One recent weekend Neil and I were invited to a small gathering where the theme of the night was soup. The basic idea being that the hostess makes two or three varieties of soup to choose from, someone brings bread, someone else brings handheld nibbles, and we eat, drink, and...
Eggplants are popping out in northeast CSA shares this week. And farmer’s markets are crawling with tomatoes. Thus this seems like the perfect dish to try this week. It can easily fly solo as a vegetarian main course, or be served as a hearty side to a simple sausage or...
This meal was inspired by a recipe posted on WHF for Asian Sauteed Cauliflower. I say “inspired by” because, of course, it grew into something very different. The stand-out element here is the dressing that you make for the vegetables. It’s a little salty and a little sweet, and it’s...
Now that we’ve had the tiniest turn in the weather here in New England, I feel as though I can post a soup recipe again without being driven from the free land of the internets 😉 This soup is high in protein, low in fat, and has a wealth of...
What this dish lacks in color it certainly makes up for in flavor and aroma. A little salty chicken broth, sweet lemon & carrot, aromatic fennel, pungent garlic. And the texture of the poached fish is very different than baked or fried fish. It holds together well and is very...
Are you a fan of the “morning glory” muffin? They are the breakfast muffin with a little bit of everything in them- carrots, raisins, apple butter, wheat germ, nuts. Well this cookie is similar to that. Packed with fiber, servings of fruit and vegetable, whole grains, and warm spices this...
Although this dish is a stew, it’s not so terribly heavy that it wouldn’t be fine to eat all spring long. On any cool night, or rainy day. For lunch or for dinner. With rotisserie chicken on the side or as a vegetarian dish. This recipe uses so many different...
This chili is a thing of beauty. By beauty I mean that the flavor of the green bell pepper transforms from an underripe, sharp, crisp bite to something soft and sweet. The ancho chili & crushed red pepper are balanced by the sweet potato and carrots. The mushrooms provide a...
A stand-up carrot cake recipe is always a good thing to have in one’s repertoire, in my opinion. This recipe is stand-up. It’s flavorful without being over-done. It’s moist without being heavy or greasy. It’s loaded with fruits and, therefore, fiber (which must mean that it’s healthy-right?). And to top...
If you’ve never eaten a cooked radish then you’re missing out. If you’ve only ever had them raw and disliked radishes and written them off, again, you’re missing out. When a peppery & crunchy radish is cooked its flavor and texture transform into something wonderful. Something buttery. Something smooth. Something...