Smooth, tasty, and as old school as it gets, homemade hummus is really simple – and a delicious DIY Basic. This classic chickpea and tahini paste has been made for centuries in the middle east — no food processors needed. But if you have one, it’s easier. Learn to make hummus at home and you…
Author: tablemuse
Penny is a nutritionist, cook, and goes deep with food. She created this blog to explore how we grow, distribute, purchase, cook and eat food. Penny believes that a key to good society is the daily shared meal, as this is where food and people come together in what should be a celebration of body and soul.
Butternut Squash Soup
Butternut squash soup is velvety, tasty, nutritionally loaded – and surprisingly simple to make. There are many varieties of squash, but nothing rivals the queenly butternut squash in this soup because of its smooth, creamy texture. Sauted onion creates a savory base, and a touch of spice lends interest to the otherwise sweet and pleasing…
Yukon Gold Potato Salad with Dill
Potato salad is a great side dish throughout the year, but in Spring I like to make this one, as it stars the delicious and gentle herb dill. I like the creamy, buttery Yukon Gold potato for this recipe, though this salad is still delicious with any other waxy potato (see note below about potato…
French Green Lentils with Lemon and Oregano
Lentils come in many varieties. The beautiful, marbled French Green lentil is fabulous for this simple salad, as it has a great flavor and holds its shape well after cooking. I dress them when still warm with olive oil, lemon, and lots of fresh oregano. Oregano is a perennial herb and is in fresh, full…
Hot Cross Buns
This is my take on traditional Hot Cross Buns — flavor-filled, spiced sweet dough buns with the sign on the cross frosted on top to remember Good Friday. My take on these buns is the selection of spices and dried fruits — fresh orange zest, cardamom, and cinnamon perfume the dough while dried sweetened cranberries…
Cilantro Garlic Lime Sauce
At once a dressing and a dipping sauce, this green concoction is fresh, tangy, fragrant and irresistibly full of cilantro and lime. I’ve made many versions of this sauce to pour on grilled steak, but decided to give it a try on grilled chicken and with cooked rice. It was fabulous on both. It would…
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