A recipe for a fall harvest curry salad with cauliflower, nutty quinoa, lentils, chard, cilantro, and roasted pumpkin seeds. I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. – L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables I’ve been watching the tables groan under the weight of the piled produce at the market and […]
Chana Aloo Gobi Masala: Chickpea, Potato, and Cauliflower Curry
March 6, 2017 by
A recipe for a wet-style curry with chana (chickpeas), aloo (potatoes), and gobi (cauliflower). It’s a warm and comforting vegetarian meal that’s easy to make vegan. Consciousness starts just before I’m fully awake. It hovers beneath the eyelids. Before any alarms blare, I’m throwing off the warmth of the covers to contort my body and […]
Rice Bowls with Quick Pickled Ginger Red Cabbage
May 9, 2016 by
A recipe for quick pickled ginger red cabbage to top off your breakfast rice bowl, plus ideas for what else to stuff in that bowl. I always regard May as the best-worst month. It’s the best because the rain has stopped, the weather warming to temperatures that encourage long post-dinner walks through the neighborhood. The […]
Potato and Arugula Frittata with Goat Cheese
October 29, 2015 by
A recipe for a potato and arugula frittata with crumbled goat cheese made in an eco-friendly ceramic skillet that turns your morning eggs into something worth waking up for. I had the opportunity to try Kohl’s new Farberware purECOok Ceramic Cookware and work with them, so the obvious choice was making a frittata that went […]
Winter Squash Empanadas w/ Caramelized Shallots & Goat Cheese
November 6, 2014 by
A recipe for homemade winter squash empanadas with sweet caramelized shallots, goat cheese, and fresh sage. Towards the end of summer, the asters that have been growing taller and taller, higher than high as they reach for the sunshine dwarfing the other garden flowers in the process, bloom. What looked like spindly weeds the last […]
Saag Paneer for Spring Spinach
April 30, 2013 by
Garam masala, coriander, ginger, and garlic flavor this creamy, spinach-based saag dish with seared pieces of paneer cheese. The recipe can be adjusted to be served with chicken, if desired. I was introduced to Indian cuisine a few years after I had left home. It was during a college road trip: cars brimming with bodies, […]
Caramelized Shallot and Gruyère Quiche with Rosemary Crust: Comfort Food
January 17, 2013 by
Sweet caramelized onions dance with creamy Gruyère in velvety egg custard with a bit of tangy yogurt all nestled inside a flaky rosemary crust in this easy quiche recipe. That hour when the sun starts to whisper its goodbye sends pinkish rays streaming through the kitchen window, bouncing off the surfaces and bottles, casting sharp […]
