naturally sweetened yam and asian pear sauce

last year i made homemade pumpkin applesauce, a real fall favorite.  packed with cinnamon, vanilla and brown sugar, it was a decadent traditional treat made fresh with organic ingredients.  but i’m on a low sugar kick lately and wanted to make a much lighter version. instead of brown sugar, i sweetened it with the fresh juice of fuji apples – the first of the season.  and since asian pears and yams are in abundance at the farmers’... Read More

super simple okra and miso marinara over soba noodles

last week at the farmers’ market a customer came up to my stand and told the girl i work for that her recipe for okra was amazing.  obviously i had to get it and see what it was all about. the recipe as she told it was, “half and onion, some okra and some tomato, chop chop chop, fry in some oil, then add oyster sauce.”  sounded easy enough, and while i didn’t feel like enjoying any oyster sauce in the mix, i had red miso... Read More