Blistered Cherry Tomatoes
These were a delicious addition to a truly successful pasta dish of rigati, Chorizo and wilted greens. They were also very pretty coming...
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Mar 4, 2019
Fondant Turnips
I recently read a recipe for melting potatoes which sounded fabulous. When the recipe mentioned using potatoes that were good for mashing...
Feb 14, 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 10, 2019
Roasted Daikon Fries
Blurry photo of really good alternative fries. The roasting removed some of the vegetable's "harsher edges" and the daikon batons...
Feb 10, 2019
Collard Green Salad with Butternut Squash Croûtons, Almond Butter Dressing
An easy peasy appetizer salad, which most people will not have had before. The dressing packs a full flavor punch, and the mix of hot and...
Nov 28, 2018
Baby Hakurei Turnips with Heirloom Baby Shiitake Caps
This would be delicious as a component of a vegetarian dish if made with water rather than stock, or as an interesting omelet filling, or...
Oct 6, 2018
Savory Harvest Phyllo Tourte
Encouraged by the easy success of my Spanakopita Pie, I started to imagine a harvest version, full of layers of fall vegetables in...
Sep 8, 2018
Spanakopita Pie
I love bite-sized spanakopita as cocktail party fare but often find that a main course portion of the same starts to taste a bit...
Aug 24, 2018
Baby Potato Salad
This is a pretty classic rendition of a potato salad, except for the fact that the baby potatoes are unpeeled and smashed rather than...
Aug 6, 2018
Cauliflower Rice Salad with Grilled Squid and a Turmeric-Carrot-Ginger Dressing
The title above is incorrect. First, try as I might, I could not find an avocado that wished to be eaten today. I felt a bit like...
Feb 28, 2018
Asian Greens and Black Bean Stir Fry
This dish is so intensely green that it is a completely satisfying winter vegetable side dish when you can't stand the cold or root...
Feb 20, 2018
Peperonata with Mint and Feta
My grocery store sells bags of these; red, yellow and orange baby peppers mixed together. Contrary to regular sized peppers, afer...
Feb 18, 2018
Braised German Red Cabbage
Once or twice every winter I get a hankering for this dish and make such a large vat of it that, even after distributing large containers...
Sep 17, 2017
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...
Apr 3, 2016
Leeks Vinaigrette
When I lived in Paris, I ordered Poireaux (leeks) Vinaigrette any chance that I got. For some reason I find them irresistable; I think it...
Jan 31, 2016
Seared Hamachi Tuna with Shaved Daikon, Herbs and Avocado, Ponzu Vinaigrette
This recipe is quite simple but got big wows, despite the fact that (as illustrated above, I hacked at it without sharpening my knife...
Jan 28, 2016
Avocado and Citrus Salad with Jalapeno Vinaigrette
I have been so good at taking photos of my creations recently that I am a little annoyed at myself for enjoying my dinner party so much...
Jan 20, 2016
Vinaigrette - 5 Ways
Back in the 80s, there was a steakhouse in Tokyo called Mr. and Mrs. Stamp's. I remember nothing of their decor (or their beef) but I do...
Jan 19, 2016
Recipe: Chickpea Flour Flatbreads
L. loves my socca waffles/blini and I wanted to make something along those lines that was more substantial than canapés. Chickpea flour...
Dec 21, 2015
Oven Fries
My sister is deathly allergic to potatoes so they were not allowed in the house when I was growing up. I have decided that this, rather...
Dec 7, 2015
Bonus Recipe: Truffled Mashed Potatoes
This is obviously the most decadent version possible of mashed potatoes, only to be used for special occasions and celebrations or, in...
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