This has become a staple in my house. Sweet and Spicy Grilled Eggplant Eggplant, sliced (I prefer the long lavender Chinese eggplants, which I slice on the diagonal) Mix the marinade: 2 Tbs. balsamic vinegar 1 Tbs. olive oil...
Let me tell you my sad, sad story. I immediately knew what I wanted to try making for this week's ingredient, pumpkin. Many years ago there was a Lebanese restaurant nearby that made a pumpkin kibbeh that I loved....
Another head of rainbow swiss chard was turned into a Tegliata di biete (Swiss Chard Tart). The recipe was in one of Marcella Hazann's books, was posted on Slowtrav by Matt several years ago, and I adapted it to be...
Larry brought home half the farmstand on Sunday. First up--Swiss Chard. I was a chard virgin, although I've liked it in restaurants. Here's what I did, and we really enjoyed it. Chard, how have I avoided you all these...
A classic pairing for goat cheese is tomato or olives. I experimented a bit and came up with this lowfat layered terrine, which can be served with crostini or vegetable dippers. I make the tomato jam after fresh tomatoes...
Spaghetti squash and I have not had a friendly history. I remember trying it some years ago when it was touted as a pasta substitute, and I think I threw it into the trash after the first few forkfuls....
Today, I am grateful for being able to explore the world through my tongue. In my area, I can eat at restaurants that serve food from all corners of the globe--China, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Taiwan, Pakistan, Turkey, Greece,...
I borrowed the dehydrator from school yesterday to make sun-dried tomatoes. Without the sun, yes, but also without the bugs that committed suicide on the sticky half-dried tomatoes the first and last time I tried it the old fashioned...
Finally, the rains stopped long enough for a lovely weekend of being outside! We did a lot of grilling and eating out on the patio. At last it feels like Summer. This chicken is one I've been making often. The...
No, these aren't your college cafeteria stuffed peppers. I used Kalyn's Southwestern Stuffed Peppers recipe, with some modifications. (recipe here; http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2006/12/southwestern-stuffed-peppers-recipe.html ) I used ground white-meat turkey instead of beef, didn't add the rice, used a half can Trader...
Made homemade pizza for dinner Tuesday night. We made four different kinds--fresh tomato/mozzarella/basil; mushroom; pesto/mozzarella, and gorgonzola/sundried tomato/arugula. Larry the Dough Boy rolls out a crust. We have a somewhat odd method which works well in our lousy oven....
Stuffed vegetables are a mainstay of Middle-Eastern cooking, and there are many Sephardic recipes for various stuffed vegetables. These stuffed artichokes are from a recipe given me from my cousin Aimee, who was raised in Morocco. It's perfect for...
6:00 am: Put potatoes in the oven, and started sauteeing leeks, carrots, and peppers for Maakud or Mahookha, a Sephardic dish similar to an Ashkenazi potato kugel, but with more vegetables and herbs and somewhat lighter. 6:30 Made Sephardic charoset...
I forgot where I got this recipe from, but I've been making it for a long time. I've cut down the oil a lot from the original, but can't cut it out completely because its important for the taste and...
I grew up hating cauliflower with a burning passion. Only recently have I learned to like it, and have found recipes that emphasize the nutty and peppery taste. This was a happy experiment, a mashing together of a sinfully...
I made this as the second main dish of the Boston GTG, since I had already made two pesto lasagnes and didn't want another pasta dish. It was unexpectedly delicious, and people enjoyed it. But hey, throw mushrooms and...
We were invited to spend new Year's Eve with some dear friends, and I volunteered to bring appetizers. I made mushroom turnovers; crostini with caramelized shallots, walnuts and blue cheese; and mini peppers stuffed with goat cheese. Crostini with Caramelized...
From the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund: Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers in the United States and is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among U.S. women; a woman’s lifetime risk of ovarian...
When I traveled through Spain many years go, I ate a lot of gazpacho. Some thick, some thin but some crunchy with diced vegetables, some pureed with garnishes on the side. I preferred the pureed ones, with some body...
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