Spring Green Soup
When I unpacked my CSA box on Saturday, I immediately thought of Ash Reshteh, a Persian soup of greens, herbs, pulses and thick noodles,...
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Feb 22, 2021
Mushroom Bourguignon
I was not expecting to like this as much as I did. It is a fantastic dish, full of flavor. The different varieties of mushroom made the...
Feb 5, 2021
Palestinian Chickpea and Spinach Stew (Sabanekh Bil Hummus)
I came across this recipe on a sheet of paper tucked into an old book of mine. I don't remember who gave it to me and don't recognize the...
Feb 1, 2021
Bonus Recipe: Pumpkin - Lentil Soup
Despite its murky look -- lentils and pumpkin do not really combine well visually -- this was a yummy, healthy, and surprisingly filling...
Jan 29, 2021
Smoky 12 - Bean Chinese Chili
I had various bags with a cup here and a 1/2 cup there of pulses left in them, and this seemed like a good idea as a means to do a pantry...
Dec 16, 2020
Spiced Osso Bucco and Root Vegetables in Red Wine
I made this for dinner for my mother and it was a thousand times more delicious than it looks in the picture. This is a really easy...
Dec 5, 2020
Cream of Celery Soup
Those of you who read this blog regularly know that I really do not like celery and that I recently found myself with quite a backlog...
Nov 16, 2020
Daube D'Agneau
L. has not been a huge fan of lamb since the mutton lunches of his French Lycée days but he quite enjoyed this as well which I think...
Oct 23, 2020
Pork, Prune, Ground Almond, and Dried Lime Tagine
Obviously this is not a traditional dish since pork would probably not be used as the protein of choice in any self-respecting tagine...
Oct 17, 2020
"Bastard" Curry
Illegitimacy is definitely an outdated construct, useful only in older novels and movies to create context for experiences in the...
Sep 24, 2020
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,...
Aug 6, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Vichyssoise
I can take no credit for this recipe. I got it from my mother, who got it by bribing her favorite waiter from the Chef at the Foreign...
May 17, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Barcelona Gazpacho
I have been on a chilled soup for lunch kick recently. They are easy to make, are healthy for the most part, and I happen to quite like...
May 16, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Chilled Beet Soup with Orange Cream
I made this on the spur of the moment because I happened to have leftover Beet-Orange Purée with Brown Butter in the fridge and, on a day...
May 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...
Jan 19, 2020
Japanese Curry Roux Cubes
Japanese curry, while very different than the Indian version, is really delicious. It is spicy and creamy and much thicker than the...
Jan 10, 2020
Poached Chicken with Leeks, Barley and Winter Greens
This is comfort food for a chilly evening. It was not a loud and ballsy stew full of vim and vigor and spice, but rather a brothy, calm...
Dec 16, 2019
Chopped Sirloin and Vegetable Stuffed Cabbage Bundles with Beef Tea
Even as a child I was an anglophile and enjoyed the kind of fiction where children who were ill were sent to bed with barley water or...
Dec 3, 2019
Mushroom Ravioli and Seasonal Vegetables in a Dried Porcini - Dashi Broth
There are always a few recipes over the course of the week which - sad though it may be - I use as a means of editing the hydrator. This...
Nov 25, 2019
Oxtail and Red Wine Stew with Mushrooms and Lentil Gravy
When I lived in France I would often get oxtail at the local butcher's because it was cheap and easy to cook. With very little hands on...
Nov 8, 2019
Garbure
This dish is an excellent gateway meal to soup and stew season and I got lucky - it is unseasonably chilly tonight and this hearty stew...
Nov 5, 2019
Bonus Recipe: Curried Squash (or Pumpkin) and Roasted Cauliflower Soup
I had to reschedule lunch with my friend for whom I planned to make this soup and -boy! - did she get lucky. It is delicious made with...
Nov 2, 2019
Duck Ramen
This is delicious; the perfect recipe and dinner for an autumn or winter weekend day when you feel like cooking a lot. I stopped short of...
Oct 11, 2019
Acorn Squash and Leek Soup
What I lost in orange color by adding leeks and bacon to this soup base, I more than made up for in depth of flavor. You could make this...
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