tacoThis past Tuesday I went to a lovely dinner party co-hosted by two vegetarians. Well, we all know I’m a big meat eater, so you can imagine how happy I was that all the food was fantastic! It was very refreshing to eat an entirely vegetarian meal. In fact, it was so good that it inspired me to cook my own version of these veggie burritos last night. The following recipe is very simple and very healthy. It reminds me of something one would find at a vegetarian restaurant inTopanga Canyon or some other laid back hippie town.
Mini Lamb Burgers with Carrot Coriander Salad
Every now and then I peruse my cookbooks and mark recipes that I want to make one day. This meal is an adaptation of two different recipes. Both cookbooks were gifts a few years ago and they have served me well!
The first recipe comes from David Tanis’ A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes. Tanis is one of the head chefs at Chez Panisse. He spends 6 months cooking at Chez Panisse and the other 6 months in Paris. Hopefully if I ever make it out to Berkeley, Tanis will be cooking in the kitchen that night.
Beet, Leek, and Goat Cheese Tart
my name is audrey, i’ll be writing a recipe-related column every other wednesday, and giving jaime a bit of a break. i’m calling the name of my column ’scratch’ for the obvious reasons, i suppose; i enjoy the etymology of the phrase, “from the scratch drawn in the ground serving as the starting line of a [...]
Root Liquor
I don’t know about you, but I loved root beer floats as a child. I have very vivid memories of drinking them on humid summer afternoons while visiting my grandma in Chicago. The website for this Root stuff has a bunch of different recipes, but I wanted to make a classic root beer float, which is just root beer and vanilla ice cream.
cabbage and scallops
Has anyone else noticed the subtle cabbage trend lately? A few months ago I read an article on kimchi in Saveur. Last month, Martha did a big spread on all different ways to cook cabbage. Last week, a friend of mine sent me a recipe for roasted cabbage with bacon. Cabbage [...]
CEVICHE
by jaime
Happy New Year everyone! I know it’s freezing over here on the East Coast, but I just got back from a very warm coast, and I wanted to share a recipe with you all that I ate over the holidays. I have been on what you could call a “ceviche hiatus” for the past [...]
Latkes
Hi everyone. Sorry for being such a terrible blogger lately-things just get a little crazy around the holidays! It’s Chanukah this week, and so I figured it was appropriate to make latkes. Latkes, for those of you unfamiliar with the term (although I don’t know how one would be living in New York) are really [...]
Pumpkin Soup
This pumpkin soup recipe is adapted from my friend Lindsey’s recipe. She taught me how to make this soup in high school, and I always crave it around this time of year. Making pumpkin soup is a really easy way to get into the holiday spirit, and it also happens to be a very simple [...]
Soba Noodles w/ Kale and Chickpeas
Ever since I started writing this column, I have had lots of people share their favorite recipes with me. This week I am happy to present a guest recipe from my friend S. S is quite the cook (a bamboo steamer is one of her favorite kitchen tools and she makes a mean cookie), but [...]
stuffed peppers
I’m not going to sit here and write that these are the best stuffed peppers you will ever have. They are, however, relatively healthy (no carbs), and remind me of the Holidays, which we are slowly approaching. Instead of stuffing these with beef and rice and all sorts of other fillers, I kept [...]
Vicky Christina Barcelona
Ah, to be in college again-so young and carefree…the opportunity to study abroad…I just returned from visiting my brother in Barcelona where he is doing just that. (Well, he is actually in Santander, a great little beach town in the north, but we met up in Barcelona.) What can I say? The food was just [...]
Skate with Brussels Sprouts
Here’s how this column typically comes to fruition: By Saturday, I have thought of something I am going to cook. It’s going to be my best meal yet! I say I am going to do this on Sunday. Sunday goes by, haven’t cooked. Monday night, don’t have time. By the time Tuesday rolls around, I [...]
Mustard, an apology
Last week while standing in my office’s kitchen making a turkey sandwich, I came to the realization that I no longer have a strong dislike of mustard. In fact, I have completely underestimated the role of mustard in my culinary life. Mustard makes a good accompaniment to so many different things: pretzels, sausages, and Chicago [...]
Orzo Salad
Did anyone else notice how hot it was yesterday? Around 1pm in particular? Yea, me too. I so desperately want it to be fall: sweaters, scarves, gloves, butternut squash soup, brussel sprouts (just a few of the reasons I love this season). Well, folks, I woke up this morning and what you do you know-it’s [...]
Greenmarket Salad
Last Saturday I met J for a quick coffee at Cafe Pedlar, the new cafe next to (and owned by) Frankie’s Spuntino. They are brewing up Stumptown coffee (yum), but also happen to serve food from next door. So after J left, I decided to stay for a little while, enjoy my book, and order [...]
Noodle Kugel
For Mom because I can’t be home for the holidays and for Andi because I think about you every time I make kugel
This week I would like to take a break from my meals and share with you my Aunt’s kugel recipe, which is fitting since we are upon the Jewish Holidays. My Aunt Andi [...]
