Category: Recipes

Tahini Butter Cookies

It’s not often that I give myself over to an ingredient so completely. While my grocery impulse purchases more often than not consist of obscure finds like Aleppo pepper, usually I don’t devote myself to finding every conceivable way to include an ingredient into as many dishes as possible. At one point, not so very… Continue reading Tahini Butter Cookies

Creamy Chickpea and Yogurt Casserole

Let’s talk about hummus. It’s a good place to start. When most people think about Mediterranean food, this dip perfectly scooped up by pita comes to mind. You could say it would be on the top five list for a Family Feud quiz. And who would disagree? The creaminess of chickpeas blending with garlic, just… Continue reading Creamy Chickpea and Yogurt Casserole

Spanish Lentil Mushroom Stew

The meal after the Meal- I have been contemplating Black Friday in a new way this year. None of the scheming and planning for wee morning hour wake-up calls to shop. Oh, no. As home cooks across the country are putting into action this week’s game plan for Thanksgiving, I’ve set my eyes on Friday.… Continue reading Spanish Lentil Mushroom Stew

Stumptown Coffee Bean Chocolate Bark

It’s not often I’m met at the airport with an offering of chocolate. Usually, airport pickups include bottles of water to rehydrate and embraces to welcome me home. On this particular occasion, though, we had just shut the doors when a half-eaten bar of chocolate came out followed with encouragements to break off a chunk.… Continue reading Stumptown Coffee Bean Chocolate Bark

Dark Rye Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Rubbed Garlic

For most people, October conjures up smiling jack o’lanterns with their toothsome grins or perhaps the month that a brisk breeze begins to blow summer away once and for all. For me, for my husband, October brings an anniversary and the play-offs. It’s important to note that the year we married, the Giants clinched the… Continue reading Dark Rye Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Rubbed Garlic

Buckwheat Fish Sticks with Maple Mustard Dipping Sauce

I loved fish sticks as a child. Then again, I was a child who regularly ate boxed foods. Recently, my Mom and I had a conversation about that surly food memory past riddled with processed foods. She apologized for not doing better in this department and I responded that she did the best she could.… Continue reading Buckwheat Fish Sticks with Maple Mustard Dipping Sauce

Buckwheat Huckleberry Pancakes with Plum Ginger Compote

When looking for ways to quell pain, to stanch the source, people do interesting things. I know someone who signed up for a half marathon as a way to let her body know how really strong she is after something traumatic happened. Other people retreat into themselves and the comfort of their own company, even… Continue reading Buckwheat Huckleberry Pancakes with Plum Ginger Compote

Blackberry Chile Lime Fruit Leather Roll-Ups

  1.  A few weeks ago, an evening walk took us down a familiar path. Jutting out from the sides of the paved walkway, brambles of blackberry bushes began showing their bright green clusters of ripening fruit. Among them, occasionally, we espied cordovan berries nearing their prime. When I caught sight of a berry, deep… Continue reading Blackberry Chile Lime Fruit Leather Roll-Ups

Saag Tofu

  [print_this] SAAG TOFU From “The Inspired Vegan” by Bryant Terry Bryant Terry figured out a way to make a Palak Paneer or Saag Paneer that’s flavorful and not as heavy as the version I enjoyed in India. I’m a sucker for Indian food. The creamy and complex flavors coalesce into something that transports me… Continue reading Saag Tofu

Toasted Walnut, Green Bean and Labneh Salad

The end of summer comes as an omen of the quick passing of time. One evening in August, something changed in the air. The gusty fog of summers past made way for a wind with bite.  We happened to be taking an evening constitutional and I noted Beck popping his collar for a bit of… Continue reading Toasted Walnut, Green Bean and Labneh Salad