Yet Another Lentil Salad
There are so many lentil salad recipes out there and this is actually not my favorite one (will post that one of these days). But I had some white wine I needed to use up (which is actually optional), so here we are. Yet Another Lentil Salad 2 cups lentils (see...
Something to Do With Fresh Tomatoes
It's the height of summer, and I'm beginning to be inundated with tomatoes from our farmer's CSA box. My own tomato plants aren't even flowering yet, as the seeds I sowed early on (German Johnson, from my friend Anna) are growing very sloooooowly (it might be the soil...
Green Soup
This is the default soup I use for when I have an abundance of greens -- spinach, kale, chard, etc., AND when I want all the kids including the picky teen to eat their greens. The original recipe comes from Deborah Madison's The Greens Cookbook, though her recipe only...
Quinoa Tabbouleh
I already have my tabbouleh story from 2006 in this blog, so won't bore you with that. We're mostly gluten-free now, so I thought I'd post an updated recipe using quinoa. I didn't mean to grow so much parsley this year! But I inadvertently did, so there's an abundance...
Mussels with Sumiso Sauce
Mussels with Sumiso Sauce 1/2 cup shiro miso4 tablespoons sugar4 tablespoons sake4 tablespoons water3 tablespoons rice vinegar4 teaspoons hot English mustard Preheat broiler or grill.Whisk all sauce ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring. ...
Chicken Pho (Pho Ga)
Chicken Pho (Pho Ga) 2 medium onions1 6-inch piece ginger root1 3 to 4-lb chicken (wings, tail, organs, and extra fat removed and reserved for another use)2 tablespoons coriander seeds (toasted in a dry skillet over medium heat for a minute or 2 or until fragrant)6...
February Masala
Image: Brian Patrick Tagalog I'm naming this by the month because there are many masalas for coffee and tea that I want to make, so I wanna leave room for others that I might post here. 😀 This is a mix that could easily be put together and kept in an airtight jar....
Cooking Broccoli with Mustard
Image: Disiana Caballero I'm cleaning out old drafts from this blog and found a draft for broccoli with mustard seeds, which I found (in 2006) from traveling chef Shuna Lydon's old blog Lucullian Delights. Well, fast forward to 2024 and I found these. The mustard seed...
Raspberry-Sesame Dressing
Raspberry-Sesame Dressing 2 tablespoons grainy mustard2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar2 tablespoons red wine vinegar2 tablespoons raspberry preserves2 teaspoons honeysalt and freshly ground pepper to taste6 tablespoons avocado oil2 tablespoons sesame oil Whisk all...
Quezon’s Budin
I grew up with cassava growing beside the house, outside our fence -- so, not our property, but free to use since no one was using the land at the time. My mom tells me they used to plant it just outside their master bedroom, on the other side of the house. Anyway,...
Sausage on Curried Lentils and Rice
This is one of those use-what-you-have recipes, so I don't provide amounts. Sausage on Curried Lentils and Rice olive oilchopped onionscurry powderlentils (I used red here, but any lentil will work)cooked ricediced tomatoesadditional water or chicken or veggie broth...
Grilled Tuna on White Bean Salad
A super-quick and easy salad to put together, topped with grilled tuna. Canned tuna can be subbed, of course, just so happened that my local fresh fish monger (Seafood Station) had some fresh tuna and I couldn't pass it up. Great for if you're wanting to increase your...
Sticky Toffee Pudding
This is a dessert that not a lot of people talk about these days, though knowing that fads come and go, I'm sure one day people will remember it and start looking for the recipe again. I love this recipe because even though it's not allergen-free, I think it would...
Moroccan Carrot Salad
Carrot salad is one of those things that my whole family loves (except the youngest). It's quick and easy to prepare. If I'm being lazy it's really just carrot-vinegar-sugar-salt. But every now and then I add in a few things, like raisins perhaps. Or mayo. In one of...
Spaghetti with Sardine Sauce
Quick Lenten dinner you can make with ingredients from your pantry.