Fresh roasted corn and heirloom cherry and pear tomatoes add color and sweetness to this Roasted Corn Quinoa Salad
In-season corn and heirloom tomatoes add color and flavor to this filling side
August 10, 2011 by · 4 Comments
Celebrating Simple Meals That Delight
July 13, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
I finished Nicole Mones’ The Last Chinese Chef last week. Two ideas, in particular, from the book struck me. The first, the idea of simplicity – how simple food nurtures and comforts us. The second, is the relationship that food creates between cook and eater, and how that relationship can delight both. To celebrate these ideas, I’ve prepared a simple meal of delicious ingredients that I hope will delight you and those who eat with you. Enjoy.
Gluten-free Pasta with Fresh Kale and Tomatoes
June 15, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
I bought some kale the other day thinking I would make soup out of it. While it still feels like winter where I live, it is June and a light pasta dish sounded like a better way to use these lovely greens. The dish is simple, a great way to get your greens, and you can easily add other ingredients to the recipe to suit your tastes or turn it into a heartier meal.
Spaghetti Squash Gratin with Crimini Mushrooms
October 30, 2010 by · 1 Comment
Like everyone else lately, I was looking for a recipe that that would turn spaghetti squash into something amazing. Not that it doesn’t have merit on it’s own – really, what other vegetable looks so cool when cooked? But, it is a pretty mild vegetable and I was looking for some kick.
There are many ways to skin a cat
April 24, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
OK, no cat-skinning, just the need find an alternative way to deal with a tricky bulb. It’s Iron Chef night. This evening’s ingredient is the now in-season artichoke, a vegetable with which I have very little experience. So, I’ll let you in on a tip: Open a jar o’ hearts (prepared the proper way by somebody else) and make this quiche the easy way.
