Lisa on June 22nd, 2009

Although I don’t have much of a sweet tooth (these cookies are dusted with sea salt), when I get the urge to bake cookies, I reach for sucanat.  It stands for “sugar cane natural” and is essentially dried sugar cane–no more, no less.  It’s the only cane sugar that has not been stripped, refined, and [...]

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Lisa on August 11th, 2008

A long-time friend asked me to post this recipe.  Seeing as it’s probably been four years since he last had it, I consider his request to be the ultimate compliment!  Here it is: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 cup quick-cooking barley (you can also use quinoa or couscous) 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 1/2 [...]

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