Steak Salad
The past few weeks, I haven’t really stuck to my word. This column is about cooking for two for ten bucks. Thanks for calling this out, my dear readers. Today’s post brings you a meal that sticks to the budget, featuring KL’s new grill pan. If you don’t have a outdoor space equipped with a [...]
Eggplant with Goat Cheese
Remember how I was going to eat locally for a week? Yea, well it didn’t really work out as planned. I did get one thing out of my failed experiment: a pretty good (actually really yummy) eggplant dish. I’ll be the first one to admit that eggplant can be a little boring, but I think [...]
TEN FOR TWO: A Challenge and a Brunch
So, last week I promised myself (and you readers) that I was going to eat locally for one week in order to find out the real cost of local food here in NYC. Well, things didn’t go quite to plan. I really didn’t think this through. I tried to stick to it, but by Thursday [...]
TEN FOR TWO: A Challenge
I was planning on writing a post about my culinary adventures this past weekend in Chicago (that’s, right, back again). But of course, as these things seem to be working out, my post changed promptly after reading the cover article of this week’s Time magazine. For those of you out who are familiar with the [...]
TEN FOR TWO: A Chicken
This week’s post starts out with a chicken. I knew I wanted to write a post with chicken this week, but I wasn’t sure exactly what I was going to cook. I was at the grocery store early Sunday morning picking up some breakfast items for brunch at a friend’s house, when I stumbled [...]
TEN FOR TWO: Julia
Sole Meuniere
So, the movie Julie and Julia came out this weekend, and unless you have been living under a rock, this is probably not new information. For those of you who are living under a rock, this movie is about a food blogger who cooks her way through Julia Child’s book Mastering the Art of [...]
TEN FOR TWO: Sweet Home Chicago
Chicago Hot Dogs
As I have mentioned before, I grew up in Los Angeles, but originally I’m from Chicago and have always considered the Windy City my real home. Most of my family lives in Chi-town, which means I find myself visiting Chicago more often than LA. I was in Chicago this past weekend, and well, [...]
TEN FOR TWO: lazy meal
tilapia w/nectarine salsa and fried cornbread cakes.
I’m not gonna lie, I really didn’t feel like cooking this week. The rain/humidity always puts me in a lazy mood-most of the time this weather makes me want to curl up on my couch, order take out, and watch a movie. So, when J called last night to [...]
TEN FOR TWO: BBQ BBQ
A Front Stoop Gathering.
There are several things I am loving right now and can’t seem to get enough of, in particular: eating, drinking, and sitting outside on a hot summer day (all three at once are especially nice)….so we decided to throw a little glassesglasses bbq to do just that. Of course, even though we [...]
TEN FOR TWO: Two Things
Poached Eggs
I recently met a chef (or cook, I’m sorry if I call the wrong person the wrong thing. I have been explained the differences and I can’t remember. So to all you cooks and/or chefs out there, please forgive me), and he told me that there are two things every good chef must know [...]
TEN FOR TWO: Sunday Evening
Roasted Beet Salad
Like most of you, I spent the past 4th of July weekend celebrating our great nation parked in front of a grill, consuming excessive amounts of food and drink. By Sunday evening, my insides felt like a big, salty tortilla chip. So for dinner, I wanted to make something light, yet filling. This [...]
TEN FOR TWO: I Scream, You Scream
This week’s post isn’t a recipe, but rather an ode to a bountiful summer time treat—ice cream! It’s finally starting to feel like summer here in NYC (with the exception of this late afternoon rain-it’s putting me in a bad mood). I have two ice cream “recipes” to share with y’all. Check ‘em out after [...]
TEN FOR TWO: Things fall apart, but still taste good.
Ground beef tacos.
KL and I made this dish, and well, the taco shells (some of them) fell apart. And yes. This meal is messy to eat. But it tastes good, and is super simple. I have to put a disclaimer on this recipe because it costs a little more than $10, BUT, it feeds more [...]
TEN FOR TWO: A meal for two under $10
Linguine w/ Roasted Tomatoes and Onions
Pasta, you say? Duh, it’s cheap. And it’s easy! Well, guess what, you are right! But instead of making that boring old spaghetti with a bottle of Ragu, why not throw some local roasted veggies on top? Add a little fresh parm, and now, my friend, you have a gourmet [...]
TEN FOR TWO: A meal for two for under $10
Portabella Mushroom Sandwich w/ Sweet Potato Fries and Grilled Asparagus
Hi everyone! Good to be back and greetings from sunny LA. In honor of the place of my childhood, I decided it would only be appropriate to cook a vegetarian meal on the grill (don’t fret! there is a dairy-free option as well!). If you have [...]
TEN FOR TWO: Lemon Garlic Chicken with Burnt Corn
One of the biggest myths about cooking organic, healthy meals is that is it very pricey. So, I have decided to use this blog to disprove just that. Using ingredients you have on hand (oil, butter, salt, etc) and combining them with items purchased at the Farmers Market or Whole Foods (organic! local!), you can [...]