As promised, I’ve been experimenting this week with sweet potato orzo and am here to present the results. The first recipe was created by scanning some basic recipes I have found for roasted sweet potatoes and a need to use red onions. People who roast sweet potatoes apparently like to do so with a lot of rosemary [...]
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Sweet Potato Orzo, two ways!
Posted in Grains, The Main Ingredient, Vegetarian on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Main Ingredient: Sweet Potato Orzo
Posted in Grains, The Main Ingredient, Uncategorized on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay I know I keep crying wolf with “THIS is the best place ever”, “No, actually it’s THIS”, or “I think THIS is tops”, but I do seriously think I’ve found heaven. On Route 6 in Truro. The Atlantic Spice Company is a wood-framed warehouse nestled on the side of the road on one of [...]
Peruvian Mushroom ‘Quinotto’
Posted in Grains, One-pot Meals, Spicy, The Main Ingredient, Vegetarian on June 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For my final quinoa trick (at least for a while), I felt it was only appropriate to give a shout out to the ancestral origins of this seed/vegetable ingredient. That, and I think I’m truly obsessed with all things Peruvian these days – pisco, quinoa, Macchu Picchu, you name it. I first came across ‘quinotto’ [...]
Curried Quinoa and Lentil Burgers
Posted in Grains, Spicy, The Main Ingredient, Vegetarian on June 7, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Here it is, installment #3 of my quinoa adventure. I’ve never made a veggie burger before, but it makes sense that quinoa would find its way here. The protein and mild flavor make quinoa a perfect candidate for creating all sorts of burger varieties. I had some leftover curried lentils (p.s. watch your lentils when [...]
‘Right’ triangles with quinoa. Yes, quinoa.
Posted in Appetizers, Grains, Leftovers, The Main Ingredient on June 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Oh, I love being around geometry nerds…no offense to any of my dinner guests the other night. Since I made up this recipe and am clearly no good at coming up with witty titles, we had a animated conversation about what to call these things I made where this delightful term was coined and immediately [...]
The Main Ingredient: Quinoa
Posted in Grains, The Main Ingredient, Uncategorized on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Boy, it’s been a busy few days of cooking and eating around here. I threw a crazy fun dinner party on Saturday as part of a cooking challenge that I’ll have to tell you about later, but this is the first chance I’ve had to sit down and write about the star of my kitchen [...]
Quinoa, Italian style
Posted in Grains, The Main Ingredient, Vegetables, Vegetarian on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Brace yourselves, it’s about to be a quinoa renaissance revival around here. I went through a serious obsession phase about a year ago and OD’d a bit, but now I’m back and ready to go. One of my roommates is currently in Peru (so jealous!) and I think the delicious spices I asked her to bring back [...]
Playing with Za’atar
Posted in One-pot Meals, The Main Ingredient, Vegetables on May 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, I tried my hardest and even allowed my bowl to become lukewarm trying to capture a good shot of the vegetables, but eventually my stomach started to grumble and I had to confront the fact that some meals do not photograph well. And although this meal is decidedly un-photogenic, don’t let the photography deter [...]
The Main Ingredient: Za’atar
Posted in The Main Ingredient, Uncategorized on May 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here I am posting about another herb/spice blend I’ve been experimenting with, za’atar. I have to thank my roommate for this one, I think she picked up a jar of this from somewhere special, which is why I won’t be using a ton but will definitely have to search for a replacement when she leaves [...]
Turkey Lettuce Cups
Posted in The Main Ingredient, Uncategorized on May 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The warmer weather here is making me want to eat lighter things. Soups and stews are on hiatus and back in style are the salads and wraps. Since I’m all about sofrito this week, I wanted to show how I turned what is a very versatile meal concept into a showcase for the flavor blend. [...]
