Roasted Beet & Fennel Rocket Salad with Pomegranate Arils

I must admit my appreciation for arugula quadrupled once I heard that the Brits call it rocket. Who doesn’t want to eat a rocket salad? Okay, silliness aside, we have a newfound affection for the great sum of the parts making up this salad. Roasting beets brings out their natural sweetness and it is my… Continue reading Roasted Beet & Fennel Rocket Salad with Pomegranate Arils

Bulgur Collard Cakes

Repeat after me: bulgur is not boring. Au contraire, bulgur might just revolutionize your life. If you think that’s a tall order, what other grain really can make the leap from breakfast to lunch with the ease of this whole grain? Oats have their hands full keeping breakfast on the table in the winter months.… Continue reading Bulgur Collard Cakes

Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Warm Cranberry Dressing

This salad combines the best seasonal flavors of Brussels sprouts, delicata squash and cranberries to infuse texture and color into the winter doldrums. After a false start when I was a child, I developed a surly attitude toward Brussels sprouts.  A few years ago, under the tutelage of Stacey and Lisa, I tried them again,… Continue reading Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Warm Cranberry Dressing

Zucchini Aioli Mashed Potatoes

When served a cone of freshly crisped hand-cut fries, some of you might reach for a bottle or spoonful of ketchup. I would join you there except for very rare exceptions: there is really nothing like a crunchy French fry dipped in mayonnaise. Now hear me out, those of you scoffers who would eschew this… Continue reading Zucchini Aioli Mashed Potatoes

Spaghetti Squash Gratin

Some people try to pass off spaghetti squash as the slick noodles made of durum wheat. I am not one of these people. My taste buds know what you’re up to. Don’t get me wrong, I like spaghetti squash slathered with tomato sauce too, but in thinking about a way to gussy it up for Thanksgiving,… Continue reading Spaghetti Squash Gratin

Hunger Challenge Day 4: Hummus Tostadas

Beck and I are living off of $4.72 per day per person this week as part of the SF Food Bank’s Hunger Challenge. This includes  preparation and time and by midweek some serious cravings. I’m blogging my ramblings of the challenge this week. ____________________________________________________ Support What do you do when you are in a dire… Continue reading Hunger Challenge Day 4: Hummus Tostadas

Asparagus Artichoke Basil Rosettes

  [print_this] Asparagus Artichoke Basil Rosettes YIELD: 7 servings (2 per person based on 14 rosettes) When it comes to food for celebrations, we want to pull out all the stops. Initially, thinking about making these rosettes had me sweating bullets, but I conquered my fear and these were worth it! The variations and ideas for… Continue reading Asparagus Artichoke Basil Rosettes

Lentil Croquettes & Spinach Salad with Dill Mustard Sauce

I don’t know about you, but in our household we sure love a quick and easy, tasty and healthy dinner for Monday nights. Did that descriptor leave you a bit winded too? Well, that’s about how it feels to race home after racing all day at work catching up on weekend communications. Monday is the… Continue reading Lentil Croquettes & Spinach Salad with Dill Mustard Sauce

Village Pie

(continued) If you stay in one place long enough, you get to understand what being a part of community looks like. But it doesn’t come easily. Yesterday, I shared experiences from the homeless street kid drop-in center, the Living Room. At one point, this community of people were my core group, along with my fellow… Continue reading Village Pie

Kale Caesar Salad

Watching the TV show Modern Family this week, I chuckled as one of the characters told his husband, “You’ll never guess what the new Spinach is.” To this, the husband chirped “Radicchio” and was trounced with the response, “No, kale!” They proceeded later in the episode of introducing this leafy green vegetable with the initial… Continue reading Kale Caesar Salad

Open-Faced Stuffed Poblano Peppers

Goodbye. See you later. The difference is infintesimile but huge. One infers a finality, a wish that in Spanish conveys the person to God, adios. The other is more casual, connotes opportunity and potential for future meetings. If 2010 seemed to be the year of big changes, then 2011 is merely riding out the coat… Continue reading Open-Faced Stuffed Poblano Peppers