for visiting my site. Yes, my first name is Dana. No, my last name is not Treat. I’ll explain in a moment. Like most food bloggers, I am one of those people who has always loved food. My mom started giving me “table food” when I was 9 months old and I have never looked back. I was not picky as as child, but meat was CLASSES | DANA TREAT I am thrilled to announce that I am starting up my cooking classes again. What was once in my kitchen in the “black house” in Seattle, will now be in the kitchen of a dear friend’s house in my neighborhood in Oakland (Upper Rockridge area). CONTACT | DANA TREAT For any cooking questions or questions about my services, please email me at danatreat gmail com. I’ll be sure to get back toyou!
THIS IS THE CAKE
Grease three 9-inch cake pans. Line bottoms with parchment paper rounds. Finely chop chocolate and combine in a bowl with the hot coffee. Let mixture stand, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Into a large bowl, sift together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.ROASTED SHALLOTS
Olive oil. 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. 6 fresh thyme sprigs. Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Cut the ends off the shallots and peel them. If you are struggling with getting the skin off, make a shallow cut along the length of the shallot and then peel. Place them on a small baking sheet and drizzlethem
“BLASTED” BROCCOLI Large pinch of dried crushed red pepper. Preheat oven to 450°F. Place broccoli in a large baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and then sprinkle with a large pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Roast 15 minutes. Remove sheet from oven and sprinkle with the garlic andred pepper flakes.
THANK YOU CHEESEBALLS 1. Put the butter, cream cheese, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt and pepper into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until combined. Divide equally among 3 medium bowls. 2. Stir the TIPS FOR A GOOD GREEK SALAD 6 ounces best-quality feta cheese. Place the tomatoes, cucumber, olives and lettuce in a large salad bowl. Drizzle with approximately equal amounts of olive oil and red wine vinegar. Toss well. Add the cheese and very carefully, trying not to break up the cheese too much, toss again. Category: Dana Treat Original, Salad. SOMETIMES YOU FEEL LIKE A NUT (SOMETIMES YOU DON’T) Blend together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) until most of mixture resembles coarse meal with small (roughly pea-size)butter lumps.
GANACHE-FILLED BROWN SUGAR BARS Friends, it’s that time of year. It seems that ever since I have kept this blog, I go out of town around the end of June/beginning ofJuly.
DANA TREAT – TREAT YOURSELF Return all of the cooked mushrooms to the skillet. Add the red wine and cook until evaporated. Add the broth, lemon zest and lemon juice and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until the mushrooms are coated in a light sauce, 4 minutes.RECIPE INDEX
Bruce and Dana's Pasta Sauce. Brussels Sprouts and Tofu. Buckwheat Noodles with Kale and Sesame Salad. Butternut Squash Curry. Carrot Pancakes with Hummus and a Feta Salad. Cauliflower and Potato Curry. Chanterelle and Corn Risotto with Fresh Thyme and Basil. Chard and Saffron Tart. Chickpea, Lentil, and Vegetable Stew. ABOUT ME | DANA TREAT About Me. Thank you for visiting my site. Yes, my first name is Dana. No, my last name is not Treat. I’ll explain in a moment. Like most food bloggers, I am one of those people who has always loved food. My mom started giving me “table food” when I was 9 months old and I have never looked back. I was not picky as as child, but meat wasPASTA | DANA TREAT
Heat the butter over medium heat in a separate, heavy-bottomed pot. When the butter has just melted, add the flour and whisk constantly until the mixture turns light brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat. 3. Slowly pour the warm milk, about 1 cup at a time, ORANGE-GRAND MARNIER CAKE Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line the bottom of three 9-inch round cake pans with parchment or waxed paper but do not grease the pans. 2. Sift the flour, 1 cup of the sugar, the baking soda, and salt into a large bowl; stir to blend. Whisk in the oil, egg yolks, orange juice, BIG CURRY NOODLE POT Flip over and cook for another 1-2 minutes, until very brown. Tip out onto a paper towel lined plate and season with salt. Set aside. Return saucepan to the burner and reduce heat to medium. Add the other tablespoon of oil and then add the onions. Cook for HOLLY B’S CINNAMON ROLLS Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until puffy and doubled in size, about 30 minutes. Before the rolls finish rising, preheat the oven to 375°F with the rack in the center position. Bake the Cinnamon Rolls for 15 minutes, rotate the pan, and bake for another 15 minutes more. PERFECT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES With a serrated knife, cut chocolate into roughly ½-inch chunks.) Sea salt. Preheat the oven to 360ºF. Set rack in the middle of the oven. Cream the butter and the sugars on medium-high speed until light, 4-5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple of times duringthis process.
THE NEW FAVORITE CRACKER Unwrap the log and cut crosswise into ¼-inch thick slices. Arrange the crackers on the prepared pan, spacing them apart about 1 inch. Bake the crackers until golden brown on the edges and lighter in the center, 7 to 10 minutes, depending on size and ASPARAGUS FOR A PARTY 17 Comments » yum!!!! Comment by stacey snacks — May 1, 2011 @ 6:05 pm. To find someone who you feel comfortable leaving your infant with is truly truly truly a priceless thing! Erika must be a wonderfulperson.
DANA TREAT – TREAT YOURSELF Return all of the cooked mushrooms to the skillet. Add the red wine and cook until evaporated. Add the broth, lemon zest and lemon juice and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until the mushrooms are coated in a light sauce, 4 minutes.RECIPE INDEX
Bruce and Dana's Pasta Sauce. Brussels Sprouts and Tofu. Buckwheat Noodles with Kale and Sesame Salad. Butternut Squash Curry. Carrot Pancakes with Hummus and a Feta Salad. Cauliflower and Potato Curry. Chanterelle and Corn Risotto with Fresh Thyme and Basil. Chard and Saffron Tart. Chickpea, Lentil, and Vegetable Stew. ABOUT ME | DANA TREAT About Me. Thank you for visiting my site. Yes, my first name is Dana. No, my last name is not Treat. I’ll explain in a moment. Like most food bloggers, I am one of those people who has always loved food. My mom started giving me “table food” when I was 9 months old and I have never looked back. I was not picky as as child, but meat wasPASTA | DANA TREAT
Heat the butter over medium heat in a separate, heavy-bottomed pot. When the butter has just melted, add the flour and whisk constantly until the mixture turns light brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat. 3. Slowly pour the warm milk, about 1 cup at a time, ORANGE-GRAND MARNIER CAKE Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line the bottom of three 9-inch round cake pans with parchment or waxed paper but do not grease the pans. 2. Sift the flour, 1 cup of the sugar, the baking soda, and salt into a large bowl; stir to blend. Whisk in the oil, egg yolks, orange juice, BIG CURRY NOODLE POT Flip over and cook for another 1-2 minutes, until very brown. Tip out onto a paper towel lined plate and season with salt. Set aside. Return saucepan to the burner and reduce heat to medium. Add the other tablespoon of oil and then add the onions. Cook for HOLLY B’S CINNAMON ROLLS Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until puffy and doubled in size, about 30 minutes. Before the rolls finish rising, preheat the oven to 375°F with the rack in the center position. Bake the Cinnamon Rolls for 15 minutes, rotate the pan, and bake for another 15 minutes more. PERFECT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES With a serrated knife, cut chocolate into roughly ½-inch chunks.) Sea salt. Preheat the oven to 360ºF. Set rack in the middle of the oven. Cream the butter and the sugars on medium-high speed until light, 4-5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple of times duringthis process.
