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What’s all the Buzz About? Bee Pollen.

Oh for the love of bees! Are you as obsessed as I am? Probably not, but I am a little special that way. My passion for bees knows no limits, as the amazing things they produce are infinitely mind-blowing! If you’ve been back in the…

Simple Mint Pea Dip

Spring has finally arrived here in Copenhagen and with the trees about to burst with leaves, and grass totally gleaming, I am feelin’ the need for fresh. Does that happen to any of you as soon as the season turns? It is one of the…

The Raw Brownie

The Raw Brownie

Um, so, I am about to change your life. Ready? The Raw Brownie. I guess I haven’t mentioned it yet, but I am now working as a chef in the premier raw food restaurant in Copenhagen. Yes, I still have my other restaurant job and…

The My New Roots Cooking Show – How to Cook Quinoa

My New Roots – How to Cook Quinoa from My New Roots on Vimeo. A new day has dawned, people. Have I got a surprise for you. Behold, the My New Roots-style cooking show. No 10-minute blab-a-thons. No bad lighting. No deep-fryers or microwaves. No…

Meatless Mondays with Martha Stewart – Homemade Socca

I discovered the most amazing dish the other day; it’s called socca. A traditional delight hailing from the south of France (Nice, to be exact), socca is a chickpea flour pancake, or flatbread, often served informally as street food. Chickpea flour, sometimes called gram flour,…

Everybody Loves the Sunshine Citrus Salad

Hello beautiful!That is what my breakfast said this morning. No, I am not crazy, maybe just a little starved for some fresh-food attention. I really had trouble coming up with a post this week because we are in such a time of change! Is it…

Black Quinoa Corn Muffins

Sometimes it’s so easy. Writing a recipe, that is.I started meditating on cornbread months ago back in California, where I mowed down on my fair share of the golden goodness. Lucky enough to be in a place where people don’t believe in gluten, the goat…

Wild Mushrooms on Toast

Wild Mushrooms on Toast

Despite the fact that I spend five days a week cooking in a restaurant, and my thoughts around 8 pm on Friday night certainly turn towards the non-culinary, the most likely place you’ll find me on Saturday morning? At home in my kitchen. And I…