Archive for the ‘Vegetarian’ Category
This recipe was a happy outcome of an experiment gone wrong. I was attempting to make goat cheese filled roasted peppers, but the peppers kept falling apart. So instead I decided to blend the cheese and pepper and spread the mixture on toasts. The result is a delicious, summery appetizer. Sweet Pepper-Goat Cheese Toasts with […]
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Tags: arugula, goat cheese, roasted peppers, toast
banana-dulce de leche milkshakes
We were hosting a family for brunch this morning that included two little ones. This fact, in combination with the windfall of Urguayan dulce de leche from our friend Katherine, was the inspiration for a little breakfast banana milkshake. I used frozen yogurt to create a lighter dish and added the dulce de leche to […]
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Tags: bananas, brunch, dulce de leche, milkshakes
I have been making this scramble for brunches for awhile now. The mushrooms add a meaty flavor and bite; the mascarpone makes the egg soft and rich. I serve this dish with sautéed tomatoes because I think it is a nice complement to the egg dish. The tomatoes are sweet and bright while the eggs […]
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Tags: basil. cherry tomatoes, eggs, mascarpone, oyster mushrooms, scramble
most simple lemon vinaigrette
Recently, I bought my first bottle of really nice olive oil. Not the kind that you splash in a hot pan to make sauce or sauté something. Rather, the kind that you gently drizzle over salads or vegetables, seasoned with little or nothing else, so that the complexity of the olive oil can shine through. […]
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Tags: extra virgin olive oil, lemon, salad, vinaigrette
Thanksgiving is a great holiday for folks who love to cook. Given that a meal is central to the holiday, Thanksgiving offers an excellent opportunity to experiment, cook old favorites, and share your craft with those you love. Though it may seem to present a lot of complications for those of us who choose to […]
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Tags: Thanksgiving, veggies
creamy tomato mushroom pasta
I created this recipe after getting inspired to experiment with varieties of mushroom other than the standard Crimini or Button. We subscribe to a CSA (organic produce box), and one week this spring we got a bag of oyster mushrooms. Up until this point I had always been intimidated by other mushrooms. I don’t know […]
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Tags: king trumpet, Marsala wine, mushrooms, pasta, tomatoes
israeli couscous summer salad
Today I had the pleasure of participating in a cooking contest at the lovely Omnivore Books on Food in my neighborhood in SF. Periodically, the owner of the book store hosts these contests; a theme is selected, anyone can enter, tasters pay a nominal fee at the door and the winner splits the pot. I always try […]
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Tags: basil, cherry tomatoes, corn, ricotta salata, salad, summer
Since moving to San Francisco, I have enjoyed visiting the mercados (Latin markets) in my neighborhood. Not only is the produce cheap and plentiful, I can also buy cotija cheese by the wedge, crema and a variety of other Latin products that are fun for a gringa like me to experiment with in the privacy […]
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Tags: avocado, black bean, cotija, mango, mercado, salad, tequila
making scones with aunt jane
Since the first time I came with my partner to Denver to visit her extended family, I have had the pleasure of taking part in her tradition of making scones with her aunt, Jane. While the scones bake, we wander in her garden. And when the scones are done, we eat them — almost straight […]
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Tags: egg replacer, preserves, scones
This weekend I was fortunate enough to be invited to present at the first annual International Ice Cream Conference. Don’t get too excited, though. It was really an awesome party hosted by my friend Andreas. There were representatives from at least three countries. There were some outstanding flavor entries: Summer Picnic (three flavors; […]
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Tags: coconut, conference, ginger, ice cream, lemongrass, peach, pineapple, vegan
veg here 