Holy cannoli, I can’t believe Feed Me Phoebe is 1 year old!
Looking back on my welcome post from a year ago, I realize two things: 1) I need to start plucking my eyebrows, and 2) facial hair aside, I’ve come a long way in a year – especially, in learning what I want to talk about on this site, and the things I want to feed you and inspire you to feed each other.
It’s crazy all that can happen in a year. I started this site in the aftermath of a painful parting of ways with my best friend and business partner. Our food identity had become so fused, I spent the first few months in my new virtual home just trying to re-find my voice. I cooked the food that spoke to me, and reported on the friends, and the fun, that made my life in feeding people so satisfying. It was nice to shed structure and fly by the seat of my virtual pants!
Shortly after launching, I decided to dive into a crazy cross-country TV adventure. I took a break from the web, and from reality in general, to cook with chefs from around the world. It was a much-needed adventure, and I returned 22 cities later with renewed confidence, hungry to share my food with all of you. I was also very tan.
It sounds so silly to say, but it took me the better part of this last year—complete with two break-ups, a wild road trip, and a lot of time logged in the kitchen—to realize what type of cooking I stand for. Perhaps it was the love of ice cream and French fries that clouded my perception of myself. But when it comes to the food that comes out of my kitchen, I’m a healthy cook. There, I said it.
Luckily, I had you to feed me feedback, cook my recipes, and tell me how you feel about health and gluten and comfort food. You helped me define what exactly I meant by a balanced diet. And you helped me realize that above ease and self-sufficiency, feeling good about your body and your food, is the most compelling reason to get in the kitchen and get cooking.
To celebrate, I hope you’ll join me for a slice of polenta cake with a spring-inspired raspberry rhubarb compote. It represents just the kind of gluten-free baking I like to do, and satisfies all the cravings (specifically, my sweet tooth) that I hope you will all find more healthful ways to indulge in.
I’m so grateful and thrilled that so many of you have stuck with me through this web experiment. I hope you’ll hold onto your (chef) hats and join me for another year of healthy comfort food, gluten-free feasts, and yes, lots and lots of fun.
Cheers to you!
Xo
Phoebe
p.s. You’ll notice some improvements to the site – a print recipe function, powered by Ziplist, and many wonderful tweaks to the sidebar. I’m always trying to improve your experience here. If there’s anything else you’d like to see in the year to come, please let me know in the comments section!
p.p.s. I have a BIG GIVEAWAY coming up this Friday. Mark your calendars and make sure you stop by to nab some prizes!
Polenta Cake with Raspberry Rhubarb Compote
Ingredients
- 1 cup polenta
- 3/4 cup almond meal/flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 extra large eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt sour cream, or creme fraiche
- Raspberry Rhubarb Compote
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine the polenta, almond meal, baking powder, cinnamon, and sea salt in a medium bowl with a fork.
- Whisk together the eggs, sugar, and olive oil. Beat until smooth and lighter in color. Stir in the yogurt.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until combined.
- Grease four 8-ounce ramekins with olive oil. Divide the batter among the ramekins.
- Bake in the oven for 35 minutes, until golden brown around the edges and a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool in the ramekins.
- Meanwhile, make the Raspberry Rhubarb Compote
- Run a knife along the edge of the cakes to loosen them. Invert them onto a plate and serve individually with a generous drizzle of the raspberry-rhubarb compote.
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If you make this, tag @phoebelapine and #feedmephoebe - I'd love to see it!
Congrats, Phoebe!! Love this post, love the blog and am so proud of how much you’ve accomplished in the last year.
thank you my dear. means a lot. xoxo
Happy 1 year of Feed Me Phoebe! It’s obviously been a roller coaster of a year for you but here’s to lots of happiness and delicious eats in your future.
I’ll drink to that! Thank you for the kind words.
Happy Blogiversary!
This is the kind of gluten free baking I like—almond flour and cornmeal, stuff I already have. I don’t own xanthum gum, and I’ll never buy it. My neighbor is GF, and they come over once a week for dinner. I’ll be making this for sure! 🙂
TOTALLY hear you. I have never bought it either and will never! You should try the chocolate torte. It’s my fave gluten-free dessert. But you’re the sweets expert! xxx
Congrats on this great milestone — and, as always, thanks for the lovely dish!
-Emily K.
Thank you, Emily!! Appreciate you visiting!!
Big congrats! I loved reading this post. I love the way you put it: “the type of cooking I stand for.” Hooray for that!
ha – I’m glad you like!! It’s weird sometimes to be forced to distill your philosophy into a digestible message/brand (pardon the double food pun). Thank you for reading and commenting! xo
Congratulations, Phoebe! I hope you’ll be around for many many more moons. I love everything you cook and write. There, I said it.
Yum. That was seriously delicious. Thank you.
ah! you made it already? superstar. xxx
Congratulations. Carole’s Chatter is collecting links using rhubarb today. This is a nice one. I do hope you pop over and link in. This is the link . Cheers