I am going to eat tropical fruit and imagine, until spring

Eating tropical fruit reminds me of places I’ve been— or new places I want to go. In my mind, the taste of papaya will always be linked with Hawai’i. I can even remember the last papaya I had— stopped at a convenience store on the big island, and they happened to have a pile of...

Michigan & midwest made gluten-free noodles

This will likely be my last noodle review for a while— and this time, I’m writing about locally made gluten-free pasta. I spotted Mrs. Glee’s gluten-free bean noodles at the Ypsilanti Food Co-Op. As a lot of noodles are just empty carbohydrates, Mrs. Glee’s are different— with 8 grams of protein a serving, they’re actually...

Pink frosted, gluten-free Trader Joe’s cupcakes!

When you’re single and Valentine’s Day rolls around, there’s a few things you can do: you can angst and gripe about being single,  you can enjoy that you don’t have to buy anyone a teddy bear or overpriced chocolates. Or, you can buy pink cupcakes for you and your roommates. When I was shopping at...

Vegetable lasagna, with brown rice noodles

At 14, when I was a newly-minted vegetarian, there was only one all-vegetarian restaurant near my house— the Salad Bar, on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn. One of my favorite dishes was their baked vegetable lasagna, made with broccoli. In middle school, my grandmother and I would often go together, splitting a salad and an entree....

Wayne & Macomb Country: Vegetarian and gluten-free restaurants

For vegetarian options in Wayne County, the best bet are the Arabic restaurants in Dearborn, of course. But due to midterms and grading my student’s papers,  I’m behind on my restaurant reviews— but I want to post this list now. If I’ve left off you favorite place, let me know in the comments! I’ve indicated...

Restaurant reviews and listings: Detroit

I’ve indicated whether each restaurant is vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free. All places with a vegetarian-only menu are in bold. Detroit Detroit Vegan Soul, Indian Village (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free)          With recipes based on family dishes and quality ingredients, this place is a must-try. All the food I’ve had has been excellent, and the recipes are...

A delicious pile of gluten-free crackers

When I first went gluten-free, I found it was a wonderful excuse to get out of eating pointless carbs. But then, I found myself missing crackers, and getting tired of basic rice crackers (even though San-J’s crackers are tasty.) A few basic criteria: they couldn’t be too unhealthy— not a ton of preservatives and sodium. Also, they...

Dear winter: pbbbhhtthhh (also: recipe for baked apples)

That’s the sound of me sticking my tongue out at winter, which seems to have no shortage of cold and snow to dump on the midwest. Weather like this, I have two things I take shelter in: exercise and food. But. swimming is the way I stay active in the winter, and that gets harder...

Red rice noodles: a review, and life contemplation

When my life gets complicated, my recipes tend to get simpler— steamed veggies, tofu and pasta have been go-to items recently. Which is likely why so many of my posts have been product reviews— my creative energies feel a little spent right now. My last semester of grad school at Eastern Michigan has turned into...