It’s important at every overindulgent and gluttonous meal to try and have at least one dish that makes you feel like you’re nutritionally balanced and moderately healthy. This is said dish…nevermind the large chunk of butter in the recipe, it doesn’t exist if you melt it. This recipe came from Epicurious and was originally printed [...]
Archive for the ‘Vegetables’ Category
Ginger Cashew Green Beans
Posted in Side dishes, Vegetables on November 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My big fat Greek dinner
Posted in Vegetables on August 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yup, still alive. I’ve sat for the boards, taken care of some business, recovered appropriately, and returned to eating vegetables. It was touch and go and lots of Taco Bell there for a while. This meal was borne out a certain amount of laziness with equal parts craving and experimentation. It’s no secret that I [...]
Same song, different verse
Posted in Grains, Leftovers, Side dishes, Vegetables on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Take a close look at the picture above and you may notice that the ingredients look strikingly similar to those that went in to the veggie tartine I just wrote about. Plus harvest grains blend, minus whole wheat baguette. I chose to blog about this meal because: a. it was good; and b. it was [...]
I like radishes. Who knew?
Posted in Salads, Side dishes, Vegetables on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When you develop aversions to certain foods as a child, I believe it’s important to occasionally give them another whirl as an adult to see if the dislike is still there. That’s how I became reacquainted with fennel last year in a fortuitous soup experiment and recently reinforced my loathing of olives after realizing that [...]
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 [...]
Fiddleheads
Posted in Side dishes, Vegetables on May 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In my never-ending quest for sampling regional produce that one doesn’t typically find growing up in California, I find myself intensely jealous of native New Englanders who grew up picking ramps off the side of the road and foraging for morels in the woods. This month I’ve been watching and waiting for the appearance of [...]
I just can’t get enough
Posted in Salads, Side dishes, Vegetables on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the very apparent things I’m learning from this whole blog-writing process is that I’m more of a creature of habit than I thought. A quick glimpse at some of the other posts around here and you’ll notice I’m a big fan of the asparagus. Seems I spend the better part of four to [...]
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 [...]
Sweet Spring Salad
Posted in Salads, Side dishes, Vegetables on May 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Picture it: Vermont, late April. The grass is new and green, the sun is warm and vibrant, the air is moving, and you are digging on a beautiful veggie sandwich and the most unbelievably satisfying farmer’s market deli salad you’ve ever tasted. Now, imagine that you have to leave such an experience behind to return [...]
