Sometimes I like to make what I think of as ‘Terry Riley’ or ‘Mark Rothko’ dishes — minimalist cooking, if you will. I find myself craving dishes where the flavors and clean and simple, and the taste and texture…
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Collard Greens with Spaghetti
February 25th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Collard Greens, Most Popular, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
Chard Stem Gratin
February 19th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Chard, Cheese, Delectable Dairy, Food Politics and Issues, Garlic, Honorable Herbs, Most Popular, Parsley, Succulent Spices, Tomatoes, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
Chard stems!? In a recipe?! Grimace. What?! Huh?! Chard stems were something that always went straight from the cutting board to the garbage can until I came across this preparation method in Alice Water’s…
Roasted Broccoli Romanesco
February 18th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Most Popular, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
First things first. Even though it’s called Broccoli Romanesco, it’s actually a lot more like cauliflower in taste and texture than it is like broccoli. It is, in fact, a cross between the two…
Ever-So-Slightly-Sweet Mashed Turnips
February 2nd, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Most Popular, Potatoes, Turnips, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
Turnips, along with brussels sprouts, parsnips, rutabagas, and radishes elicit the ‘ewww’ / ‘ick’ / ‘ughh’ / ‘do we have to have that?’ reaction from many people. Their tastes are strong and assertive, and…
Braised Caramelized Fennel
January 23rd, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Fennel, Most Popular, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
When I used to live in downtown San Francisco, I would take the commuter train each morning from the 22nd Street station, an oddly quiet, dilapidated and desolate platform situated under…
Locavorism and Family Gathering
January 2nd, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Food Politics and Issues, Most Popular
I come from a family of cooks and eaters. My family gatherings center around the preparation of big, special meals. Every dinner is a production, from planning the menu to gathering the ingredients, to cooking the…
Three Infused Vodkas: Persimmon, Lemon, and Pear/Ginger
December 14th, 2007 | by Jen | published in All, DIY Food Projects, Fantastic Fruits, Ginger, Lemon, Most Popular, Pear, Persimmon, Succulent Spices, Weekend Projects
Lazy Sundays can’t be beat. There have been times in my life when the day of the week didn’t matter too much and time was a very fluid thing–for good or bad though, now is not one of those times, and I savor my lazy Sundays…
48 Hours in New York, 3 recipes: Nora’s Beets with Ricotta; Roasted five-spice Squash, Caramelized Onion, and Chevre Bites; The MB Hangover Cure and General Wellness Drink
December 2nd, 2007 | by Jen | published in All, Beets, Cheese, Delectable Dairy, Most Popular, Onion, Squash, Weeknight Recipes
Oddly enough, the first thing I did when I arrived in New York City was to go to the grocery store. In fact, I somehow managed to visit some sort of grocery store each of the three days…
