There is only one vendor that sells cardoon at my farmer’s market, and they display the stalks in a gigantic flower vase. Every time I walk past this stand, I think of Tim Burton…
Weeknight Recipes
Cardoon Gratin
April 11th, 2010 | by Jen | published in All, Cheese, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
David Tanis’ Beets
January 25th, 2010 | by Jen | published in All, Beets, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
For a blog named after beets, it’s been far too long since I featured a recipe based on my favorite root vegetable. The occasion for these…
Savoy Cabbage Gratin with Saint-Marcellin
November 30th, 2009 | by Jen | published in All, Around the World, Cabbage, Cheese, Delectable Dairy, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
One of the best parts of my recent move has been unpacking the multiple boxes of cookbooks that I sealed up and put into storage before leaving for Germany. At the time I thought I was putting my “second tier” books…
Chicken and Dandelion Green Gratin
November 25th, 2009 | by Jen | published in All, Around the World, Cheese, Dandelion Greens, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
Dandelions’ adaptability makes them one of my favorite cooking greens. They are tasty raw (or perhaps slightly wilted with a warm bacon vinaigrette), lightly sauteed with some hot…
Absolute Simplicity: Cucumber and Cantaloupe
August 26th, 2009 | by Jen | published in All, Fantastic Fruits, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
There’s a time for madeira spiked 5-hour onion soup. There’s a time for making mole with 40 ingredients. There’s even a time for making tempeh from scratch. Unsurprisingly, there is also…
Poulet Sauté Aux Herbes de Provence
August 23rd, 2009 | by Jen | published in All, Around the World, Basil, Delectable Dairy, Honorable Herbs, Sausages, Meats, Weeknight Recipes
I read cookbooks to relax. There is no better way for me to unwind than to read a recipe, imagine the finished dish, and consider when I might possibly try my hand at making it. I go in phases…
Tomato and Cheese Auflauf
August 19th, 2009 | by Jen | published in All, Around the World, Basil, Cheese, Delectable Dairy, Honorable Herbs, Tomatoes, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
Auflauf, gratin, casserole…? Because I am 1) living in Germany, 2) obsessed with french cookbooks, and 3) decidedly American at heart, I sometimes just don’t know…
Crispy Okra Raita with Indian Spiced Tofu
August 5th, 2009 | by Jen | published in All, Around the World, Delectable Dairy, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
I love okra. Since the first time I tried it I have loved it — no “acquired taste” here. Perhaps it helps that the first time I tried okra was while living in Jaipur, India with host family that…
Shrimp Louis Salad with Homemade Thousand Island
July 22nd, 2009 | by Jen | published in All, Cilantro / Coriander, Honorable Herbs, Uncategorized, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
I have been craving some serious American food as of late. A week ago I had the overwhelming urge to make meatloaf. Then it was chili. Then it was deviled eggs. This past weekend I was dying for pulled pork…
Warm Blueberries with Sour Cream and Sugar
July 18th, 2009 | by Jen | published in All, Delectable Dairy, Fantastic Fruits, Weeknight Recipes
Some days I ride my bike from Hannover to the small village where I work. One of the highlights of the ride is passing one of the strangest and cutest fruit stand I have ever seen…
