Happy Friday to you all! Things have been crazy busy here. This week is — no, was — spring break, and I had envisioned getting caught up on things that fell to the wayside during the last weeks of teaching last quarter and then having some time to relax and, you know, have a break. […]
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Cream of Broccoli Soup
A while back, a Serenity in the Storm reader wrote in to request an easy and quick cream of broccoli soup. I’ve been thinking about this recipe for a while and wanted to make something that had a really simple ingredients list and that didn’t use any substitutions (e.g., vegan cream, sour cream, etc.). I was surprised […]
Jalapeño Poppers
I have to confess that Eric and I watched the Seahawks/49ers football game yesterday. This is so wholly out of character for us, and we kept commenting on how we should turn on a movie, but we were transfixed and just kept on watching. At one point, I found myself jumping up off the couch, saying […]
Roasted Radishes
Does anyone reading remember the television program Faerie Tale Theatre with Shelley Duvall from the mid-1980s? They did these amazing performances of popular fairy tales. Rapunzel was one of my favorites and I have this vivid of memory of the beginning of that episode where Rapunzel’s mother, while pregnant with her, has this intense craving […]
Tortilla Soup
We’re currently having a torrential downpour in Seattle with insane winds, sideways rain, thunder and lightning, the whole nine yards. Speaking of nine yards (is that a football reference?!), the Seahawks are playing the Saints today in Seattle. I feel bad for those guys out on the field, and the people who are actually planning to […]
Crunchy Sweet Potato Fries with Chipotle Aioli
After I posted a recipe for onion rings a couple of months ago (which turned out to be the most popular recipe I’ve ever posted on Serenity in the Storm — go figure! I guess everyone likes onion rings!), I kept thinking about creating a recipe for sweet potato fries that were similarly breaded. The smokiness of […]
e-Book Launch: Gently Raw
My dear Serenity in the Storm readers (old and new!), I am so excited to share with you the fruits (raw foods pun intended?!) of my labor over the last several months. I have been hard at work writing Serenity in the Storm’s first e-book — Gently Raw — and it’s finally here and available for you […]
Buffalo Cauliflower
I love cauliflower. Like, really love it. It didn’t used to be a food I really thought much about, but something happened in the last few years and I just can’t get enough of the stuff. I love it raw, roasted, tandoori roasted, and I just discovered this week that I love it mashed, too (recipe coming eventually to […]
Blueberry Pancakes with Blueberry Topping
These pancakes are thick and filling with bursts of blueberry in them and the subtle hint of banana. Top with a delicious blueberry topping for an extra treat. The Recipe: Blueberry Pancakes Makes 10-12 4-inch pancakes 2 CUPS flour (feel free to use gluten-free flour if you like) 2 TSPS baking powder pinch of salt 1 CUP […]
Quick Potato Tacos
I rarely make potatoes for breakfast because I have this idea that they take way too long to cook. Then I decided to dice the potatoes into tiny, tiny cubes so they would cook faster. These tacos cook up in 15 minutes or so and are really easy to make. These can be endlessly adapted to […]