THE NEW FAVORITE CRACKER Unwrap the log and cut crosswise into ¼-inch thick slices. Arrange the crackers on the prepared pan, spacing them apart about 1 inch. Bake the crackers until golden brown on the edges and lighter in the center, 7 to 10 minutes, depending on size and ASPARAGUS FOR A PARTY 17 Comments » yum!!!! Comment by stacey snacks — May 1, 2011 @ 6:05 pm. To find someone who you feel comfortable leaving your infant with is truly truly truly a priceless thing! Erika must be a wonderfulperson.
ABOUT ME | DANA TREAT About Me. Thank you for visiting my site. Yes, my first name is Dana. No, my last name is not Treat. I’ll explain in a moment. Like most food bloggers, I am one of those people who has always loved food. My mom started giving me “table food” when I was 9 months old and I have never looked back. I was not picky as as child, but meat was CLASSES | DANA TREAT I am thrilled to announce that I am starting up my cooking classes again. What was once in my kitchen in the “black house” in Seattle, will now be in the kitchen of a dear friend’s house in my neighborhood in Oakland (Upper Rockridge area). CONTACT | DANA TREAT For any cooking questions or questions about my services, please email me at danatreat gmail com. I’ll be sure to get back toyou!
THIS IS THE CAKE
Grease three 9-inch cake pans. Line bottoms with parchment paper rounds. Finely chop chocolate and combine in a bowl with the hot coffee. Let mixture stand, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Into a large bowl, sift together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.ROASTED SHALLOTS
Olive oil. 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. 6 fresh thyme sprigs. Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Cut the ends off the shallots and peel them. If you are struggling with getting the skin off, make a shallow cut along the length of the shallot and then peel. Place them on a small baking sheet and drizzlethem
“BLASTED” BROCCOLI Large pinch of dried crushed red pepper. Preheat oven to 450°F. Place broccoli in a large baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and then sprinkle with a large pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Roast 15 minutes. Remove sheet from oven and sprinkle with the garlic andred pepper flakes.
THANK YOU CHEESEBALLS 1. Put the butter, cream cheese, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt and pepper into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until combined. Divide equally among 3 medium bowls. 2. Stir the TIPS FOR A GOOD GREEK SALAD 6 ounces best-quality feta cheese. Place the tomatoes, cucumber, olives and lettuce in a large salad bowl. Drizzle with approximately equal amounts of olive oil and red wine vinegar. Toss well. Add the cheese and very carefully, trying not to break up the cheese too much, toss again. Category: Dana Treat Original, Salad. SOMETIMES YOU FEEL LIKE A NUT (SOMETIMES YOU DON’T) Blend together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) until most of mixture resembles coarse meal with small (roughly pea-size)butter lumps.
GANACHE-FILLED BROWN SUGAR BARS Friends, it’s that time of year. It seems that ever since I have kept this blog, I go out of town around the end of June/beginning ofJuly.
DANA TREAT – TREAT YOURSELF Return all of the cooked mushrooms to the skillet. Add the red wine and cook until evaporated. Add the broth, lemon zest and lemon juice and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until the mushrooms are coated in a light sauce, 4 minutes.RECIPE INDEX
Bruce and Dana's Pasta Sauce. Brussels Sprouts and Tofu. Buckwheat Noodles with Kale and Sesame Salad. Butternut Squash Curry. Carrot Pancakes with Hummus and a Feta Salad. Cauliflower and Potato Curry. Chanterelle and Corn Risotto with Fresh Thyme and Basil. Chard and Saffron Tart. Chickpea, Lentil, and Vegetable Stew. ABOUT ME | DANA TREAT About Me. Thank you for visiting my site. Yes, my first name is Dana. No, my last name is not Treat. I’ll explain in a moment. Like most food bloggers, I am one of those people who has always loved food. My mom started giving me “table food” when I was 9 months old and I have never looked back. I was not picky as as child, but meat wasPASTA | DANA TREAT
Heat the butter over medium heat in a separate, heavy-bottomed pot. When the butter has just melted, add the flour and whisk constantly until the mixture turns light brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat. 3. Slowly pour the warm milk, about 1 cup at a time, ORANGE-GRAND MARNIER CAKE Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line the bottom of three 9-inch round cake pans with parchment or waxed paper but do not grease the pans. 2. Sift the flour, 1 cup of the sugar, the baking soda, and salt into a large bowl; stir to blend. Whisk in the oil, egg yolks, orange juice, BIG CURRY NOODLE POT Flip over and cook for another 1-2 minutes, until very brown. Tip out onto a paper towel lined plate and season with salt. Set aside. Return saucepan to the burner and reduce heat to medium. Add the other tablespoon of oil and then add the onions. Cook for HOLLY B’S CINNAMON ROLLS Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until puffy and doubled in size, about 30 minutes. Before the rolls finish rising, preheat the oven to 375°F with the rack in the center position. Bake the Cinnamon Rolls for 15 minutes, rotate the pan, and bake for another 15 minutes more. PERFECT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES With a serrated knife, cut chocolate into roughly ½-inch chunks.) Sea salt. Preheat the oven to 360ºF. Set rack in the middle of the oven. Cream the butter and the sugars on medium-high speed until light, 4-5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple of times duringthis process.
