Archive for the 'vegetables' Category
CSA Season
March 16th, 2011by Caroline Our CSA* resumes today after its winter break, and I am unreasonably excited. It’s not like we don’t have access to excellent produce in the winter. We visit a Sunday farmer’s market just two blocks from home, so we can track the winter’s progress from pear to pomegranate. I chat with the egg [...]
Pan-Seared Tofu and Kale Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
February 18th, 2011by Caroline I have to admit that a food article about cooking post-kids is speaking to me when I read, “Well, I used to actually cook…Now I just make food.” I might like to think I resist this cliché, but really, the days of poring over cookbooks to find new recipes, making spontaneous market trips [...]
Kale & Avocado Salad
January 7th, 2011by Caroline We make raw kale salad a lot, but over Christmas my sister made a version that was a revelation to me: raw, shredded kale massaged with avocado, then tossed with avocado chunks, slivered almonds and lemon juice. Yum. I ate it almost every day (an antidote to my daily handful of Christmas cookies?) [...]
Involtini
January 6th, 2011by Lisa It’s been a week of experimenting here in the kitchen and not all of it has been successful. The carrot mostarda was too sweet, the celery root carpaccio too salty–but the pork involtini were delicious–fast, easy and a huge hit with everyone. I was inspired by my new issue of La Cucina Italiana, [...]
Comfort Food Salad for Brunch
December 20th, 2010by Caroline As I’ve written before, I love a salad for lunch, but when it’s rainy and cold, as it’s been in the Bay Area lately, something warmer is called for. Sometimes I make roasted potato and kale salad, but the other day I didn’t have quite the time, energy or ingredients to pull it [...]
Okra. A Reminder.
December 15th, 2010This is not really a post about okra (though I do have a simple recipe below) but a reminder that when kids are involved in your meals, they should be involved in your meal planning. My husband and I know this, of course, and we do involve them to a certain extent — we ask [...]
Coconut Kale, Simplified
December 10th, 2010by Caroline As I’ve probably mentioned before, my mom is an excellent clipping service, regularly sending me articles and recipes from the New York Times. Sometimes she makes the recipes first herself but more often, since she is cooking for two and I am cooking for four, she sends it to me to test and [...]
Braised Celery with Olives
December 9th, 2010By Lisa This is one of those things that I never thought I would make–how many of you cook celery regularly (as a base of soups or sauces doesn’ t count)? I don’t. Or didn’t. But then I saw this on tv at just the right moment, and I’ve made it twice in 2 [...]
Thankful
November 26th, 2010by Caroline Wednesday afternoon, after lunch. We’re hanging out, starting to think about, maybe, some Thanksgiving dinner prep. My brother-in-law calls; he’s on his way, but can’t stay as long as he expected. He’ll leave after lunch on Thursday, instead of staying through dinner. Hmm. Thanksgiving dinner is always, in our family, in the evening: [...]
Pumpkin and Black Bean Soup
November 17th, 2010by Caroline It’s November in San Francisco, which means that I am facing the annual disconnect between the food my New England-raised body feels like I should eat and the food appropriate for our sunny and warm days. The New Englander in me says “Turn on the oven! Roast vegetables! Make soups!” while the Californian [...]