It started out as soup. It decided it wanted to be sauce. Tomatoes are starting to come in in many places and you maybe, just maybe, are about to have more than you can eat. If Roma’s happen to be on your list, here is a great way to put them to work that can…
Category: Side Dishes
Roasted Carrots with Herbs
Sweet, colorful, delicious…even visually interesting. Who knew roots could be so good? And whether you get them in the fall harvest, or after the spring frost, they taste delicious on their own or with just a handful of other ingredients. One of my favorite ways to eat them is roasted in just a bit of…
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Quick Marinara
Brussels sprouts have become a favorite around our house this winter. We buy several pounds at a time. I suspect that if one wants to gorge themselves on vegetables, it is probably ok. At least, I hope it is, because that’s what inevitably happens. There’s nothing quite like the salty crunch of the outer leaves…
Orange-Roasted Broccoli, Beets and Garlic
Beets, broccoli and garlic bulbs…some of my favorite vegetables. I don’t know why it took a dearth of fridge contents for me to realize that the three vegetables I had could be cooked up together for a perfectly delicious dish! As many of you know, I love roasted vegetables. I chose to cook the trio…
Coconut Rice Pilaf with Roasted Pineapple, Cashews, and Raisins
I am not a big fan of savory dishes with coconut in them, but a trip to Belize changed my mind – at least about rice with coconut. You see, when I was a kid, I really only ate the sugar-coated, shredded coconut that came in a bag. You know, the kind you find in…
Fresh Roasted Corn Quinoa Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes
Quinoa on its own is kind of blah. This dish is flavored with orange juice, garlic, and spicy, roasted salsa for kick, along with fresh summer corn and tomatoes for color and sweetness. This dish was originally eaten before I could take a proper picture of the finished product. It was so good, I made…
A Weekend’s Worth of Canning Farmer’s Market Finds
We had a state holiday here in Utah a week and a half ago that gave us a three-day weekend. I thought I would go to our local farmer’s market to pick up some sweet cherries – in season, and one of my absolute favorite fruits – and find some corn for a barbecue we…
Celebrating Simple Meals That Delight: A Full Meal Recipe
I finished Nicole Mones’ The Last Chinese Chef last week – which I really enjoyed and recommend. Two ideas, in particular, from the book struck me. The first was the idea that food is often most delicious when it is simple – when it has no more ingredients than it needs and the essence of…
Triple Corn Corn Bread
I love corn bread. Ever since I was a child, it (along with baking powder biscuits and my mother’s homemade bagels) has been one of my favorite breads. Fortunately, it is a bread that lends itself to gluten-free (and yeast-free) preparation – much more so than the bagels ever will. It is also easy and…
Highlighting Native Foods: Savory Acorn Quinoa Muffins
There is always something new for me to discover at the market that caters to our city’s north Asian transplants and culinary fans. This time, it was acorn starch. Gluten-free and intriguing, I couldn’t resist grabbing a bag to experiment with. Koreans use acorn starch to make a jelly called dotormiuk. I had other plans…
Mouth-watering GF Bacon Cheddar Herb Muffins
My husband and I recently returned from a trip with friends. We got together for brunch to sort through the 5,500+ photos and video clips we’d taken between the 5 of us. Thank goodness for digital cameras. Actually, I remember when I moved to Venezuela in 1990 for a year, I took a lead bag…
Risotto with Mushrooms – Drinky and Stinky Garlicky Goodness continued…
Today is the day – garlic fest! I’m excited to see what other garlic dishes make an appearance at dinner tonight, particularly for dessert. I’m sure it will be delicious, or, at the very least, an interesting experience. The second entrée we are making is a vegetarian, dairy-free, naturally gluten-free risotto. Sounds delicious when I…
Hearty Russian Cabbage Soup with Buckwheat Pilaf
Last week, I made Heidi Swanson’s Lime & Peanut Coleslaw. The other half of the cabbage I bought has been waiting in the refrigerator ever since, along with some carrots and a couple of potatoes…together forming the inspiration for this evening’s meal: cabbage soup and buckwheat kasha. I know, I know – it sounds a…