THE NEW FAVORITE CRACKER Unwrap the log and cut crosswise into ¼-inch thick slices. Arrange the crackers on the prepared pan, spacing them apart about 1 inch. Bake the crackers until golden brown on the edges and lighter in the center, 7 to 10 minutes, depending on size and ASPARAGUS FOR A PARTY 17 Comments » yum!!!! Comment by stacey snacks — May 1, 2011 @ 6:05 pm. To find someone who you feel comfortable leaving your infant with is truly truly truly a priceless thing! Erika must be a wonderfulperson.
DANA TREAT – TREAT YOURSELF Return all of the cooked mushrooms to the skillet. Add the red wine and cook until evaporated. Add the broth, lemon zest and lemon juice and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until the mushrooms are coated in a light sauce, 4 minutes.RECIPE INDEX
Bruce and Dana's Pasta Sauce. Brussels Sprouts and Tofu. Buckwheat Noodles with Kale and Sesame Salad. Butternut Squash Curry. Carrot Pancakes with Hummus and a Feta Salad. Cauliflower and Potato Curry. Chanterelle and Corn Risotto with Fresh Thyme and Basil. Chard and Saffron Tart. Chickpea, Lentil, and Vegetable Stew. ABOUT ME | DANA TREAT About Me. Thank you for visiting my site. Yes, my first name is Dana. No, my last name is not Treat. I’ll explain in a moment. Like most food bloggers, I am one of those people who has always loved food. My mom started giving me “table food” when I was 9 months old and I have never looked back. I was not picky as as child, but meat wasPASTA | DANA TREAT
Heat the butter over medium heat in a separate, heavy-bottomed pot. When the butter has just melted, add the flour and whisk constantly until the mixture turns light brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat. 3. Slowly pour the warm milk, about 1 cup at a time, ORANGE-GRAND MARNIER CAKE Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line the bottom of three 9-inch round cake pans with parchment or waxed paper but do not grease the pans. 2. Sift the flour, 1 cup of the sugar, the baking soda, and salt into a large bowl; stir to blend. Whisk in the oil, egg yolks, orange juice, BIG CURRY NOODLE POT Flip over and cook for another 1-2 minutes, until very brown. Tip out onto a paper towel lined plate and season with salt. Set aside. Return saucepan to the burner and reduce heat to medium. Add the other tablespoon of oil and then add the onions. Cook for HOLLY B’S CINNAMON ROLLS Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until puffy and doubled in size, about 30 minutes. Before the rolls finish rising, preheat the oven to 375°F with the rack in the center position. Bake the Cinnamon Rolls for 15 minutes, rotate the pan, and bake for another 15 minutes more. PERFECT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES With a serrated knife, cut chocolate into roughly ½-inch chunks.) Sea salt. Preheat the oven to 360ºF. Set rack in the middle of the oven. Cream the butter and the sugars on medium-high speed until light, 4-5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple of times duringthis process.
THE NEW FAVORITE CRACKER Unwrap the log and cut crosswise into ¼-inch thick slices. Arrange the crackers on the prepared pan, spacing them apart about 1 inch. Bake the crackers until golden brown on the edges and lighter in the center, 7 to 10 minutes, depending on size and ASPARAGUS FOR A PARTY 17 Comments » yum!!!! Comment by stacey snacks — May 1, 2011 @ 6:05 pm. To find someone who you feel comfortable leaving your infant with is truly truly truly a priceless thing! Erika must be a wonderfulperson.
ABOUT ME | DANA TREAT About Me. Thank you for visiting my site. Yes, my first name is Dana. No, my last name is not Treat. I’ll explain in a moment. Like most food bloggers, I am one of those people who has always loved food. My mom started giving me “table food” when I was 9 months old and I have never looked back. I was not picky as as child, but meat was CLASSES | DANA TREAT I am thrilled to announce that I am starting up my cooking classes again. What was once in my kitchen in the “black house” in Seattle, will now be in the kitchen of a dear friend’s house in my neighborhood in Oakland (Upper Rockridge area). CONTACT | DANA TREAT For any cooking questions or questions about my services, please email me at danatreat gmail com. I’ll be sure to get back toyou!
THIS IS THE CAKE
Grease three 9-inch cake pans. Line bottoms with parchment paper rounds. Finely chop chocolate and combine in a bowl with the hot coffee. Let mixture stand, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Into a large bowl, sift together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.ROASTED SHALLOTS
Olive oil. 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. 6 fresh thyme sprigs. Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Cut the ends off the shallots and peel them. If you are struggling with getting the skin off, make a shallow cut along the length of the shallot and then peel. Place them on a small baking sheet and drizzlethem
“BLASTED” BROCCOLI Large pinch of dried crushed red pepper. Preheat oven to 450°F. Place broccoli in a large baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and then sprinkle with a large pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Roast 15 minutes. Remove sheet from oven and sprinkle with the garlic andred pepper flakes.
THANK YOU CHEESEBALLS 1. Put the butter, cream cheese, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt and pepper into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until combined. Divide equally among 3 medium bowls. 2. Stir the TIPS FOR A GOOD GREEK SALAD 6 ounces best-quality feta cheese. Place the tomatoes, cucumber, olives and lettuce in a large salad bowl. Drizzle with approximately equal amounts of olive oil and red wine vinegar. Toss well. Add the cheese and very carefully, trying not to break up the cheese too much, toss again. Category: Dana Treat Original, Salad. SOMETIMES YOU FEEL LIKE A NUT (SOMETIMES YOU DON’T) Blend together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) until most of mixture resembles coarse meal with small (roughly pea-size)butter lumps.
GANACHE-FILLED BROWN SUGAR BARS Friends, it’s that time of year. It seems that ever since I have kept this blog, I go out of town around the end of June/beginning ofJuly.
DANA TREAT – TREAT YOURSELF Return all of the cooked mushrooms to the skillet. Add the red wine and cook until evaporated. Add the broth, lemon zest and lemon juice and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until the mushrooms are coated in a light sauce, 4 minutes.RECIPE INDEX
Bruce and Dana's Pasta Sauce. Brussels Sprouts and Tofu. Buckwheat Noodles with Kale and Sesame Salad. Butternut Squash Curry. Carrot Pancakes with Hummus and a Feta Salad. Cauliflower and Potato Curry. Chanterelle and Corn Risotto with Fresh Thyme and Basil. Chard and Saffron Tart. Chickpea, Lentil, and Vegetable Stew. ABOUT ME | DANA TREAT About Me. Thank you for visiting my site. Yes, my first name is Dana. No, my last name is not Treat. I’ll explain in a moment. Like most food bloggers, I am one of those people who has always loved food. My mom started giving me “table food” when I was 9 months old and I have never looked back. I was not picky as as child, but meat was CLASSES | DANA TREAT I am thrilled to announce that I am starting up my cooking classes again. What was once in my kitchen in the “black house” in Seattle, will now be in the kitchen of a dear friend’s house in my neighborhood in Oakland (Upper Rockridge area). CONTACT | DANA TREAT For any cooking questions or questions about my services, please email me at danatreat gmail com. I’ll be sure to get back toyou!
