Author name: Heidi Swanson

Palak Daal

A palak daal recipe from Kasa’s Anamika Khanna – a hearty pot of spinach, lentils, and spices. Kasa is a favorite Indian restaurant in San Francisco.

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Homemade Onion Powder

Homemade onion powder is a fantastic way to minimize waste and put the tops of spring onions, leeks, and scallions to good use. You can use it as a simple seasoning or to transform everything from ranch dressing to compound butters. It’s the perfect finishing touch for salads, grain bowls, and so many pastas.

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Homemade Chili Crisp

The defining detail of this spicy chili crisp is the use of chopped dates and fresh orange zest alongside chili flakes, chili powder, garlic, fried shallots and a dynamic list of spices. Use it to top everything from noodles to a morning scramble and you’ve got something wildly delicious and special on your hands.

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Seeded Flatbread

This flatbread is made from white whole wheat flour and packed with seeds – pepitas, sunflower, poppy, and mustard seeds. You can pull the dough out paper thin for flatbread pizza or leave it thick, enjoy it straight, or bake it with toppings. Whatever you like, really!

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Savory Power Bars

These homemade power bars are based on the recipe I published years ago in Super Natural Cooking. The main difference here is I made these savory with toasted walnuts, crumbled kale chips, and oil-cured olives.

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Rustic Cabbage Soup

Hearty, healthy, and satisfying – this cabbage soup recipe is super simple to make. Slice a cabbage into thin ribbons and cook it down in a simple pot of sautéed potatoes, onions, beans, garlic and flavorful broth. Finish each bowl with a generous drizzle of great olive oil, a couple dollops of sour cream and a jolt of something spicy.

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Almond Cake

This simple almond cake is the understated pinch hitter of my cake repertoire. Made with almond paste, almond extract, and a bit of citrus zest, it’s equally at home at a dinner part or picnic.

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Citrus Furikake

If you tend to keep a lot of citrus around the kitchen, this citrus furikake is a great way to use grapefruit, orange, yuzu or lemon peels. It is a homemade seasoning that works on everything from eggs to rice bowls, noodles to salads.

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How To Dry Citrus Peel

Citrus peel is a superhero ingredient. It is one of the strongest, most fragrant things you can use to build flavor in your cooking. This post shows you how to dry citrus peel. If you tend to have fresh grapefruit, oranges, or lemons around for juicing, don’t waste the peel.

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