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Roasted Asparagus and Balsamic Caramelized Royal Trumpet Salad
This Spring salad came together very easily and looked impressive, which I always like. It is also a rather economical salad (seasonal...
Mar 22, 2021


Dandelion Green Salad with Mimosa Dressing
This is a lovely Spring dinner appetizer salad or quick lunch one. It is vibrant in color and punchy in taste; pretty much the bastard...
Mar 14, 2021


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


Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts
It is unfortunate that I forgot to take a picture of the Brussels sprouts and that they only appear in the salmon dish, looking burnt,...
Feb 18, 2021


Oven-Roasted Cabbage with Garlic
This dish is definitely what the British call "moreish". You can use any kind of cabbage you want, but I quite like using the purple...
Feb 4, 2021


Warm Beet Salad with Sushi Ginger Dressing
I like adding sushi ginger to beets because it enhances the vegetables sweetness while adding a tanginess to the salad which really...
Feb 1, 2021


"Baked" Sweet Potato with Tahini
I call this a baked sweet potato because it sounds better than what it actually is, which is microwaved. That being said, it tastes...
Jan 17, 2021


Warm Salad of Brussels Sprouts, Blue Cheese, Shallots, and Dried Cranberries
A few years ago, my mother, sister, L. and I stopped for snacks and drinks at a little hole in the wall place on the Lower East Side. The...
Oct 25, 2020


Skillet Braised Celery and Brussels Sprouts with Mustard-Cream Sauce
This is a) a good way to use up celery imaginatively and b) delicious. It pairs well with chicken, pork, and veal. The vegetables retain...
Oct 19, 2020


Spaghetti Squash and Daikon Tater Tots
I have to be honest, I did not have high hopes for this idea. I am not a big spaghetti squash fan and was nonplussed when I got some in...
Oct 8, 2020


Summer Vegetable and Herb Salad with Tonnato Sauce and Jammy Eggs
This is, in my opinion, a lovely summer dinner salad. Served in the garden with a glass of chilled rosé and a slice (or two...) of crusty...
Aug 1, 2020


Spicy Sweet Potato Salad
This was very much a figure it out as you go along salad, since I had planned on making a sweet potato salad that I make from time to...
Jun 13, 2020


Radish, Black Bean and Edamame Succotash
So simple, so colorful, such an easy summer salad. I do tend to like these during the hotter months as they go well with anything off the...
Jun 11, 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


Slow Roasted Chicken Thighs with Lentils, Chorizo and Red Pepper Romesco
I loved this dish. But then again, I ❤ lentils. I loved all the different textures in the dish, as well as the strong flavors and, while...
Feb 26, 2020


Tofu "Katsu"
I was in the mood for tonkatsu (Japanese breaded and deep fried pork cutlets) but a) had already planned on eating pork mid week for my...
Sep 8, 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


Japanese Sweet Potatoes Rounds with Miso Butter and Shichimi Togarashi
I have never had as many compliments over a dish as I did over this one, except for my chicken enchiladas. I think it may be because...
Jun 22, 2019


Soba Salad with Pickled Japanese Veggies and Dried Shiitake Dressing
As mentioned in my birthday bash recap post, necessity beat out beauty as far as presentation was concerned but this was a truly...
Jun 21, 2019


Curried Veggie Cakes with Carrot Ketchup
These were truly moreish on their own but the carrot ketchup elevated what is essentially vegetables formed into patties and baked into...
Jul 29, 2018


Potato Pancakes with Sour Cream, Salmon Roe and Pickled Ramps
My sister is allergic to potatoes - not in the "let me tell the waiter I am allergic to something I don't like so that it doesn't appear...
Apr 27, 2018


Recipe: Spring Asparagus and Poached Rhubarb with Creamy Burrata
Though I took a rotten photo, I loved this but it got mixed reviews in the household - Stubbie felt that there was too much mint in the...
Mar 27, 2016


Miso Creamed Kale
I liked the inspiration recipe for this dish well enough but was more interested in something that was closer to the comfort of creamed...
Dec 3, 2015


Bonus Recipe: Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes - No Marshmallows Need Apply
L. and I are celebrating the holiday with friends in Santa Barbara - all moms and their kids. Since my menu runs a week behind, I will...
Nov 24, 2015
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