Nettie's

Terrific hot, this penne with chickpeas, spinach & roasted asparagus dish is also delicious served cold in a pita lined with salad greens. Unlike the ordinary supermarket variety, organic chickpeas (sometimes labeled garbanzo beans) are canned with no salt allowing the cook more freedom to season to taste. Rotini, gemelli or other similarly shaped pasta […]

The sauté smell will fill the house with aromas beyond your imagination. A fragrant, chewy salad that I like to serve with melon. I shape the rice into a ring on a round platter and place bite-size chunks of cantaloupe and honeydew in the centre. This wild rice with pine nuts dish has crunch and […]

Rich in taste and texture only, this indispensable silken cashew cream, gently sweetened with brown rice syrup, transforms simple fruits into stylish treats and enlivens puddings, shortcakes, and many other desserts. Makes 1 ½ cups Ingredients: 1 cup raw cashews ½ cup brown rice syrup ¼ cup water ¼ tsp. salt 1 tbsp. vanilla extract […]

What type of nut butter is in your cupboard? Use any one, cashew, peanut, almond, just to name a few. Being a member of the flake family (just kidding) there are many types of flakes available- spelt or quinoa, along with health food store puffed rice, that you can use in these delicious no bake […]

Move over falafel. My tofu neatballs are perfect party food. Make ahead of time and freeze. The secret is to bake them first and then stir fry at a fraction of the oil. Big hit in my Hide the Tofu Class. Rinse the tofu first. Want to use your frozen tofu? Read my book. Prep […]