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Clean Eating, Whole Foods, and Healthy Recipes, a cooking blog by Opera Girl Cooks
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Inspired by organic foods, sustainable agriculture and agribusiness, and having a good time in the kitchen.
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Warm Fava Bean and Potato Salad

Exactly a year ago, I gave you a dish of fava beans with mint sauce. And a year before that, you got one of my first fava bean recipes, a simple sauté with olive oil and thinly sliced garlic. And lo,...

2 days seit 1 person likes this

Shrimp Tacos with Mango Salsa

Things have been pretty cerebral in Opera Girl land these days. I’ve spent much of the last week happily buried in an opera score, occasionally coming up for air to communicate with the outside...

03 Mai 12 1 person likes this

Vegan Ceviche

Ceviche is one of my favorite foods to eat when the weather warms up. I recently discovered the house-made fish and shrimp version at a market near GF boy’s apartment — combined with a ha...

18 Apr 12

Gluten-Free Chicken Soup Dumplings

Well. Thanks to the whirlwind of Holy Week singing, combined with a raucous celebration for my brother’s birthday, I have once again been knocked out with a cold. I’m starting to think th...

12 Apr 12 1 person likes this

Coconut Macaroons

With Passover coming up at the end of this week, I decided to forego the healthy recipes I usually come up with, and offer you a slightly-less-unhealthy version of one of my favorite holiday treats i...

02 Apr 12

Rice Bowls with Sesame Soy Vegetables

Lately, I’ve been on a kick with oven-roasting. It’s a great, unfussy way to prepare dinner — after you chop up some vegetables and toss them with your seasoning of choice, they coo...

26 Mär 12 1 person likes this

Roasted Ratatouille Pasta

Happy first week of Spring 2012, dear readers! It’s good to be back in the kitchen. To welcome the windy-but-sunny weather we’re having in San Francisco this week, I offer you a pasta dis...

19 Mär 12 1 person likes this

Gather Restaurant in Berkeley, CA

While I mostly use this blog for featuring my own creations, I thought I’d go for a change of pace this week and share a recent restaurant meal. Dear readers, I hope you don’t mind —...

12 Mär 12

Steamed Artichokes with Lemon Dill Sauce

I can’t believe I’ve been writing this blog for nearly two years, and I haven’t yet given you a recipe for artichokes. I guess it just seems like one of those things that’s to...

02 Mär 12

Buckwheat Breakfast Kasha

Last month, I gave you one of my favorite kasha (a.k.a. porridge) recipes. In that post, I explained that when most people hear the word kasha, they think of the buckwheat variety, which is popular i...

28 Feb 12

Five Spice Porridge

Over the years, I’ve come up with a few recipes to make when you’re feeling under the weather: a basic miso soup and a heartier spicy peanut variation, as well as a Thai-inspired chicken ...

21 Feb 12

Green Onion Omelet for Two

Some mornings, I like to give breakfast a little bit of extra attention. Whether it’s a lazy Saturday morning, or just one of those days when GF Boy happens to go for a late-morning commute, it...

17 Feb 12 1 person likes this

Risotto with Chicken and Peas

Nothing says I love you like a good risotto. To make it properly, you must spend the better part of a half-hour attentively stirring the pot, bringing about that creamy-texture-without-cream miracle ...

14 Feb 12

Beet Salad with Almonds and Prunes

In the repertoire of Russian cuisine, there are many different kinds of root vegetable salads. The recipe below is a spin on one such salad which traditionally includes beets, prunes, walnuts, mayonn...

10 Feb 12

SmugSmoothie

Well, I am sad to report that Opera Girl is feeling under the weather. I’ve got one of those dreadful head colds that just knocks you out for a few days. I’ve been dutifully drinking my c...

06 Feb 12

Very Dark Cinnamon Orange Chocolate Mousse

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to share one of my favorite family recipes. A gem from the archives, given a new shine, this is my updated take on my la...

03 Feb 12

How to make Pour-Over Coffee — Part 2

Hello, Dear Readers! If you’ve been following along this week, then you know that today’s post is a photo tutorial on how to make pour-over coffee. First things first, put a kettle of wat...

27 Jan 12

How to make Pour-Over Coffee — Part 1

In my breakfast post last week, I mentioned that I start nearly every morning with a mug of pour-over coffee. Brewing coffee at home is a ritual I look forward to at the start of each day, and I dare...

25 Jan 12

Arepas

Eating a gluten-free diet can really make you miss a good sandwich. Despite what many will tell you, gluten-free sandwich bread usually isn’t that great. It never exactly approximates wheat-y b...

20 Jan 12 1 person likes this

Amaranth Kasha with Pepitas and Honey

As far as mornings go, I am very much a creature of habit. I wake up in a fog, thankful that muscle memory will carry me through the tasks of grinding beans, boiling some water, and brewing a mug of ...

18 Jan 12

Tomales Bay Birthday Trip and Spinach Salad

Tomales Bay Last weekend, GF Boy and I celebrated my birthday in style, heading north of San Francisco to Tomales Bay. We spent a couple of nights in a charming bed and breakfast, spending our days f...

11 Jan 12

Plov

If you’ve ever spent any measure of time with Russians, Uzbeks, or Kazakhs, you’ve probably eaten a dish of plov. It’s a one-pot meal of the best kind, combining tender chunks of cu...

06 Jan 12 3 people like this

Happy New Year, Dear Readers!

First off, I’d like to extend my apologies that this post is coming a few days into the new year! I certainly missed my chance to ride the wave of resolution-oriented-healthy-re cipe posts that ...

04 Jan 12 2 people like this

Braised Chicken Legs with Olives and Tomatoes

Braised chicken legs are my go-to cold weather meal for two. They’re often the least expensive part of the bird, which is key when you’re buying well-raised chicken, and they pair very we...

22 Dez 11

Vegetable Curry with Panch Phoron

If you’re looking to make a meal that’s both fast to prepare and good for you, you might not immediately think of Indian cuisine. After all, Indian recipes are notorious for long lists of...

13 Dez 11

Happy Holidays!

Dear Readers, I hope this holiday season is treating you well so far! Thanksgiving turkeys have long since been devoured, and now begins the onslaught of wintertime festivities, complete with lots of...

07 Dez 11

Gluten-Free at Arizmendi Bakery

Arizmendi Bakery's 1268 Valencia Street location Before I went gluten-free, Arizmendi Bakery was one of my favorite places in San Francisco. An offshoot of the famous Cheese Board in Berkeley, t...

01 Dez 11

Gluten-Free Sour Cream and Chive Bread

Last week, I volunteered my catering services for a fundraiser put on by Global Lives, an awesome non-profit organization. Their self-described mission is “to collaboratively build a video libr...

28 Nov 11

Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie

If there will be any gluten-free guests at your Thanksgiving dinner this year, you might want to make this pie for dessert. Not only is it indistinguishable from the traditional version, it’s s...

22 Nov 11

Thanksgiving Fruit Salad

Around here, it’s easy to shop locally and seasonally. Northern California has a bounty of beautiful produce year-round, and mid-November’s selection is one of my favorites. Just as the w...

17 Nov 11

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