Mushroom caps are so good stuffed. Whatever culinary heritage I grew up with did not involve stuffed mushroom caps and now as an adult I can enjoy this delightful dish.
Category: Silvi
Soup is the Answer
Its time to eat soup. It’s finally gotten cold in NYC (a few months late). Some days, it feels it feels like the air is yelling at you when you walk out side.
Agwa Mojitos!
OK, so before you tell me I am perfectly aware that it is the middle of winter and not really mojito season. But sometimes a girl’s gotta live in denial.
Cornmeal Molasses Millet Flour Muffins (gluten-free)
I started making these muffins when I was a teenager, newly vegetarian and searching for sources of iron. Molasses is high in iron, I read, as are dried apricots and dark green leafy vegetables. Alright.
Miso Soup With Everything
It seems like I’ve been narrowly skirting around illness for weeks now. The thought of miso soup sounded like an excellent idea and I pulled my usual trick of investigating what was hanging out in the fridge and pantry…
Fresh Winter Potato Salad
I was walking home tonight, thinking about what to make for supper. I wanted to eat garlic, having just read an inspiring paragraph about its health benefits in the book Food Security for the Faint of Heart…
Quinoa, Fennel and Pomegranate Salad
I found a recipe that I am super inspired by. It’s by Yotam Ottolenghi, published in this month’s issue of Bon Appetit magazine. Yotam is an Israeli-born chef who is renowned for his treatment of vegetables.
Myrtle Berry Citrus Sauce
I am a lover of discovering new and bizarre produce. Part of it is my fascination with plants: the way they grow, the forms they take on. To me it is miraculous.
Quarante Quatre Home-made Liqueur
I can’t remember how this conversation started. I suspect it was October when Rachel told us about the Quarante Quatre. It looks funny to type those words. When you say it as an Anglophone it sounds more like “Care Aunt Cat,” where aunt is pronounced in that British sort of way that sounds like you’re…
Fennel-Scented Sweet Flaky Bread (Meetha Paratha)
I first tried making this delicious flat bread at my friend Meta’s house. At the last moment we realized that her brown wheat flour was no good, so we gave it a go using a mixture of buckwheat and pea flour. They turned out yummy, but this bread is much easier to make with wheat…
Big Sis Little Dish 