Wow! I made it through all the cookbook review recipes from "Plenty" by Yotam Ottolenghi and "Good Fish" by Becky Selengut from the 4th Annual Volk/Watson Christmas Extravaganza this year. This is the last one! Well, there will be one more recipe from the party, but since I … [Read more...] about Stuffed Zucchini
Root Vegetables
Beet, Orange, and Black Olive Salad with Orange Flower Water from “Plenty”
You're going to want to get your kitchen gloves ready for this one... Beets are messy. This recipe is relatively mess-free, but you'll still end up purple if you're not careful. One trick is lemon juice, so juice a lemon using your hands when this is all said and done, and … [Read more...] about Beet, Orange, and Black Olive Salad with Orange Flower Water from “Plenty”
Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Butternut Squash
Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Butternut Squash 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes 6 tbsp olive oil, divided 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 cup mixed wild and basmati rice (or whatever kind of rice you have or want to use) 1 cup quinoa (I … [Read more...] about Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Butternut Squash
A Delicious Mess: Roasted Salmon in Red Wine Sauce with Sweet Potatoes and Leeks
I massacred this fish. It was shameful. As a person who hates over-cooked seafood, snuffs her nose when bones are left in a fillet at a restaurant, and figures that if she's going to eat a generally unsustainable thing it had better be the best thing she ever ate, I currently … [Read more...] about A Delicious Mess: Roasted Salmon in Red Wine Sauce with Sweet Potatoes and Leeks
Butternut Squash and Bean Soup
When you have the triumvirate of soup vegetables in your fridge (carrots, leeks, and celery), you make soup. Simple as that. I also had a butternut squash. So that went in too. And some cooked black-eyed peas. If I'd had a potato or celeriac or spinach or chard, I would have … [Read more...] about Butternut Squash and Bean Soup
The Globe & Mail, Perfectly Roasted Beets, and My Renewed Faith in Print Media
It's been a long time since I trusted a recipe from a newspaper. In general I figure most newspaper recipes are very good, but you hit a bad one and it scares you off. So why give them a second chance when you have reliable, overly-tested cookbooks, as I do. But I love roasted … [Read more...] about The Globe & Mail, Perfectly Roasted Beets, and My Renewed Faith in Print Media
Simple Vegetable Soup: Leek, Celery, Carrot, Kale, and Potato
Sometimes I feel like my digestive system is over-worked, it's unionized, and is picketing... So, like any good enlightened despot I give a false reprise. I make soup in an effort to convince my stomach its won before diving wholeheartedly back into grains, breads, beans, meat, … [Read more...] about Simple Vegetable Soup: Leek, Celery, Carrot, Kale, and Potato
Raw Beet Sushi and a Bloody Mess
It took a lot of tries before I got a picture of a beet juice-free plate of this sushi... Boy was I was sick of beet salad. There's just nothing gourmet and exciting about yet again shredding a few pounds of the juicy things and tossing it with apple cider vinegar, or lemon … [Read more...] about Raw Beet Sushi and a Bloody Mess
The Jerusalem Artichoke Manifesto
I have strong opinions about vegetables. I have equally strong opinions about overly-verbose political writings. With that in mind I offer a concise list (with added optional endnotes) of my personal beliefs with regards to Jerusalem artichokes: 1. Jerusalem artichokes … [Read more...] about The Jerusalem Artichoke Manifesto
At (My New) Home Without Madhur Jaffrey: Sambhar Without Drumsticks
I've moved a lot. 9 places in 7 years, last I counted. Over 30 roommates. With the good comes the bad. In one I only had a mini fridge but in another I had a gas stove...until I got asked to leave because the landlord wanted to move back in with his psychologically troubled … [Read more...] about At (My New) Home Without Madhur Jaffrey: Sambhar Without Drumsticks