Category Archives: side
Homemade Greek Yogurt
I’ve been experimenting with yogurt making again. This time, I wanted to make greek yogurt. I found out it was pretty easy. The hardest part for me in yogurt making is incubating it. My oven doesn’t have a pilot light that … Continue reading
Peoples’ Choice Cornbread
The blog hiatus is over…I now work normal hours again and have time to do things like cook and write! This week, my husband once again nudged me to enter a cooking contest–this time a really fun neighborhood event–and I … Continue reading
Flour-free biscuit experiment
I came home from work wanting a biscuit. Why? Who knows. But it’s what I wanted. But I didn’t really want a carby biscuit. Here’s what I came up with, an amalgam of a few different recipes. It was really, … Continue reading
Kale salad with tahini balsamic dressing
The trick here is massaging the kale in olive oil in a ziploc baggie for about 5 minutes. Oh and this recipe is mostly about the dressing–the salad itself is pretty basic. Be creative. 1 bunch of kale 2 T … Continue reading
Spinach cheese bites
I grew up with a version of this recipe. It works with kale & chard too. I just happened to have spinach 1 bunch of fresh spinach 1/2 bunch scallions 1/2 yellow or sweet onion bell pepper optional 1 pita … Continue reading
Pumpkin 3: Pumpkin salad
Yup, still using the pumpkin up. This one has a few steps–all easy. dressing 1/2 block tofu (silken or firm–you’ll be blending it) 1 bunch scallions 1 c arugula (adds a spicy flavor) 1 t soy 1 t garlic 1 … Continue reading
Curried Brussels Sprouts
In my ongoing quest to figure out new things to do with brussels sprouts, I ran with a random idea: semi-indianize them. It means curry powder, cashews, ginger, and turmeric, but not the whole South Indian tempering mustard seed route. … Continue reading
Homemade Granola
I never realized it was so easy. I guess I never thought about it. But it is simple. With one wee little caution–don’t let it burn. Mine was just about golden, I thought “i’ll leave it a minute or two”…and … Continue reading
Oat-Rye bread
So how did last week’s recipes turn out? Overall, I’d give it a B. Some were really good (this one, for example). And my version of the daal and veggie stew were pretty good. The sweet potato pizza could have … Continue reading
Jerk tofu
This is probably one of the most flavorful tofu marinades I’ve discovered–the tofu really soaks up the flavor. I merged a few recipes…one here on Meatless Monday and a moosewood recipe Ingredients (I halved the original recipe the first few … Continue reading
Butternut Squash & Ricotta Crostini
The third of the birthday boy recipes… Original recipe here. My modifications: Added a pesto, cut out the olive oil. 2 loves french bread 1 butternut squash sage, basil a handful of arugula 4 cloves garlic 2 oz walnuts or … Continue reading
Salty, Sweet & Spicy Mixed Nuts
to serve a crowd. original recipe here. My modifications (different nuts, different herbs, different spice) ingredients 2 packages mixed nuts (i bought a version with no peanuts) 1/4 cup maple syrup 5-10 leaves of basil, sage, rosemary (it’s what I … Continue reading
Roasted Butternut Squash and Carrots with tahini-sriracha sauce
This recipe is somewhat random…and yet it somehow works. I thought it was pretty tasty. More carrots were bought this week. Along with a butternuts squash and some golden beets….necessitating more roasting. The idea for this came from a recipe … Continue reading
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with cashews and caramelized onions
I can’t say I am a brussels sprouts lover. But recently, I’ve tried braising and roasting them, mixing them with other ingredients…and I really do like them. The braised version caramelizes them (you do this by placing brussels sprouts halves … Continue reading
Fatoosh Salad
Here’s an easy twist on a Mediterranean Fatoosh Salad. We didn’t have some of the ingredients that the recipe called for, but had some other things laying around….so I reinvented the recipe. Ingredients 1 Green Onion 1 yellow bell pepper … Continue reading
Stuffed Sweet Potato Skins (another superbowl dish)
The last of last night’s superbowl dishes was: Stuffed sweet potato skins. A melding of 2 different recipes that is a little time consuming but rather tasty. Ingredients 2 sweet potatoes 1 link of “Field Roast” mexican chipotle fake sausage, … Continue reading
Beet Pate
After we received 2 bunches of beets in last week’s box, we were left wondering…”what the heck do we do with these?” I’ll admit, I don’t love a lot of beet dishes. But when I looked up recipes for soups, … Continue reading
The CSA Chronicles II: Mooli (Radish) Paratha
To go with my Kholrabi bharta and to use up 2 bunches of radishes, I decided to make some mooli parathas (radish flatbread). Tarla Dalal’s recipe was a pretty good start ♣ Equipment: A food processor with a grater disk … Continue reading
Portabella Parmesan with sweet potato pesto
I saw Giada make a version of this when i was mindlessly watching the food network while cooking one night. Hers seemed too cheesy (especially since I wasn’t supposed to be eating dairy–or at least minimizing it). So I modified … Continue reading
Orange-beet salad
This was inspired by a trip to the farmers market in DuPont Circle, where we tasted some amazingly sweet red beets and found a few oranges. Then someone brought us a huge tub of salad greens. And I had a … Continue reading
A Happy Veggie Foodie 