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Category Archives: from the market
Haphazard Strawberry Jam
I’ve always been a by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of home cook. When I’m not working and thus don’t have to write down or follow a recipe I am happy not to. Last weekend, I set out to make strawberry jam. I knew just what I wanted…the purity of fruit without too much sugar; a spoonable preserve with [...]
Also posted in DIY, Uncategorized, fruit, pantry staples, preserving Tagged low sugar jam, pectin, strawberry jam Leave a comment
Chickpea and Salmon Salad with Spring Vegetables
Usually I’m planning at least four meals ahead in the part of my brain especially reserved for such musings. However, once in awhile, I find myself sitting at my desk, starving and uninspired at 12:30 or so. On one such occasion I raided the pantry and the vegetables from my CSA box to create a [...]
Also posted in healthy, pantry staples, seafood Tagged healthy, lunch, pantry cooking, salads, simple, springtime 1 Comment
Lamb with Pistachio, Feta, & Preserved Lemon “Salsa”
I created this recipe for a couple of different friends who sell local lamb and wanted some new recipes to share with their customers. Below you’ll find instructions for a small sirloin roast and also for sirloin chops, but you can make this salsa and use it on roast leg of lamb, rack of lamb, [...]
Also posted in community Tagged beets, easy lamb recipes, farro, lamb, lamb chops, lamb recipes, preserved lemon, roast lamb Leave a comment
Amazing Brown Rice Bowl & Real Food All Year
I took one bite of this salad and shouted to the empty room, “It’s like Café Gratitude but with pork!” I kind of couldn’t believe how good it was. Seriously. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, Café Gratitude serves up some mighty fine cooked grain bowls with various healthy items tossed in. This [...]
Also posted in food sustainability, healthy, hearty Tagged cookbooks, grains, salads, superfoods 4 Comments
Farro, Lentil, Porcini, and Greens Soup
With more rain in the forecast, I wanted to share this hearty, healthy soup that I created recently. Lately I’ve been enjoying cooking down the pantry (my version of spring cleaning) and utilizing the vegetables from my beloved Eatwell Farm CSA box to make simple meals. This one was inspired by a recipe in the [...]
Also posted in healthy, hearty, pantry staples Tagged CSAs, farro, lentils, slow, soups, winter 2 Comments
7 Simple, Seasonal, (Nearly) One-Pot Meals
After a flurry of inspiration and posts over the cooking holidays, I’ve been remiss about updating my blog lately. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t been eating (and cooking!), it just means I haven’t been cooking anything I’d consider to be necessarily ground-breaking. But yeah, I cook and eat every day, as we all have [...]
Also posted in Food and Drink, Latin American, healthy, hearty, seafood Tagged one-pot meals, quick and easy, vegetarian Leave a comment
1st of November Spicy Bean, Kale, Sausage, and Potato Soup
Oftentimes in the Bay Area, the weather doesn’t match up well with the season. Such as it was on November 1, 2011, when I made this soup. It was balmy, high 70s, no wind but I still wanted a winter soup. I couldn’t help myself. So here it is as we head into a weekend [...]
Also posted in hearty Tagged bean and kale soup, bean soup with sausage, bean soups, Bi-Rite, potato and kale soup, Rancho Gordo, winter soups Leave a comment
Baba Ghanoush with Homemade Harissa
I promised to post this recipe after I posted the harissa recipe a few weeks ago. Apologies for my slowness. In the event you still have some eggplant hanging around in the garden or fridge at this late date, here’s a great way to use it. If you don’t have harissa, this is still fantastic [...]
Also posted in DIY, entertaining, healthy Tagged dips, dips and spreads, DIY Baba Ghanoush, DIY Delicious, DIY Harissa, entertaining, harvest, healthy, summer, vegetarian Leave a comment
Homemade harissa d’espelette—a many splendored condiment
Lately I’ve been into making harissas and sambals and other fiery chile-based condiments. I think the attraction is that they provide a quick and easy way for a busy cook to make rather ordinary soups, seasonal salads, and baked chicken or fish a lot more interesting. Less than an hour in the kitchen on a [...]
Also posted in DIY, Food and Drink, entertaining, healthy, pantry staples Tagged Basque chiles, condiments, corn salad, DIY condiments, dried chiles, harissa, Mediterranean food, Middle Eastern food, pantry, piment d'espelette, potato salad 5 Comments
A Shrub that Looks Nice