I know I’m biased, but food has always been, and remains, the keystone of every culture. It brings people together, allowing families to share, to bond, and to pay homage those that came before them. Many of the recipes I share here, from pub food, to Spanish stews, to Asian noodles or vegetarian Indian curries are designed to bring people together… Read More Chrismukkah Fare | Latkes and Bubbly
With all the work that will go into a lavish Thanksgiving meal, the last thing you want to think about is the salad course. I have a simple recipe for you. I scored a couple of Pom Wonderful Pomegranates from my friend Rachel at Hounds in the Kitchen in exchange for a ride home from… Read More The Thanksgiving Salad Course | Pomegranate Arils, Goat Feta, Mesclun
I love curries. Love, love, love. I love them even more now that I’m a bit more familiar with the cooking techniques and spices that are considered basic. Anjum Anand had an Indian Food Made Easy series on BBC that was really a great intro to the genre. You can find it on the Cooking Channel now,… Read More Curry for a Lady
Those local strawberries from Crum Strawberry Farm are all gone. The same goes for the beautiful arugula and salad mix from Honeyrun Farm. They both went quickly this week between Hades and I into this surprisingly seasonal salad that also features Blue Jacket Dairy‘s Gretna, a Halloumi-style cheese (so local! so delicious!). Blue Jacket recommends that you… Read More Locavore | Gretna and Strawberry Salad
Really, I am almost beside myself when I’ve got the ingredients for this one. I can’t take credit for the perfection of a pairing that is a cumin vinaigrette, roasted beets and carrots, crisp tortilla and French cheese. Look to the amazing Hugh Acheson of 5&10 in Athens, Georgia for that. Look to him… Read More My Favorite Take Along Salad | Roasted Carrot and Beetroot
A soufflé? On a Wednesday? Why yes! Of course. You know why? Shhhh. Because there were leftovers. Yesterday’s roasted Hubbard squash risotto meant that there was a whole half (ha!) of a squash leftover, which amounted to about 2/3 of a cup of pulp. I had every intention of fixing something else entirely for dinner tonight, but at… Read More Kitchen Magic: Local Squash Soufflé and a Steak
So the Week of Gourd continues. They’re all over your grocery store, in season, inexpensive, but perhaps a bit of a mystery. One of the many varieties to check out is the pretty blue Hubbard squash. I’ve been told they can grow to enormous sizes, but mine was around three pounds (only?) and I used half for… Read More The Week of Gourd: Hubbard Squash Risotto
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