Garlic Cauliflower Puree with Greek Yogurt: A Dip, A Soup, A Sauce and Mashed Potatoes All in One!
Cauliflower is in season! And it will last us through the winter. One of my favorite vegetables–and so easy to prepare! There are lots of ways to steam, stir fry, boil and bake it to perfection, but the most versatile cooking method is to steam and then puree it. Through subtle variations in the mixture, […]
DIY Relief Carved Pumpkins and Delicious Pepitas
It’s that time of year! Pumpkins and squash and other delicious fall vegetables. Plus, it’s the time of year where everyone eschews the concept of “tacky neighbor” and decorates their house to high heaven (low hell?) with fake spider webs, bright orange (a color normally repulsive to the masses) and all sorts of evil witch-craftery […]
Easy Cilantro Chicken Salad with Homemade Avocado Mayo
My mom makes the best chicken salad because Uncle Nick made the best chicken salad. They passed on the easy and fresh recipe to me in just a few words over the phone. I have changed it through the addition of hot sauce, cilantro, avocado oil and lime juice for this particular version, but you […]
Holy Cannoli, Meat & Threes and Other Adventures in Food Porn
Since we’re still “on the road” for the summer, I thought I’d post some food pictures from our travels that I had not gotten around to talking about yet. These images range from some of our last meals in New Orleans, such as the delicious cannoli from Angelo Brocato’s above. They also have fantastic Lemon […]
Veal Livers with Onions, Beet Sauce, Cranberry Port & Prune Reduction with Horseradish Butter Muffins and Green Beans
This meal was intense! And delicious. I know, I know–we are horrible people for eating the livers of baby cows. At least we’re using the whole animal efficiently! I love to try the livers of animals. My favorite I’ve tried so far is rabbit liver. It was like meat butter. Don’t worry, we don’t eat […]
Culinary Post-Work Delight: Quick Turkey Lime Zucchini Pasta
I had zucchini pasta first at my friend May‘s house a few weeks ago. I’d heard of the idea to intersperse pasta-cut veggies with actual pasta in order to get kids to enjoy their vegetables, but I’d never tried the veggie pasta myself. Having only eaten breakfast, I returned home from teaching Design I in […]