These were a delicious addition to a truly successful pasta dish of rigati, Chorizo and wilted greens. They were also very pretty coming...

I recently read a recipe for melting potatoes which sounded fabulous. When the recipe mentioned using potatoes that were good for mashing...

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...

Blurry photo of really good alternative fries. The roasting removed some of the vegetable's "harsher edges" and the daikon batons...

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...

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...

Encouraged by the easy success of my Spanakopita Pie, I started to imagine a harvest version, full of layers of fall vegetables in...

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...

This is a pretty classic rendition of a potato salad, except for the fact that the baby potatoes are unpeeled and smashed rather than...

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...

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...

My grocery store sells bags of these; red, yellow and orange baby peppers mixed together. Contrary to regular sized peppers, afer...

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...

This is a very pretty Autumn salad or vegetarian appetizer. It was surprisingly easy to make for a dish with such complex flavors. Since...

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...

This recipe is quite simple but got big wows, despite the fact that (as illustrated above, I hacked at it without sharpening my knife...

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...

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...

L. loves my socca waffles/blini and I wanted to make something along those lines that was more substantial than canapés. Chickpea flour...

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...

This is obviously the most decadent version possible of mashed potatoes, only to be used for special occasions and celebrations or, in...