Posts From Pat Crocker
Recipe: Spiced Bergamot Tea
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Lemony Herbs Add Zest and Zing to Spring Meals‘. Bergamot is a natural for herbal tea and tea blends. It...
Recipe: Hot Lemon Toddy
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Lemony Herbs Add Zest and Zing to Spring Meals‘. (Makes 1 drink) Ingredients Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon...
Lemony Herbs Add Zest and Zing to Spring Meals
I often think of lemon in springtime. Lemony yellow is the colour infused into pale green spring buds and young tender leaves springing to life.
Lemon Seasoning
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Lemony Herbs Add Zest and Zing to Spring Meals‘. This lemon blend may be added to soups, dips, sauces, and...
Recipe: Garlic Peanut Sauce
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘SIMMERED FALL SUPPERS‘. (Makes 1 cup) Ingredients 1 cup salted peanuts 3 cloves garlic 2 Tbsp coconut oil 1 onion,...
Recipe: Steamed Vegetables and Rice
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘SIMMERED FALL SUPPERS‘. (Serves 4 to 6) Ingredients 3 Tbsp coconut oil 1 onion, chopped 1 carrot, chopped ½ red...
Recipe: Black-Eyed Pea Paella
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘SIMMERED FALL SUPPERS‘. (Makes 6 servings) Ingredients 3 Tbsp coconut or olive oil 3 stalks celery, chopped 1 sweet red...
Recipe: Cannellini Bean and Fennel Bake
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘SIMMERED FALL SUPPERS‘. (Makes 6 servings) Ingredients 3 Tbsp coconut or olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely...
Recipe: Middle Eastern Stew
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘SIMMERED FALL SUPPERS‘. (Makes 4 servings) Ingredients 3 Tbsp coconut or olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 small eggplant, cubed...
Recipe: Pumpkin Pot
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘SIMMERED FALL SUPPERS‘. (Makes 4 to 6 servings) Ingredients 3 Tbsp coconut or olive oil 1 onion, chopped ½ red...
Recipe: Brambleberry Bumble
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘STALKING THE WILD FIDDLEHEADS‘. Bumble. It’s a word I’ve coined to describe berries baked with honey and a crumbly topping....
Stalking the Wild Fiddleheads: Foraging for Food and Medicine in Fields and Markets
Judging from the past year’s sprouting of fabulous ‘foraging and feasting’ books, the movement towards celebrating nature’s wild abundance is as strong as it was...
Recipe: Gathered Greens with Pickled Fiddleheads and Beets – Part 1: Pickled Fiddleheads and Beets
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘STALKING THE WILD FIDDLEHEADS‘. (Makes 4 servings) Ingredients 1 cup fresh fiddleheads 1 cup baby beets ½ cup apple cider vinegar...
Recipe: Wild and Spring Vegetables en Papillote
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘STALKING THE WILD FIDDLEHEADS‘. Both the French and Italians use this method to employ steam to cook poultry, fish, or...
Recipe: Gathered Greens with Pickled Fiddleheads and Beets – Part 2: Gathered Greens
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘STALKING THE WILD FIDDLEHEADS‘. Ingredients 2 cups fresh wild greens: dandelion, watercress, purslane, lambs quarters, mixed with spinach or mesclun...
Chocolate Apple Mousse Conserve
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘GIFTS FROM THE KITCHEN‘. Rich tasting, but not loaded with fat, this conserve makes a sweet-tart chocolate sauce and topping...
