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Red Carrots and Hedgehog Mushrooms Braised in Red Wine and Spices
This would probably be better as a side dish with a roast, but it made an easy dinner when topped with a poached egg. Though the...
Mar 1, 2021


Veggie Loaded Tomato Sauce for Bolognese/An Excellent Base for Autumn Soup
I had a lot of tomatoes and a fair amount of carrots that I wanted to use up, and I planned on adding a bunch of kale to the mix as well,...
Sep 25, 2020


Chinese Red Cabbage and Carrot Salad
This could also be called Asian fridge clear out coleslaw. I used much more red cabbage and grated carrot in the recipe than the photo...
Aug 22, 2020


Carrot-Miso Cream Sauce
This doesn't look like much but it was delicious. I had leftover ham, and a whole mess of vegetables that I added to the pasta but, next...
Aug 5, 2020


Bonus Recipe: Carrot Couscous
The easiest side dish in the world, and a pretty one. The carrot juice adds sweetness and flavor to the couscous and the vibrant orange...
Aug 4, 2020


Bonus Recipe: 10-Minute Carrot and Red Chard Stalk Soup
I am not joking, this soup took 10 minutes from start to finish and was incredibly delicious. It was also the perfect lockdown lunch: it...
May 4, 2020


Coffee and Five Spice Roasted Carrots
I love carrots, but very often find them too sweet and am always looking for recipes where I can tone that component down. The...
Apr 13, 2020


Warm Roasted Carrot Salad with Shabu Shabu Dressing
Since we have hit root vegetable season full-on, I have been trying to come up with new ways to use the myriad of carrots that have been...
Dec 6, 2019


Grated Carrot Salad with Dried Cranberry-Caper Vinaigrette
Maybe it stems from my time in France when carottes râpées appeared as an appetizer on many a bistro menu, but I like a good grated...
Aug 25, 2019


Roasted Root Vegetable and Lentil Salad with Grain Mustard and Pumpkin Seed Oil Dressing
This is one of those easy salads that look and taste more complicated than they are - always favorite dishes of mine. It is also highly...
Feb 14, 2019


Turmeric-Carrot-Ginger Dressing
This is a nice, vibrant, piquant dressing, particularly suited to the salad for which I made it. (It contained cauliflower which needs...
Aug 6, 2018


It's a Wrap!
A lot of research went into this recipe so bear with me...and please ignore the corner that I tore off for tasting purposes, illustrated...
Jun 2, 2018


Squid Ink Painted Roasted Cod with Carrot-Tahini Purée, Carrot Green Oil and Pickled Mustard Seeds
It is unfortunate that the photo here makes everything look so messy because it truly was a very pretty dish and one which I would...
May 17, 2018


Roasted Carrot Salad with Almond Butter Dressing
This is a very pretty Autumn salad or vegetarian appetizer. It was surprisingly easy to make for a dish with such complex flavors. Since...
Sep 17, 2017


Carrot Gnocchi
Having made these, it occured to me that they would be a lovely contribution to an Easter meal because they come across as spring like...
Jan 21, 2016

Carrot-Ginger Dressing
In the US a sickly, gloppy version of this dressing gets served in a lot of Japanese restaurants. I prefer my version (which is more...
Nov 18, 2015


Butter "Poached" Halibut with Carrot Sauce, Herbed Couscous
Here are three recipes for the "price" of one! The components of this meal all went so well together that I felt that I needed to...
Nov 17, 2015
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