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Cucumber, Orange, and Wasabi Salad
This year I must have been very good, because I found a micro plane in my Christmas stocking. I’ve always used my little cheese grater for zesting, but wowza, what
CategoriesChicken Dinner Holidays/Events Potatoes
Chicken, Potato and Leek Gratin
Do you have two chicken breasts? A couple of potatoes and a leek? Hello, delicious gratin! I’m madly in love with this dish, because even though there aren’t a lot
CategoriesDinner Featured Holidays/Events Pork Potatoes
Slow Cooked Pork in Wine and Thyme
How to make a pork loin succulent and tender? Cook it in the slow cooker to create a delicious rustic French stew recipe. The combination of the white wine along
CategoriesAppetizer Condiments/Spices Drinks Featured Holidays/Events
Sunday Afternoon Bloody Mary
Now that the hot weather is over, I can have a Bloody Mary again. Jedd is hard core, and will drink them even if it’s a 100-degrees in the apartment.
CategoriesDessert Featured Holidays/Events Vegetarian
Chipotle, Chocolate, Peanut and Papaya Bark
With the holidays coming up, I like to have crazy simple recipes in my little bag o’tricks. And it doesn’t get easier than this. The hardest thing is leveling the
CategoriesAppetizer Cheese Featured Holidays/Events Lunch Side Dishes Vegetarian
Blueberry and Goat Cheese Salad
The first time I made this salad, it was for a “beef party” we threw. I had just finished a big food writing job, and – hoo boy – did
CategoriesAppetizer Bread/Baking Cheese Dinner Featured Vegetarian
Heirloom Tomato, Tomatillo and Scallion Flatbread
Well, here we are. It’s December 5th, and it’s dark as pitch by 4 p.m. Memories of summer produce are pretty much just that. A memory. Or, so I thought.
Persimmon and Chili Jam
This is probably the easiest recipe I’ve ever put up here. And the crazy thing is that it only has three ingredients, but tastes like a whole fruit stand. It’s
CategoriesAppetizer Breakfast/Brunch Dinner Featured Holidays/Events Lunch Salad Sauces Side Dishes Vegetarian
Warm Cranberry Vinaigrette
The big day is coming up next week, and to err on the side of caution I bought a bag of cranberries so I wouldn’t be short on Thanksgiving. And,
CategoriesChinese Condiments/Spices Featured Mexican Vegetarian
Just What Is It About Cilantro Anyway?
(This is a repeat post from 2012. It seems pertinent with the holidays coming up. If you don’t feel like talking politics around the Thanksgiving table, just bring up cilantro!
Chicken with Curry Leaves
Jedd has been burning the candle at both ends. He’s been helping to care for a family member who’s recovering from surgery, he’s in two bands, and he still has
Spicy Slow Cooked Pulled Pork with Tomatillo Quinoa
I love this recipe because it’s simple, spicy and fairly hands off. Hello, easy meal when you don’t necessarily feel like cooking! The pork is crazy tender, and the quinoa
Coffee-crusted pork loin with Guinness sauce
(The migration from the old site to this beautiful new one continues. Like a few other recently re-posted recipes, this one jumped to the head of the line because we
CategoriesBread/Baking Dessert Eggs Featured
Chocolate Blueberry Cookies
I don’t have much of a sweet tooth. My obsessions run more toward tomatoes, because apparently I make no sense. But a couple of weeks ago when the temperature climbed
CategoriesBreakfast/Brunch Featured Vegetarian
Braised Potatoes with Butter Chive Sauce
If you’re looking for a healthy summer recipe, this isn’t the recipe for you. Obi Wan says, “This is not the recipe you’re looking for. You will let this recipe
CategoriesAppetizer Featured Vegetarian
A Very Basil Gazpacho
And this is when the getting gets good for summer produce. Between the CSA and the farmers market, I’ve had a constant grin. Gorgeous tomatoes filling three bowls on the