Cookus Interruptus

Colorful, kid-friendly comfort food

Broccoli, Cauliflower and Carrots in Cheddar Cheese Sauce
 (Chip off the old block)

Blanch these nutritious vegetables (or any others you like) and serve them in a simple cheese sauce with Caribbean Lime Halibut or French Lentils with Sage Butter.  So easy that Jane can do it.  

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These unique pancakes have no flour but use highly digestible soaked whole grains.

Ben's Friday Pancakes
(Cynthia’s frustration snowballs)

Think ahead just a wee bit and enjoy these magical flour-less pancakes this week.  Lovely with a dab of homemade applesauce on top.  Read Steve’s post about his revised steel cut oats recipe on our blog.  And don’t forget to write us a note.  

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Just when you thought you might lose your mind coming up with lunch box ideas, Cookus Interruptus brings you
Joaquin’s Lunch Box
(What’s Jane Packing?)

 Four great combos – recipes for all on our site.  Plus a coupon code for an enviro-friendly, bento style lunch container from Laptop Lunchboxes.  And don’t miss the video from Jamie Oliver on our blog  about school lunches – truly entertaining.  Interrupt-us.  We love it.
 

Very tasty way to get more greens in your diet.
Parsley Pumpkin Seed Garnish
(Darrell finds his pulse)
 
This will store for a couple weeks in the frig.  You can plop it on Brown Rice, Quinoa, Soba Noodles, Polenta, Rosemary Red Soup, Fried Tofu.  The applications are as endless as an iphone’s.    Read why Dr. Oz says eating greens will make you smarter and review the top ten reasons to cook at home.  It’s all on cookus interruptus where we want to hear about what you’re cooking up for  your family.

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.

This is a sweetheart of a dessert.  Perfect for Valentine's Day.  Uses seasonal fruit.  Low in calories, high in nutrients, vegetarian, gluten-free and who cares about all that because it tastes fabulous! Watch the video this week on Cookus Interruptus.  Visit our blog for a talk on pomegranates.  Check out our menus page for Valentine's dinner suggestions.

This is a very easy recipe that is crunchy, refreshing and in season!  See it made and download the recipe on Cookus Interruptus.  I learned all kinds of thins about cabbage - it can do everything from heal wounds to boost immunes.  Read about it on our blog.

 

This week at Cookus Interruptus we are featuring a pot roast where vegetables are the star and grass-fed beef plays a supporting role.  An expensive and comforting meal using potatoes, carrots, parsnips, onion and brussel sprouts roasted with red wine, broth, rosemary and beef.  Serve this with a cabbage salw and some pear-apple cinnamon crisp.  Local to swoon over...

 

This week on Cookus Interruptus watch how to take the plain out of brown rice and give it some zing.  Great served with black beans or next to fish tacos and a salad.

 

Braising is a tasty way to cook fresh, local seasonal dark leafy greens.  Every time I cut some kale from my backyard, I am thankful that I live in a house that has a yard big enough to grow a few greens and a climate that sustains them all winter. Yum.

Our web cooking show, Cookus Interruptus has a how to video on braising greens.  Have a look.