Rose Cottage

 I've been enjoying the Food Revolution Network Summit, featuring interviews with a wonderful range of health practioners.  Dieticians, health coaches, MDs and Osteopaths .... each focused on helping their clients make little changes to overcome challenges, and move toward better health. And they apply the same principles for their own health and well being!  The evidence points to whole food, plant based diets laying the best foundation for optimum health! Other pillars are incorporating daily movement, reducing stress, getting good sleep.  One concern folks often have around plant strong diets - will I get enough protein? Plant based protein is well absorbed, and as we age, we do need to be sure we're getting enough!  A range of .8 - 1.2 grams of protein per kilogram of weight is suggested daily  (divide your weight in pounds by 2.2 to convert from pounds to kg!)  Folks who are more active need more protein, as do kids as they're growing.  And b...

   After enjoying a lovely  ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗᎢᎦ (a-li-he-lis-di i-ga  Thanksgiving)  meal with the family yesterday, (all beautifully gluten free - and only one dish had dairy!) I'm enjoying my 'back to normal' fare... Brussel sprouts, beans, quinoa and natto Yesterday I brought out some  chickpeas I had in the freezer, and decided to make two batches Holiday Hummus - oh my!!  I used recipes from the 'Bits and Bites' chapter of Gaz Oakley's Vegan 💯 cookbook, and they are awesome! ᎰᏩ (Ho-wa / ok) that's not what Gaz (who's Welsh!) Calls them - but don't you think a seasonal name perfect for these 'super pink beetroot' and 'pumpkin sage' hummus beauties?? Roasted beets and squash seeds I roasted slices of acorn squash , their seeds and garlic cloves in my air fryer (with olive oil and salt); then roasted the quarterd beets. Mini processor and Holiday Hummus Rather than Tahini, I used the squash seeds and roasted garlic in both batches - rice vin...

 Over the last 27 years, my daughter Mary and I've passed the Breitenbush Cookbook back and forth several times.  Breitenbush cookbook With a snowy week and lots of time at home, she's been cleaning out her cookbook shelf, so it's come back to me! Mary asked about favorite recipes contained therein - what a treat to revisit them, and see our notes on GF modifications and other tips!  One of them is compiler Sara Joy's Calazones. Growing up in NY, she and her twin sis loved their family tradition of pizza on Saturday nights. Calazones make nice personal pizza, and were always popular at the Bush!  I was on Healing Arts and lived at Breitenbush in the early 90s, and have enjoyed many meals from the BB kitchen - this post has several pics of the land and river.  Winter Calazones Root veggies, mushrooms and greens are nice options in winter - for this batch, I used cilariac, parsnip, onion, chard, garlic, acorn squash and endive. Calzone • veggies • meltable mozare...