Cookus Interruptus

Using the beautiful red bell peppers that are in season right now, you can make this glamorous dish using the inexpensive, nutritious whole grain millet, Saffron Buttered Millet from Cookus Interruptus.

The farmer's markets are rich with peppers, tomatoes, corn and farm fresh eggs.  Put it altogether and make brunch for a friend or two.  Huevos Rancheros.  I want some now.

You can add any kind of cheese you like to polenta.  Throw in some fresh corn off the cob too.
I like polenta with beans, some folks like a marinara or roasted red pepper sauce or roasted red pepper on top.  Interrupt and tell us how you like your polenta!  Full of love I hope…

Ambrosia means “food of the gods” and I swear if you’ve ever studied the perfection of a perfectly ripe raspberry or swooned over the sweet golden apricot, this is the recipe for you:
Summer Fruit Ambrosia with Vanilla Nut Cream
(Darrell tries to fix Cynthia’s hot flash fan)

Get gorgeous summer fruit at your local farmer’s market and top it with simple sensuous nut cream (made from cashew, vanilla, maple syrup and water – that’s all!).  Then sit back with your dessert bowl and spoon and read about Margaret Wittenberg’s New Good Food, then find out why tomatoes like girly voices better than man tones.  

Frozen treats that can be made using fresh summer fruit.  Make 'em creamy with coconut milk or vanilla yogurt.  Watch the video and print the recipe on Cookus Interruptus.

Feed baby the best.  Find out how to simply take part of the delicious whole foods the family is eating and make fresh food for baby this week on Cookus Interruptus.

This week on Cookus Interruptus:

Golden Spice Rice

(No blame, no gain)

Sautéing the rice before cooking it results in a more separate finished grain.  By adding a few simple spices you add fragrance to the rice and add a lovely golden color.  Serve this with Vegetable Chickpea Curry, Black Bean Stew, Fried Tofu and Coconut Peanut Sauce, French Lentils with Sage Butter or Thai Yellow Curry.  Very versatile whole grain dish. Want to do something fun and easy with rhubarb, make Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce and serve it on Ben’s Friday Pancakes.  Food and recipes sprouting up everywhere on Cookus Interruptus where we await whatever comments you might spring on us.

Gorgeous red color, bursting with nutrients, Cookus Interruptus brings you this savory sweet soup.  Using red lentils, beets, carrots, fresh rosemary and a dab of miso you can create this impressive starter course or vegetarian main entree.  Enjoy!

This week on Cookus Interruptus:

Need a new idea for using the last of the squash harvest?  Here it is.  This is a hearty sweet chili-spiced stew that we know you will enjoy.