I used to make tomato pie from More Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin, which (along with Home Cooking) is one of my favourite books. Tomato Pie the epitome of summer comfort food…tomatoes baked with cheese, herbs and a bit of home-made mayonaisse in the most delicious biscuit crust. I tweaked the recipe over the years to…
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Green Fritters with Herb Sauce
Hey, there may be a pause before our next post. My sister and I are traveling to Estonia for a month to do folklore research and generally reconnect with our roots. It might take us a minute or two to recover from travel and suss out exactly what is actually included in the “kitchenette” of…
Flower and Pheasant Egg Salad
My sister Silvi has been visiting me in New York City. Usually when she comes to visit, I work her to exhaustion helping me build puppets for some show or another and then tearfully beg her to extend her trip another month. This is the first time that she has come to see me just…
Curry Chicken Noodle Soup with Pickled Mustard (to sooth seasonal allergies)
I have been suffering from allergies due to our early gorgeous Spring. If you are in the same boat, I suggest making yourself this soup to sooth your scratchy throat. It is loosely based on Khao Soi which is from Chiang Mai in the Northern part of Thailand. Someday I would like to go there….
Tofu Salad with Mint and Toasted Rice Powder
Many of the Thai dishes that I have learned to cook are part of my attempt to recreate restaurant dishes that I like. This recipe is different. It is from a very creative and inspiring cookbook called True Thai, The Modern Art of Thai Cooking by Victor Sodsook. I do not think that I have ever…
Chili Cream and Swiss Chard Soup
So we steep chilies in cream at work to make delicious spicy cream. And there was a batch recently that got left to steep for a bit too long. My co-worker Jen was going to throw it out but I said, WAIT! That is delicious spicy cream! It is fatty and spicy and those are…
Cabbage Slaw with Mango, Peanuts, Mint and Pungent Lime Dressing
A couple of summers back, we spent a glamourous weekend celebrating a friend’s birthday at a farm-house in the Catskills. Everyone in this particular circle of friends happens to cook amazing food. There was fresh-baked bread, Tomato Pie, chickpea and butternut squash salad with tahini dressing, fava bean salad, smoked salmon hash with fresh herbs…
Quiche with Smoked Salmon, Smoked Gouda and Swiss Chard (gluten-free)
This is based on my friend Bethany’s favourite omelet combination, smoked salmon, smoked gouda and swiss chard. She recently had a big bunch of friends over for brunch and served us the frittata version (who wants to make individual omelets for 10 people?) It was insanely delicious and you can find her recipe for the…
End of Winter Cabbage and Citrus Slaws
I usually cook on a seasonal schedule. There are certain dishes that I like to make at the same time every year based on holidays and what ingredients are good in my area seasonally. March is tricky though. March has always been a very stressful time of year for my work. Usually, I am getting…
Picadillo Omelet with a salad
I used to order this for “lunch” at a Cuban cafe near a school that I worked at. I was teaching kindergarteners, so my “lunch” break came before 11 AM. I ordered this omelet and two cafe con leche every Tuesday. It was similar to my Huevos Rancheros addiction, which I fed at a cafe…
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