Moroccan Chard Inspired by Mourad LahlouA few magazines and cookware catalogs I read, or at least look at, from cover to cover. I store them in a basket. Folded corners mark the special stories and recipes I want to revisit. Periodically the overflowing basket begs to be cleaned out. Its spring cleaning began in earnest two weeks ago, until Continue reading Moroccan Chard w/ Ras El Hanout & Preserved Lemon
Three-Ingredient Cauliflower Soup from Paul BertolliThat’s it, just three ingredients, a head of cauliflower, an onion and water, make this impossibly rich and creamy Cauliflower Soup. One taste and you suspect cream. Nope, no cream, no dairy, no other vegetables, no nut milks. Only a fresh cauliflower and a large onion Continue reading Cauliflower Soup – Impossibly Rich & Creamy
Braised Fennel & Carrots for SpringIt all started with these two gorgeous globe artichokes. I bought them at a local market a few weeks ago along with a large bulb of fennel. I’d been waiting for the first artichokes—a sure sign of spring—to appear. As I wanted to make a recipe Continue reading Braised Fennel & Carrots w/ Preserved Lemon
Crispy Ginger Molasses Cookies – My New Favorite CookieDo you remember the Molasses Sugar Cookie recipe on the back of the bottle of Brer Rabbit Molasses? I certainly do. My college roommate and I baked them rather frequently. Crisp, chewy and spicy. Everything I wanted in a cookie (when I didn’t want chocolate chips). Continue reading Crispy Ginger Molasses Cookies
Preserved Lemons – An Odyssey For years I’d heard about preserved lemons. Once I was gifted with a jar of them. I treasured that jar a bit too much. Thinking I had to save them for only very special occasions, I waited much too long to open the jar. Continue reading Preserved Lemons – Easily Made at Home
Cauliflower Steaks You Eat w/ a Knife and Fork Until he tasted these Cauliflower Steaks w/ Cauliflower Purée & Tuscan Kale Pesto, Paul avoided cauliflower, preferring most every other vegetable instead. Really, though, who knew cauliflower could be so tasty and attractive? After loving fermented Giardiniera for the past year and enjoying Roasted Cauliflower Salad Continue reading Cauliflower Steaks, Cauliflower Purée, Tuscan Kale Pesto
Poached Pears, Pomegranate Juice & Pistachio PiecesWhat a fortunate Saturday morning. An ad on the front page of the digital edition of our local newspaper caught my attention. A cooking seminar that very afternoon with vegan chef/author Alan Roettinger. After a quick web search on him, I eagerly signed up. What a great surprise Continue reading Poached Pears in Pomegranate Juice
