Roasted Cherry Tomato Toasts
This is the easiest snack or picnic dinner there is. Or, as I did this evening, make it a part of a tapas type dinner. All you need to do...
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May 1, 2019
Pasta "Pea-mevera"
The title is a bit twee but I couldn't resist as it was so obvious. This is the most springlike of pasta dishes that I could come up...
Apr 24, 2019
⏰ Fiddlehead Fern and Lemon Pasta
Wild fiddlehead fern season - so short - is upon us and coincides with the tail end of Meyer lemon season. It made sense (to me anyway)...
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...
Jul 29, 2018
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...
Apr 27, 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...
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...
Dec 19, 2017
Macaroni and Cheese - 2 ways
I make 2 different versions of mac and cheese depending on circumstance - one is a creamy, gooey, comfort dish of a bowlful much loved by...
Dec 15, 2017
Falafel and Vegetable Tacos with Whipped Tahini Dressing
I had my doubts about this recipe when I was planning it in my head but (if I say so myself) these tacos were STELLAR. My mother, L. and...
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 7, 2016
Avocado Toast with Fried Capers
If there is one thing that I have discovered in California that I will take with me when I go, it is avocado toast and the many...
Apr 4, 2016
Bonus Recipe: Scallion Pancakes
Today L. got hit in the face by a basketball during gym class. Because America is an unusually litigious country, he was sent home from...
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...
Mar 27, 2016
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 12, 2016
Bonus Recipe: Zucchini "Chips"
This recipe comes from my Italian Uncle's side of the family. It is a very simple one and yet so delicious that there are never any left....
Mar 4, 2016
Aloo Tikki
I love Felicity Cloake's "how to cook the perfect..." series in the Guardian because she does a lot of research (which I then don't have...
Feb 10, 2016
Kimchi Omelette with Sriracha Syrup
I ordered too much kale about 10 days ago and decided that, rather than overdose on it or waste it, I would make Kimchi (or something...
Jan 30, 2016
Adobo Chili-Pinto Bean Dip
This is another one of those dips that you can whip up at the last minute for unexpected guests from items that you have in the pantry...
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 21, 2016
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...
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