Do you like pancakes? I love pancakes, but the flour, milk, and butter part of pancakes doesn't like me. So a recipe for Italian savoury pancakes sounded heavenly. This is basically a pancake topped with slow-cooked onions and roasted tomatoes. It's simple comfort food, and the … [Read more...] about Socca Chickpea Flour Tart with Caramelized Onions and Roasted Tomatoes
Main Dishes
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 Other Dal: Yellow Mung Beans with Spinach from “My Indian Kitchen”
I guess I wasn't settled in yet because I had to make another dal. That, and/or I didn't want to spend any money and this is a ridiculously inexpensive dish. Or maybe I just wanted to review yet another cookbook, and that only happens one recipe at a time. "My Indian Kitchen" by … [Read more...] about The Other Dal: Yellow Mung Beans with Spinach from “My Indian Kitchen”
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
Barley Jambalaya or Middle Eastern Kisir
These are two very different dishes - jambalaya and kisir. One is a Cajun specialty that usually involves chorizo sausage, shrimp, chicken, green peppers, spices, and rice while the other involves bulgur, no meat, pomegranate molasses, pomegranate seeds, and mint. Skip the meat … [Read more...] about Barley Jambalaya or Middle Eastern Kisir
Sustainable Jerk Mackerel with Almond Pot Liquor
This recipe has nothing to do with: 1. Booze 2. Drugs 3. Mean-spirited people The cook stereotype makes me believe that many cooks out there will be upset about that as they enjoy the former two and are the latter...so if that's you, I'm sorry to disappoint. BUT! If you … [Read more...] about Sustainable Jerk Mackerel with Almond Pot Liquor
Toasted Barley Risotto
The broth was bland. That's about the only thing that can go wrong with barley risotto, in fact. I followed the directions precisely, so it actually wasn't my fault for once. Jumping into my ceiling yesterday morning, now THAT was completely my fault. To be fair, the ceiling … [Read more...] about Toasted Barley Risotto
On Swiss Chard Cakes with Parsley Sauce and How to Make Disgusting Greens Delicious
It's never a good idea to start an article with the words, "Bear with me," but that's what I need to ask you to do. Maybe you don't like green leafy vegetables as much as I do, but before you start yelling, "Ew! Gross! It's green!" or "She wants me to eat that?", let me convince … [Read more...] about On Swiss Chard Cakes with Parsley Sauce and How to Make Disgusting Greens Delicious
Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers with Parsley, Rice, Corn and Tomato Sauce
Whether you use leftover rice and tomato sauce or make this all in one fell swoop, it's the ultimate end of summer/beginning of fall, cool evening meal. Not too heavy, not too light, not too hot, and completely summer vegetable beautiful. Adding parsley to the rice mixture and … [Read more...] about Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers with Parsley, Rice, Corn and Tomato Sauce
Raw Food Gourmet: Zucchini Noodles with Cilantro Pesto, Carrots and Sprouts
Looks complicated, but it wasn't. I didn't break out a single pan. Just a food processor. Boy I love the shredding attachment on this thing. It reminds me of old "What's for Dinner?" cooking shows when one of the co-hosts, Ken, was afraid of the food processor because things … [Read more...] about Raw Food Gourmet: Zucchini Noodles with Cilantro Pesto, Carrots and Sprouts