PASTA | DANA TREAT
Five years ago this month, I went to the first BlogHer Food in San Francisco. It was an amazing experience. I didn’t really learn anything about blogging, but I finally got to meet so many people whose blogs I read then (and still read now) and people I knew onlyfrom Twitter.
ASPARAGUS FOR A PARTY 17 Comments » yum!!!! Comment by stacey snacks — May 1, 2011 @ 6:05 pm. To find someone who you feel comfortable leaving your infant with is truly truly truly a priceless thing! Erika must be a wonderfulperson.
THE NEW FAVORITE CRACKER Unwrap the log and cut crosswise into ¼-inch thick slices. Arrange the crackers on the prepared pan, spacing them apart about 1 inch. Bake the crackers until golden brown on the edges and lighter in the center, 7 to 10 minutes, depending on size and PERFECT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES With a serrated knife, cut chocolate into roughly ½-inch chunks.) Sea salt. Preheat the oven to 360ºF. Set rack in the middle of the oven. Cream the butter and the sugars on medium-high speed until light, 4-5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple of times duringthis process.
SOMETIMES YOU FEEL LIKE A NUT (SOMETIMES YOU DON’T) Blend together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) until most of mixture resembles coarse meal with small (roughly pea-size)butter lumps.
DANA TREAT – TREAT YOURSELF Return all of the cooked mushrooms to the skillet. Add the red wine and cook until evaporated. Add the broth, lemon zest and lemon juice and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until the mushrooms are coated in a light sauce, 4 minutes.RECIPE INDEX
Bruce and Dana's Pasta Sauce. Brussels Sprouts and Tofu. Buckwheat Noodles with Kale and Sesame Salad. Butternut Squash Curry. Carrot Pancakes with Hummus and a Feta Salad. Cauliflower and Potato Curry. Chanterelle and Corn Risotto with Fresh Thyme and Basil. Chard and Saffron Tart. Chickpea, Lentil, and Vegetable Stew. ABOUT ME | DANA TREAT About Me. Thank you for visiting my site. Yes, my first name is Dana. No, my last name is not Treat. I’ll explain in a moment. Like most food bloggers, I am one of those people who has always loved food. My mom started giving me “table food” when I was 9 months old and I have never looked back. I was not picky as as child, but meat was CLASSES | DANA TREAT I am thrilled to announce that I am starting up my cooking classes again. What was once in my kitchen in the “black house” in Seattle, will now be in the kitchen of a dear friend’s house in my neighborhood in Oakland (Upper Rockridge area). CONTACT | DANA TREAT For any cooking questions or questions about my services, please email me at danatreat gmail com. I’ll be sure to get back toyou!
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Five years ago this month, I went to the first BlogHer Food in San Francisco. It was an amazing experience. I didn’t really learn anything about blogging, but I finally got to meet so many people whose blogs I read then (and still read now) and people I knew onlyfrom Twitter.
ASPARAGUS FOR A PARTY 17 Comments » yum!!!! Comment by stacey snacks — May 1, 2011 @ 6:05 pm. To find someone who you feel comfortable leaving your infant with is truly truly truly a priceless thing! Erika must be a wonderfulperson.
THE NEW FAVORITE CRACKER Unwrap the log and cut crosswise into ¼-inch thick slices. Arrange the crackers on the prepared pan, spacing them apart about 1 inch. Bake the crackers until golden brown on the edges and lighter in the center, 7 to 10 minutes, depending on size and PERFECT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES With a serrated knife, cut chocolate into roughly ½-inch chunks.) Sea salt. Preheat the oven to 360ºF. Set rack in the middle of the oven. Cream the butter and the sugars on medium-high speed until light, 4-5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple of times duringthis process.
SOMETIMES YOU FEEL LIKE A NUT (SOMETIMES YOU DON’T) Blend together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) until most of mixture resembles coarse meal with small (roughly pea-size)butter lumps.
CLASSES | DANA TREAT I am thrilled to announce that I am starting up my cooking classes again. What was once in my kitchen in the “black house” in Seattle, will now be in the kitchen of a dear friend’s house in my neighborhood in Oakland (Upper Rockridge area). PERFECT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES With a serrated knife, cut chocolate into roughly ½-inch chunks.) Sea salt. Preheat the oven to 360ºF. Set rack in the middle of the oven. Cream the butter and the sugars on medium-high speed until light, 4-5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple of times duringthis process.
UNUSUAL BUT DELICIOUS 11 Comments » As a fellow hummus purist, these do sound incredibly delicious! Comment by Jacqui — April 14, 2011 @ 5:57 pm. I really love it when things unexpectedly work out in the kitchen. MY NEW FAVORITE MUSHROOMS Preheat the oven to 350°. On a baking sheet, brush the portobellos with about 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake for about 25 minutes, until tender; let cool slightly, then slice1/2 inch thick.
NO-KNEAD OLIVE BREAD 14 Comments » The bread looks perfect! I love the big chunks of olives. I wish I could rip into a loaf right now! Comment by Maria — May 26, 2011 @ 9:50 pm. one of my favorite breads, well two actually, olive and sourdough. HOLLY B’S CINNAMON ROLLS Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until puffy and doubled in size, about 30 minutes. Before the rolls finish rising, preheat the oven to 375°F with the rack in the center position. Bake the Cinnamon Rolls for 15 minutes, rotate the pan, and bake for another 15 minutes more. TIPS FOR A GOOD GREEK SALAD 6 ounces best-quality feta cheese. Place the tomatoes, cucumber, olives and lettuce in a large salad bowl. Drizzle with approximately equal amounts of olive oil and red wine vinegar. Toss well. Add the cheese and very carefully, trying not to break up the cheese too much, toss again. Category: Dana Treat Original, Salad.BRETON APPLE PIE
Meanwhile, set a rack on the lowest level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. 3. For the dough, combine the butter, sugar, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat with the paddle on medium speed until very light, about 5 minutes. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. DATE BARS GONE BAD, OR MAYBE NOT 1½ cups water. ¼ cup granulated sugar. Combine the butter and sugars in a large bowl. With an electric mixer set at medium speed, beat the butter and sugars together until creamy. Add the vanilla and salt and beat to combine. Beat in the flour, baking powder, and “BLASTED” BROCCOLI Large pinch of dried crushed red pepper. Preheat oven to 450°F. Place broccoli in a large baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and then sprinkle with a large pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Roast 15 minutes. Remove sheet from oven and sprinkle with the garlic andred pepper flakes.
