Cabbage & rice noodle pancakes

The recipe was invented so I could enjoy the fried veggie pancakes I’ve seen in Poland, and also to deal with a surplus of rice noodles. When I first moved to the Czech Republic, I bought wayyy more rice noodles then I needed. Since I was unfamiliar with the grocery stores and what was available,...

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....

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...

Rice, corn and quinoa noodles: notes on gluten-free pasta

I love, love, love noodles— and fortunately, one of my favorite types are rice noodles. Bowls of noodle soups are one of my guilty pleasures. When navigating the gluten-free pasta aisle, the choices can be overwhelming— and expensive.When I first went gluten-free, I stuck to rice noodles: simple, inexpensive and tasty. I have been branching...