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Down and Dirty and Gluten Free...Edible Dirt

Down and Dirty and Gluten Free...Edible Dirt by kathy gori

PagesDown and Dirty and Gluten Free...Edible DirtThe reason my posts have been a bit sporadic of late is I have been working for the CocoaPlanet people who are opening their new chocolate factory and Bistro here in Sonoma. A few months back they hired me to help develop gluten free items for their menu. This bistro is going to be…

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Got Roses? Get Your Jam On!

Got Roses? Get Your Jam On! by kathy gori

When we bought our house in Sonoma, one of the biggest attractions for us was the extensive gardens. The woman we bought the house from had cultivated her garden for 30 years with a proliferation of roses, columbine, Asian poppies, iris....you name it we have it. She also had a water thrifty drip irrigation system. We furthered that…

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Sweet, Spicy and Fragrant, Corn and Tamarind Curry.

Sweet, Spicy and Fragrant, Corn and Tamarind Curry. by kathy gori

Today we started this year's planting for our garden. Actually lats week we put in the Yukon gold potatoes but this week we got down to the serious stuff, chilies of several varieties, 4 different types of eggplant, tomatoes, butternut squash, and beets. I'm still waiting on the radishes, spinach, purslane, and heirloom carrots.…

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Take Advantage of A Spring Treat With This Fresh Chickpea Masala.

Take Advantage of A Spring Treat With This Fresh Chickpea Masala. by kathy gori

I've cooked a lot of beans and lentils in my day. I've eaten even more beans, starting in childhood with one of the favorite foods of Italians, the ceci bean. I don't think my mother ever served a meal where ceci beans didn't figure in somehow. Stews,…

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A Fresh Spring Dish, An Indian Classic : Cauliflower and Potato

A Fresh Spring Dish, An Indian Classic : Cauliflower and Potato by kathy gori

Spring is one of my favorite times of year here in Sonoma.The Farmers Markets are filled with the delicacies one doesn't get the rest of the year and at our place, planning has begun for this year's crops. But first, the last of the Winter harvest…

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Introducing "The Chaunk", Our Store is Live, And Our Indian Spice Kit Now Available Online.

Introducing "The Chaunk", Our Store is Live, And Our Indian Spice Kit Now Available Online. by kathy gori

When I served an Indian lunch last fall to Steve Sando, Paula Wolfert, and Alice Medrich at our house in Sonoma, the last thing Alan and I ever expected was to get into the Indian spice business. We earn our living as screenwriters and most of the…

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Go Coconutty For Goan Coconut Rice

Go Coconutty For Goan Coconut Rice by kathy gori

Long time no post, and it's good to be back here. We'll be kicking off something special in the next couple of days so there's that. It's also been crazy around here since I haven't been able to post a lot of what I've been cooking. There are two reasons for that. One, we've been working the the CocoaPlanet people helping to develop…

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Wherever You Are, It's Not A Party Without Potatoes, The 9th Wonder of The World.

Wherever You Are, It's Not A Party Without Potatoes, The 9th Wonder of The World. by kathy gori

You say Po-tay-to, you may say Po-tah-to. Actually I prefer saying Aloo which is the South Asian word for potato. When I was growing up, potatoes were something that was always associated with Ireland, or Idaho, but potatoes are grown all over the…

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Fast and Easy, Kerala Style Eggplant, Vegan and Gluten Free.

Fast and Easy, Kerala Style Eggplant, Vegan and Gluten Free. by kathy gori

It's been very busy around here which is why I've had a bit of time between posts. It's not that I haven't been cooking, I have been. It's more like what I've been cooking. What's been coming out of the kitchen lately is a lot of vegan and gluten free…

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Simple, Fast, and Made For Clean Eating: Butternut Squash Risotto.

Simple, Fast, and Made For Clean Eating: Butternut Squash Risotto. by kathy gori

Over the last couple of months I've posted quite a few pictures of my incredible butternut squash crop this season. I love this particular vegetable and I've used it in a lot of my Indian recipes over the years. However, butternut squash is loved by…

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