THE DIP YOU CAN SERVE WITH (ALMOST) ANYTHINGJuly 3, 2020
Friends, let me tell you, I am RUSTY at this food blogging thing. I think I figured that when I finally sat down to get this old girl up and running again, the posts would just magically flow like they used to. Except the reality is that they never magically flowed. I worked hard on each post, reworking it over the course of several days, getting it to that point where I was making my story clear and enticing you to want to make the recipe. Being away for six and a half years made those writing muscles really rusty. I posted about this Asian-Inspired Avocado Dip on Instagram recently, and got a bunch of people asking about it. It became clear to me that this was the first food I would need to post. I had other ideas but the more I thought about it, the more this dish makes sense as my first food post in a very long time. I’ve been making it forever – in fact, I had to look back through my “dip” category to make sure I hadn’t already written about it. It is one of those big wallop of flavor for little effort recipes, and every single time I’ve made it, the dip is demolished and several people ask me aboutit.
I started the first version of this post with a story about going to Las Vegas with my ex-husband and how my experience of eating every meal at a buffet made me realize that food needs to flow. As in, you shouldn’t have sushi next to meatballs and spaghetti. This was actually a seminal moment in my food journey. I have ever since been cognizant of how dishes go together, whether it’s for a simple dinner, a big dinner party, or an even bigger catered party. There doesn’t need to be a theme per se (July in Provence!), but some semblance of harmony within the dishes helps the food make sense. You don’t have to scratch your head about it, you can just enjoy. I don’t think I take this to the extreme but I made a red Thai curry for dinner last week and served a cucumber salad that I am currently obsessed with alongside. I was on the verge of apologizing that the cucumbers were really more of a Japanese recipe so probably shouldn’t have made them with a Thai dish, and then I realized my audience (my husband and two boys) probably wouldn’t even know what I was talking about, and closed my mouth. But this is the legacy of that trip to Vegas. Don’t serve sushi next to spaghetti andmeatballs.
So allow me to kind of contradict myself when I tell you that while this dip definitely has ingredients often found in Asian cooking (soy sauce, wasabi, mirin, rice wine vinegar), it can be at home with just about anything. I used to do a regular party for a friend who owns a jewelry shop where I did all different kinds of appetizers. It was a little bit of everything and this dip was always at home. I even (gasp!) serve it with tortilla chips. I made it last week to bring to a socially distanced discussion about books and, unusually, had some left over. I made pizza that night to eat with a friend and her two boys who came over. Asian-Inspired Avocado Dip as an appetizer with pizza for dinner? I wasn’t sure. But do you know what? No one cared. It disappeared as it usually does and I realized that sometimes I need to get over myself. A few notes about the recipe. It calls for jicama which isn’t always that easy to find and when you do find it, they are often ginormous. I have successfully used radishes as a substitute, although the jicama is better because it lends some nice sweetness. When I have the time and patience, I will cut the rest of the jicama into batons and serve them with the dip. A friend on Instagram asked if I had ever served it with rice crackers and no, I haven’t and yes, I will next time. I buy S&B wasabi which comes in like a mini toothpaste tube which I store in the fridge pretty much just for this recipe. It seems to be just fine in there for long-ish periods of time. And finally, while you can technically make this ahead, I find it gives off a fair amount of liquid, so it’s really at its most appetizing soon after you make it. You could certainly get all the components ready ahead of time and just chop the avocados and mix it right before serving. ASIAN-INSPIRED AVOCADO DIP Adapted from_ Bon Appétit_Makes about 3 cups
1 tbsp. sesame seeds 2 tbsp. unseasoned rice vinegar1 tbsp. mirin
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. toasted sesame oil1 tsp. wasabi paste
1 bunch watercress, leaves only, coarsely chopped 4 scallions, thinly sliced cup ½-inch cubes peeled jicama 2 large avocados, halved, pitted, cut into small pieces Stir sesame seeds in dry skillet over medium heat until aromatic and light golden, about 2 minutes. Allow to cool completely. (DT: _I buy pre-toasted sesame seeds which make this dip even easier_.) Whisk next five ingredients in large bowl to blend. Add watercress, scallions, and jicama; toss to coat. Gently stir in avocado. Sprinkle dip with sesame seeds and serve. Category: Appetizer ,Dip,Vegan
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-------------------------I HAVE RETURNED…
June 15, 2020
(Spencer, 13 Graham, 15)Hello Friends.
It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? It’s actually been about six and a half years. I’m doing the math in my head as I type this and I truly can’t believe it has been that long since I’ve been back to this space. A LOT has happened. A LOT is happening right now for all of us, isn’t it? The question of why I am back now is a lot simpler than the question of where I have been. I’m back because I’ve been wanting to come back for a long time and earlier this year, when life was, you know, normal-ish, I set a goal for myself to get back to my blog. Generally I’m not a big goal setter, but I have a Big Birthday coming up at the end of July and I thought setting some goals for this year would be helpful. When I’m not actually in the kitchen cooking, or planning on what I will be cooking, I tend to be a procrastinator and sometimes a little lazy. So as I made that list, it seemed ambitious. Now, with life altered and a lot of time on my hands, I’ve been chipping away at the goals. I have already surpassed doing 50 Peloton rides by the end of July, I’ve tackled pizza and sourdough among other baking challenges, and at long last, I’m back here in the land of food blogging. I’ve missed this space so much. So much. Please let me say thank you so much for all of you who have reached out over the years, all of you who have asked me when I’m coming back, all of you who have continued to use the recipes on this site and have recommended it to friends. It has continued to be a source of joy for me even as I went dark. Once I get this post out of the way, I will get back to posting food photos and recipes. I just need to tell you whereI’ve been.
