Many years ago, after trying Tofurky for the first and last time, I made this stuffed tofu for Thanksgiving. The kids loved it despite their disdain of mushrooms. Tegan has requested the recipe to make for her friends in Abu Dhabi when they celebrate this American holiday. The idea comes from the prepared food case […]
Baked Eggs with Spinach and Mushrooms
This is for Lewis. Lewis loves oozing yolks. I like my eggs solidified with the yolks and whites thoroughly mixed together. I did dip into the spinach and mushrooms. Delicious. You can change this up for what you have at hand. Instead of shallots, substitute scallions, onions, leeks, or ramps. Use any green you would […]
Pear and Butternut Squash Chutney
This chutney, with the cinnamon and cardamom, has the taste of India. Here I’ve served it with a cheese and cracker assortment but it would go very well with samosas, pakoras, dosas, dal, or rice. The cheese, starting at the top center and continuing clockwise are a local cheese called Hereford, which is like a […]
Stuffed Baked Potatoes with Maitake Mushrooms, Caramelized Shallots, and Sour Cream
So good. Far from healthy, this serves as a well-deserved treat. Celebrate the beginning of Fall, when it shows up, with these potatoes slathered in butter, sour cream, caramelized shallots, and mushrooms. This is listed as a vegetable side dish but most definitely can serve, with it’s calorie packed depth of flavor, as a main […]
Roasting Vegetables
Clockwise from top left: Shallots, red bell pepper, fennel, sweet potato, butterball potato, Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, carrots, blue sweet potato, rutabaga. Roasted vegetables are the umami of the plant world. Their depth of flavor is without compare. The browning (maillard effect) is how you develop the umami, caramelizing the natural sugars in the vegetables. […]
Cambodian Noodles
The World Curries class this week at my cooking school provided the ingredients and inspiration for this cup-o-noodles. The cilantro had turned to black mush. How does it do that so quickly – it’s the worst. The exotic garlic chive flowers remained in excellent condition, happily soaking up water in a vase in the fridge. […]