We eat leftovers. They wheedle their way into the handwritten weekly menu as proof that no matter how busy a week becomes we can find homemade food at the ready to ably feed ourselves. They provide the backbone to a quick lunch with substance. But, leftovers get a bit of a bad rap, don’t they?… Continue reading Lentil Turkey Chili
Tag: Garlic
Carrot Top Pesto
Carrot Top Pesto YIELD: 1 cup INGREDIENTS 2 cups of frilly green carrot tops, rinsed & patted dry 3 garlic cloves, skins and clove end removed ¼ cup pine nuts pinch of salt 4 tablespoons of good olive oil INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING CARROT TOP PESTO Amass ingredients on top of one another on… Continue reading Carrot Top Pesto
Jeff Friedman’s Pan-Sauteed Broccoli with Walnuts
Jeff Friedman and I don’t argue often, but when it comes to bread, we’ve almost come to blows. Okay, maybe that’s overstating things but he has tried convincing me that New England’s bread economy rivals San Francisco’s. Part of his argument included a visit to King Arthur Flour last time I ventured to New England.… Continue reading Jeff Friedman’s Pan-Sauteed Broccoli with Walnuts
Ensalada Gremolata
I don’t know about you but my eyes perk up when I see Brussels sprouts on a menu. Lest you think I’m some anomaly, in recent years, this winter vegetable has made its way into the food spotlight. Whether doused in bacon grease and cooked on the stovetop or roasted with cracked black pepper and… Continue reading Ensalada Gremolata
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
White Bean Stew with Rosemary and Garlic
New Year’s Day in Texas requires a pot of beans- black eyed peas to be precise. Our next door neighbor would annually bring over the black eyed peas and requisite cornbread. As a transplant in California, I decided to do a small bait and switch with this tradition this year. Sunday afternoon, we settled in… Continue reading White Bean Stew with Rosemary and Garlic
Silky Butternut Squash Soup
The fall hastened the coming of winter this year. Fall came and went overshadowed by the wedding. I think I missed November altogether this year. Thanksgiving became the whole of the month. Yikes. Month one of being married kept us busy unpacking and making our home from our individual bits. Winter in San Francisco is… Continue reading Silky Butternut Squash Soup