In January of 2014, I was felled by a terrible episode of depression. It seemingly came out of nowhere. One day I was fine, the next day I felt a little blue, and the next day I felt like I had been hit by a truck. At first I chalked it up to coming off a busy holiday season with family in town but after the third day of terrible exhaustion, I went to see my doctor. She told me I was showing signs of depression and gave me a prescription for Lexapro. She also told me to try and find someone to talk to but “good luck with that because they all have really busy practices”. (I no longer see this doctor.) And thus began the next four years of my life. Crushing soul sucking depression. It runs in my family and I had had minor bouts of it in the past but absolutely nothing could have prepared me for how awful I felt. It’s called mental illness for a reason, I was sick. I felt sick. Not sad. Like a migraine without the headache is how I sometimes described it. But so much worse than that. The first year was absolutely paralyzingly awful. I was seeing a psychiatrist who was not really helping me but I was too wasted to find someone else. We were trying to find the right meds and the right dosage and all of that took so much TIME and so many side effects. The few weeks of intense anxiety I felt while adjusting to Lexapro, on top of paralyzing depression, almost sent me over the edge. I was just waiting and waiting to feel better. Thankfully, my kids were still young enough to not really understand that something was drastically wrong with me. They didn’t question why they were getting Oreos in their lunchboxes instead of homemade treats, or why I was in bed all the time. They didn’t mind the spaghetti with jarred sauce that I made regularly and which should signal to anyone who has read this blog how bad I really felt. I lost all my joy besides my kids. After the first year and switching to a new psychiatrist and a different med, I felt a tiny bit better. Joy was still in short supply and I had absolutely no energy and I was sleeping an alarming number of hours each day, but I didn’t feel that unspeakable awfulness. The following year was a little better and by year four, I could say that once I was able to get myself out of bed, which was most of the time around noon, I felt more or less normal. I was back to cooking and baking a bit, I had things I was looking forward to, I was a more active participant in my life. That terrible weight sitting on my head had lifted. I had gained a significant amount of weight (common with anti-depressants) and it seemed that most of my feeling terrible had transferred to how I looked. I really felt all right but I had all this weight on me, a visible symptom of what I had been through. By January of 2018, I felt ready to take control of the situation. With my doctor’s blessing and plan for doing it safely, I went off my meds. Very slowly I started exercising and I also got back to a healthy way of eating. Much more importantly, I found joy again in my life and rejoined my family and friends. So what happened? Why did it strike me the way it did? These are two of the many questions I explored with the two doctors I saw. Depression, of course, can just happen. There doesn’t have to be a cause. But for me, I realized, with the help of my doctors, that I had so many unexplored feelings about having a child with special needs. We’ve known since Graham was 18 months old that something was wrong and his childhood and adolescence has had so many twists and turns. But I had never really talked to anyone about how that _FELT_. I talked about him to people but it was more situational than emotional. “We need to find a different school for him because his school is becoming a language immersion school and that won’t work for him.” But not how that felt. How sad I was that he wasn’t “normal” and how exhausting it was to have to keep ahead of the game and find the right thing for him. How I would think “Why me?” and then immediately feel guilty for thinking that when I had the gift of this amazing kid. I think the deepest and most candid I got about these feelings were the posts I wrote hereon my blog.
But even deeper than these unexplored feelings about having him as a child were/are my feelings about how I mother him. Beyond the terrible guilt about sometimes wishing he was different, lies the shame in all the times I have yelled at him for things he can’t help. The impatience I feel for things that are not his fault. The worry I feel about his future, beyond the regular worry that I feel for Spencer, and how much despair I feel about that. These are terrible dark things to feel and so painful to confront and I came away from the four years of feeling bad thinking, NO WONDER. No wonder I got felled hard by these terrible things I was feeling and these terrible things I was telling myself. I think the most valuable thing my doctor gave me, besides her unflagging empathy, is the idea that I am so incredibly hard on myself about how I mother Graham because I have very high standards about the mother I want to be and how I _should_ mother him. He’s an amazing giving loving person, so I _should_ be more patient. He can’t help it that he can’t keep track of his things, so I _shouldn’t_ yell at him for losing his jacket. My doctor helped normalize the things I was telling myself and was very adamant that I not “should myself todeath”.
Now that I am on the other side of those four dark years, I have many thoughts and feelings about it. I feel fear that it will all come crashing down again. I worked really hard in therapy but I could have worked harder. There are scary things that I explored but also scary things that I left alone. Will that come back to haunt me? I also have to deal with the fact that I lost my mid-40′s. I have memories from those years, of course, but with a pall over them. It was the dark time and it took up a significant chunk of my life. When I expressed regret about that to my doctor, she asked me if I could have a magic pill to make it so that the depression never have happened, would I take it? That’s a tough one but after thinking about it, I would say that no, I wouldn’t take the pill. My life changed forever when I was 43 not because of anything I did, and that’s a twist that I have to own. I came out the other side so grateful to feel better. When I exercise, when I plan for and cook a big meal, when I am fully present with my family, I am extremely aware that it was not this way for a long while and to never take health, mental and otherwise, for granted. Next up, a food post! Category: Family ,Graham,Personal
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-------------------------NINE
December 16, 2013
Deep _DEEP_ sigh.
My son, my big boy, is nine years old. His birthday was November 28th – Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and his birthday all in one this year. I started doing these birthday posts when he was six – the age his younger brother is now, although it is only two more months before Spencer turns seven. I like to go back and reread these birthday posts more than any others here on my blog. I have a good memory but being able to capture little moments that slip through my mind’s cracks gives me a better sense of my family. The journey from eight years old to nine was a challenging one so truthfully, I’m not sad to leave eight behind. Even though Graham has become this huge person, not a little tiny boy anymore and that makes me sad, I’m just glad we are able to move onto the next year.
If you have been reading here long enough, you know that Graham has some challenges that do not have a name. (You can read more posts about him here .) He is not on the spectrum (Autism or Asperger’s), he is not dyslexic, he doesn’t have behavioral issues, and he is healthy as an ox. He probably has some kind of auditory processing disorder meaning that he doesn’t process language in the way that you and I do. He hears the words fine but doesn’t make sense of them in a timely manner, or sometimes at all. Language, as I have learned first hand, affects everything you do in your life. If you are not fluent in speaking and understanding, you are probably also not fluent in social language. He struggles to follow along in his classroom and he also struggles on the playground. Ever the cheerful and friendly child, he wants to join in games at recess but can’t follow the complex rules that sometimes go along with those games and frustration ensues. Fortunately, in his case, frustration means walking away, not hauling off and hitting someone. He also just doesn’t read people in quite the right way so kids sometimes find him annoying or inappropriate. It is heartbreaking to watch. All he wants is to connect, to be friends, and he just doesn’t go about it quite the right way. I watch Spencer, his junior by two years, navigate friendships effortlessly. But for Graham it is just so much harder. I will say that the older kids, especially the girls, adore him and he gets high fives whenever hesees them.
