Last week I was in a ravioli-making frenzy. I ate raviolis five nights in a row. Five. Count them. I'm on what they call the anti-South Beach diet. This carb loving girl never says no to fresh pasta. What brought on this carb loading you ask? Well it all started with a simple tiny little […]
Roasted Yellow Carrot Soup Making vegetable stock has become somewhat of a weekly ritual for me. The increased frequency is in part due to a tip from Bourgeois Bee. He told me that he uses his carrot tops for stock. And though I enjoy eating the carrot tops, it's more of a once in a […]
Tofu Parmesan Sandwich Running egg yolks and melting cheese are two of my favorite images of food porn. To kick those salivary glands into high gear, here's a prime example of the latter. Tofu coated in a crunchy crust of panko and Parmesan cheese. Tomato sauce spiked with fresh hand-torn leaves of basil… just beginning […]
White Carrot Carpaccio with Asparagus, Snap Pea & Bulgarian Feta Salad When Elly of Elly Says Opa! confessed her preference for Bulgarian feta (over Greek), I knew that I was about to make an awesome food discovery. Something in my head said, "I have got to try that." Do you guys ever get that or […]
Moong Dal Dosas stuffed with Palak Paneer I warned you guys that the Indian food obsession was far from over. I made a palak paneer, which is essentially a spinach and paneer (Indian cheese) curry. I substituted regular ol' frozen spinach with some fresh, hearty, just-in-season heirloom Bloomsdale spinach. You know I gotta put my […]
Angry Tofu Strips – mis en place Inspired by White on Rice Couple's recent post/video on Mojo Tofu and an excess of Angry Chicken marinade, I decided to make a nice vegetarian friendly option. I love, love, love spicy food and so does B. Sometimes I have to slap his hand away from the sriracha […]
Miso Parsnip Soup Yet another way to get your 5 a day!
Kale, Mashed Parsnips & Saffron Lentils Eat your vegetables!!! Admit it… how many of you have resolved to have a better diet in 2008? To swear off fast food? To eat all your vegetables? To, dare I utter the words, give up fried foods (gasp)? I'm not big on making resolutions, but after my overindulgences […]
Spaetzle with Porcini Mushroom Stew I was Christmas shopping and accidentally got myself a spaetzle maker… oops. Here's my first shot at making the dumplings. Many times it's served with goulash, but I took the vegetarian route and made a meaty, mushroom stew.
Saffron Gnocchi Oh gnocchi… love to eat them… hate to make them! These guys are tricky… one wrong move and you've got yourself two pounds of good for nothing potato pellets. I've attempted to make gnocchi a total of three times in my entire culinary history and each time they were mediocre at best. I […]
