Curried cashew cauliflower and sweet potato soup and a cold, hard cider

In this recipe you will roast all of the vegetables and nuts in a single pan. With a quick spice pan toast, a puree, and a simmer, you will have a fragrant, healthy, and creamy soup that tastes great with a cold hard cider or GF beer.

“Quick” Chile Walnut Hash (a la chiles en nogada)

This dish is de-lish. The recipe is inspired by traditional Mexican stuffed chiles with walnut sauce. I say inspired, because I offer up a version that is easier to prepare and dairy-free, but maintains the essence of the traditional preparation.

Sweet potato quiche with carmelized onions and polenta crust

Sometimes I am struck with a sudden urge to make something that does not seem to have anything to do with what I’ve been thinking. And yet, it uses ingredients that I have in the cupboard. Today, it was a sweet potato quiche. I had a can of pureed sweet potatoes, some shredded carrots, an onion, and a tube of pre-made polenta on hand that would make the job fairly quick and easy.