All along, Randy and I have held tight to the idea that public school is the best choice for Graham. Because he has been tested and has an IEP (Individualized Education Plan), he has legal rights to services within the school. If we opt out and go to private school, we lose our rights to services during the school day. The burden would fall to us to get him extra help. Over the years, the schools he has attended have offered him quite a bit in the way of services, but it has never been quite enough, especially as he has gotten older and school has gotten more sophisticated. This past year it seemed they are always just falling short of what he really needs. This has been a frustrating process, to say the least. Both Randy and I believe that their hearts are in the right place, that they care deeply about Graham and want him to succeed, but for many complicated reasons, including funding, they are not able to give him quite enough help. Last year, at the end of our rope, we hired a lawyer to help us navigate the meetings and to help us speak the correct language to get what we want for him. Through the process of many meetings and innumerable emails, not to mention an honest threat to sue the Oakland school district, Graham is now being helped more than before. He attends a special reading clinic every morning where he and one other student get intensive reaching coaching by a specialist. He still gets help with reading and writing during the school day, and he has an aide shadowing him at recess, to help him navigate the complex rules of the playground. He also goes to speech therapy twice a week. This kid works so hard. I have to wake him up most mornings, then he gets breakfast, then I pile the two boys in the car and drive to downtown Oakland where the reading clinic is. He spends an hour and forty minutes with no break practicing reading and pronunciation. He scores a ten out of ten almost every single day for his effort. Then he gets on a bus and goes back to his regular school where he has just missed recess, and has to jump in with two feet to whatever is on the schedule that day. His teacher is kind and accommodating, telling him to get his wiggles out on the playground if he needs to, and offering him time to eat a snack, but it is still a big transition. One that he does every single day and will do through the end of the school year. Graham has homework every night that can take him up to an hour, with a lot of assistance, and it is so difficult for him. All through these long days with challenging expectations, he is cheerful and compliant. “How was school today?” is met, unfailingly, with “Great!” I am so proud of him. I also continue to be frustrated by him. And that is where this post will sound like all the other birthday posts that I have written about Graham. I have this beautiful amazingly sweet tempered child, who tries his best every single day (how many of us can say that?), and much of the time, in addition to loving him, I am impatient with him. Homework is the time of day where I am tested. I sit with him as he struggles to recognize his spelling words (must they be written in cursive??) and watch as his math skills, which are very good, flee his brain as he contemplates word problems. Third grade is a big transition, the work is less linear, more complex. This does not work well for our child. Again, I am grateful to his teacher who is compassionate and understanding. She suggests that he does 20 minutes of homework only, set a timer, and whatever he finishes is great. So far, that has made things a bit easier for all of us. At his last IEP meeting, an emotional one where the school therapist shared her findings, and her deep affection for Graham, in a stirring way, Randy raised the difficult question. The one that has been in the back of our minds since he started school. “At what point do we hold him back?” It was one of those things that had been with me so long that it was startling to hear it voiced aloud. And even more startling was how they unequivocally told us that studies show that “retaining” students does them no good. They progress for a while and then continue to get stuck about where they did the previous year. Much better to keep assessing his needs and making accommodations for him along the way. I felt so much better after that was cleared up. And I also worry. Of course I worry. How will this look in the future? How will he continue to be in the classroom with typically developing kids without his very strong self esteem being impacted? And then I remember what his pediatrician said long ago. Before we knew what this was (and we still don’t), before he had started in school, just about when we realized that he wasn’t talking and all the babies his age were. She told me that as long as he was making progress, we shouldn’t worry. His peers will make progress too, most of the time faster than he will, so it won’t be a race. He won’t necessarily catch up. But as long as he is moving forward, that is what we need to hold on to. And he is moving forward. When he was starting developmental preschool and he was still wearing diapers, I could not imagine a day when he would sit at a real desk and do real math problems and read real books. And here he is doing all of those things and thriving in his own way. There are lessons here. Be easier on him. Be easier on myself. Celebrate what you have without wishing for what you don’t. Why is it all so hard? I imagine other people’s houses at homework time and how effortlessly it must flow. I imagine other people’s weekends and how much less frustration they must experience just trying to get out the door in addition to everything else. And then I remember a valuable lesson I learned when I went through my divorce from my first husband. When we announced to friends and family that we were splitting up, people were absolutely _shocked_. From the outside, we seemed like the perfect couple – how could we divorce? I realized that no one knows what is going on in your house and the challenges you face. So as I imagine these other people with their other children, I need to remember that everyone has _something_. What I have is a gloriously happy (and handsome) child with an amazing attitude who thinks he is awesome and that his life is great. And I have a temper I wish was less volatile when it comes to this child. We’ve done the work for him and we will continue to do it. I think I need to do some work on me. Category: Family ,Graham,Personal
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------------------------- MY NEW FAVORITE MUSHROOMSNovember 21, 2013
Two quick announcements. One, I have a new class that I will be teaching in December. Tarts and Galettes will be our topic and the food will be truly epic! If you have ever been afraid of making pie or tart dough, this is the class for you. I have a foolproof recipe and will demonstrate lots of ways to use it. Information here . Also, if you are looking for some ideas for the big Thanksgiving holiday next week, I have a Thanksgiving category found here.
My brother Alex is a very accomplished eater. Actually, both of my brothers are. They are those annoying people who have huge appetites, eat well, and are very slim and in great shape. I should mention that they both work hard at staying in great physical shape. I should also mention that I did not get the eat everything you want and stay slim gene. Nor did I get the tall gene. But I did get the small nose gene! Ahem. Back to Alex. As a child, he was incredibly picky. The list of food he would eat was pretty much confined to apple juice, applesauce, yogurt, and rice. Maybe a fruit or two. I think about this often when I think about the pickier of my two eaters. At least Spencer eats tofu and soba noodles and broccoli and mango and whole wheat bread and chickpeas and lots of fruit in addition to the buttered noodles that he would prefer to eat. I trust that Spencer will someday be like Alex. Some switch will flip for him and what he scoffs at now, he will love later. Interestingly, there are two foods that Alex still doesn’t like. Mushrooms and artichoke hearts. Two foods that I love. I can’t say I understand the artichoke hearts, it’s not a common dislike, but I do get the mushrooms. I hated them as a kid – we all did. My mom made them regularly but she didn’t make us eat them. Nor did she make us eat the acorn squash halves that she filled with bits of butter and maple syrup and I would gladly eat two of now. Mushrooms are a pretty common dislike, enough so that I always ask a new friend how they feel about them before I cook for them. It is not just a taste thing but also a texture thing. Like I said, I get that. I feel lucky that I like them and that I have a husband who likes them. We eat a lot of mushrooms in our house. Um, two out of four of us do. This is my new favorite way to use mushrooms and elevate them to a truly special side dish. First you bake some portabellos to caramelize them and bring out their deep woodsy flavor. Then you sauté leeks until they are silky and limp. Next up are a combination of cremini (which are actually baby portabellos) and button mushrooms – those get time in the skillet with herbs and eventually some red wine. The mushrooms cook down until they are brown and tender and at the very end you throw in some arugula for a little green and a little peppery punch. It’s a great side dish and would even be amazing tossed with pasta. Too bad Alex will nevertaste them.
