Loaded Chili con Carne
Green Sauce
I’ve documented my struggles with lettuce and have to admit fresh herbs often fall prey to similar ambitions. I’m much better at making croutons than I am at making herb butters so sometimes the soft herbs go sludgy before I act more responsibly and use them. Fresh coriander and I have a special relationship though […]
Chorizo and Black Bean Quesadillas
Nicoise Salad Salade Nicoise
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Horseradish Kohlrabi Slaw
Earlier this spring I signed up with OddBox which is a company that is fighting food waste by focusing on saving fruit and veg from farms by buying the things that have been overproduced or that grocery stores think are too weird to put on the shelf. I very much believe in their mission and […]
Chana Masala / Chickpea Curry
When I was living on a tight budget, a period of time that lasted about twelve years, I ate a lot of chana masala. You could get a really good one at Trader Joes that came in a vacuum packed pouch so all I had to do to have a decent dinner was make some […]
Indian Spiced Cauliflower
Sometime in the last couple of months I have decided I like cauliflower. Remembered I like cauliflower is probably a better way of putting it. When given the option of adding cauliflower cheese to a roast dinner when we’re out on a Sunday my answer is usually yes but for the longest time I didn’t […]
Flattened Spicy Chicken Breasts
Every once in awhile you run across a kitchen tip that changes an ingredient you used to loathe into one you really like. In this case the kitchen tip is flattening your chicken breast before you cook it. Chicken breasts are difficult to cook well because in their natural state there is such a difference […]