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Tag Archives: vegetables
Tofu breakfast scramble
This is a dish I like to make when we want something akin to eggs but not eggs. The texture will be more like eggs if you use extra soft tofu, but I used firm in the batch in the … Continue reading
West African Peanut Soup
I’ve said it many times and it’s worth repeating: you can judge a cook by their soups and roast chicken, because they’re all about soul, and you can’t fake that. My Mother puts down some serious soup. She learned from my Grandmother, … Continue reading
Pork loin & bacon fat-sauteed cabbage sammies
I have some leftover mustard-encrusted pork loin roast from the day before last, and I just saw 3/4 of a head 0f cabbage in my vegetable crisper, which makes me happy I saved the bacon fat from the BLTs … Continue reading
Scallion guacamole
The weather has been crappy so I want to serve something to brighten up the day around here. Given that I have a number of ripe avocados on hand as well as many limes waiting to be picked, I thought … Continue reading
Creamy butternut squash soup
When I was at Costco last week I noticed that they were hawking bags of cubed butternut squash ready to cook. At $5.49 for 2.5 pounds, and my shortage of time this week, it was serendipity defined. I decided to make a … Continue reading
Warm potato salad
Here’s a recipe courtesy of Chef Erwin Pirolt, one of my cooking school instructors. This is a close second to German potato salad, but has no bacon. It has great flavor and I make it all the time, so trust … Continue reading
Easy green bean salad
When you want to serve a large family or don’t mind leftovers, this is what you want. Easy and tastes good. If you get all postal with me about the canned beans, feel free to use fresh – I won’t … Continue reading
Red Lentil Curry
I purchased a large bag of red lentils recently and was looking for a good red lentil curry recipe when I came upon this one, posted by Emma Maher, on allrecipes.com: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Red-Lentil-Curry/Detail.aspx From the looks of the allrecipes.com legalese, I may not be allowed … Continue reading
Chana masala without those super-pricy spice packets
There is no reason you need to rely on those spice and spice paste packets enrobed in colorful little cardboard sleeves that have flooded the market in recent years when making Indian dishes. These packets, produced by American companies mainly for American cooks, are often good … Continue reading
An easy way to serve buttered corn on the cob
This may fall under the category of obvious, but I have eaten so many ears of corn at cook-outs the past few years where the butter was served on the side in pats, that I thought I’d give out a … Continue reading