ONE YEAR AGO: Pumpkin Roll Cake TWO YEARS AGO: Squash Hummus and Homemade Flatbread,
Butternut Squash Soup with Ginger, and
one of my favorite posts of all time – Wednesday THREE YEARS AGO: Orecchiette with Creamy Leeks and Winter Squash FOUR YEARS AGO: Peanut Curry with Sweet Potatoes and Greens , Cider Caramelized ApplePound Cake
FIVE YEARS AGO: Parmesan and Thyme Crackers, Broccoli Rabe,
Carrot and Radicchio Salad SAUTÉED MUSHROOMS WITH RED WINE_Food & Wine_
Serves 6 mushroom lovers 1 pound portobello mushrooms 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oilKosher salt
Freshly ground pepper 2 leeks, white and light green parts only, halved and thinly slicedcrosswise
2 garlic cloves, minced 2 pounds mixed white button and cremini mushrooms, halved2 thyme sprigs
cup dry red wine
1¼ cups vegetable broth teaspoon finely grated lemon zest 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon dry Marsala 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 cup packed baby arugula Preheat the oven to 350°. On a baking sheet, brush the portobellos with about 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake for about 25 minutes, until tender; let cool slightly, then slice 1/2 inch thick. Meanwhile, in a large, deep skillet, heat another tablespoon of the oil. Add the leeks, garlic and a big pinch of salt and pepper. Cook over moderate heat until the leeks are just starting to brown, 7 minutes; transfer to a bowl. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in the skillet. Add half of the button and cremini mushrooms and a thyme sprig, season with salt and pepper and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until tender and browned, 8 minutes. Transfer to the bowl. Repeat with the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil, mushrooms and thyme sprig. Return all of the cooked mushrooms to the skillet. Add the red wine and cook until evaporated. Add the broth, lemon zest and lemon juice and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until the mushrooms are coated in a light sauce, 4 minutes. Stir in the Marsala and cook for 1 minute. Off the heat, stir in the butter and arugula and season withsalt and pepper.
Category: Side Dish
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-------------------------BACK WITH A WINNER
November 13, 2013
Hello friends. How do I explain an over month-long absence? It would be easier if I had some good excuse as to why I’ve been gone. A long trip maybe or a super exciting professional assignment. I can’t boast either. I can’t hide behind illness or family troubles because, truthfully, everything is going swimmingly. It turns out that writing is like exercise for me. Either I’m in it, doing the work on an almost daily basis and it feels natural, or I’m out. I never meant to be out and I apologize that so much time has passed since my last post and this one. My own brother called me a slacker. Here is a reason that I believe I will never have an over month-long absence for this space again. We moved around our guest bedroom and study. My writing space was once downstairs and is now on the main floor, just a few steps from the kitchen. I know it’s silly that a few stairs kept me from writing but, after living with things the old way for a year, it seemed time to make a change. Also, our new guest digs are bigger, brighter, and more private. A win win for everyone. So I’m returning with a favorite. I have always loved making Indian food, never more than once I got my hands on two very special cookbooks from a favorite restaurant in London. (Amazon carries at least one of them.) I turn to them over and over again, their pages splattered and slightly coming away from the spine of the books. When an Indian food craving hits, I almost always make this dish alongside some rice (Peas Pilau Rice from one of the books is particularly good) and some other delicious offering, most often starring potatoes and/or chickpeas. Raita and some kind of chutney round out the meal. What makes this dish special is that it is mild, a bit tangy, but still with plenty of spices and the haunting and unique flavor of fresh curry leaves. It’s mildness and creaminess is most welcome on a table of spicy things. I love a dish that can taste so good with a slight richness and that is also so good for you. Curry leaves are an ingredient that can be hard to find but they do add an unmistakable and hard-to-put-your finger on flavor here. I was able to find them at Uwajimaya in Seattle and I have found them in Berkeley Bowl and Monterey Market here in the East Bay. If you have an Asian market or other ethnic store near you, chances are you can find them. They keep for a long time so buy extra because you’ll want to make this dish again. If you can’t find them, make the dish anyway. In addition to being tasty and tangy, it’s healthy with tons of spinach and the creaminess comes from plain yogurt. Sorry for beingaway for so long.
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Cheera Thayir Curry
Adapted from _The New Tastes of India_Serves 4
Vegetable, canola, or coconut oil 2 tsp. mustard seeds 3 cloves garlic, minced3 dried red chilies
10 curry leaves
Pinch of fenugreek (optional) 1 large onion, finely chopped 2 large tomatoes, seeded, finely chopped 3 jalapeno peppers, seeds and membranes removed for less heat, chopped 2 tbsp. peeled fresh ginger, minced or grated1 tsp. tumeric
5 ounces baby spinach 1 cup plain yogurt (whole milk or 2%, do not use non-fat)Kosher or sea salt
Place a large saucepan over medium heat and have a lid ready. Pour in just enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan and then add the mustard seeds. After a couple of moments they will start to pop. Immediately add the garlic, dried red chilies, curry leaves, and fenugreek. If the popping gets out of hand, just cover the pot with the lid until it calms down. Cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes, then add the onion, green chilies, ginger, and a large pinchof salt.
Cook until the onion is starting to turn brown, about 8 minutes. Add the tomatoes, tumeric, and another pinch of salt. Mix thoroughly, then add the spinach and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the pan from the heat. Gradually add the yogurt, stirring slowly and continuously. Return the pan to low heat and for another couple of minutes just to bring all the flavors together. Servewarm.
Category: Indian ,Main Course,Super Healthy
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