Original recipe from Washington Post with a few minor modifications: 5 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, cleaned, unpeeled and quartered lengthwise into wedges 1/4 C olive oil Juice from 2 lemons 1/3 C water 1t kosher salt 8 ounces green beans One can (15-ounce) can Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed 1 teaspoons dried oregano 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/2 cup crumbled feta […]
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Potato Gnocchi
Pomodoro sauce (recipe based on Italyum): 1 1/2 pounds beefsteak tomatoes, cored, seeded, deskinned, chopped 1 medium Walla Walla onion, chopped fine 2T tomato paste 2T butter 2 ounces olive oil 20 basil leaves 2 cloves garlic, minced Salt to taste Core then blanch the tomatoes so the skins peel. Cool, remove the skins, and deseed. (This process is […]
Continue readingHippie Bowls
Hippie Bowls are roasted vegetables over a grain, topped with a lemon-hummus sauce. It’s become a once-a-week dinner because it’s sooooo easy to make and I love the tastes involve. Hippie Bowls: 2 heads-worth of broccoli florets 1 head-worth of cauliflower florets 2T olive oil Two pinches of grey salt Parsley to garnish 1C quinoa Sauce: 1 1/2C chickpeas (fresh […]
Continue readingLemon ricotta pancakes
The original recipe is from Cook’s Illustrated, and is a pretty tasty diversion from the standard buttermilk pancake. To offset the weight of the ricotta, you fold in extra, whipped whites. Lemon ricotta pancakes (original source Cook’s Illustrated) 1 C all-purpose flour 3/4 t baking soda 3/4 t salt 1 1/2 C whole-milk ricotta 3 large eggs, separated 3 egg […]
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Aash-e-Reshteh
Janet and I took the Persian Cuisine demo cooking class at the local hippie grocery store last week. I reproduced two of the recipes: Khoresh-e kadu Halvai-o Alu ba Morgh (Braised butternut squash and chicken stew with prunes and walnuts) and Aash-e-Reshteh (beans, fresh greens and noodle soup). Aash-e-reshteh (beans, fresh greens & noodle soup) Serves 4-6, preparation time: 30 […]
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Pita bread for falafel and hummus
After typing up my random food dribblings on food trucks, and specifically Hallava Falafel, I remembered I previously posted a recipe on falafel and hummus nearly ten years ago. I volunteered to cook this very same thing today, but as I was making the grocery list, I noticed that my recipe depended on store-bought pita bread. WTH? I must rectify that […]
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