On Sunday, I posted some photos of the cooking I was doing. Today, I want to tell you a little bit more about the carrot salad I made. The classic French carrot salad can be as simple as grating carrots and tossing them with a little lemon juice, sugar, and oil, but I’m rather partial […]
I love cooking, and I love photography—but sometimes I don’t have time to share my photos on the blog. I’m delving back into my photo back-log to bring you posts about things that happened long enough ago that I don’t remember the exact details. These are my approximate recollections. Back in the fall, my friend […]
I’ve previously mentioned kale as an easy-to-grow edible that’s worthwhile to investigate. It’s great for sautées. It’s extremely high in nutrients. It’s widely available (if you’re not going to grow it yourself). I recently took a large bunch of kale and turned it into a big bag of kale chips (click the link above to […]
Today’s FF idea is an easy carrot side dish that capitalizes on the sweetness of carrots. My take on this Spicy Braised Carrots Recipe is simply using chopped dried figs instead of raisins. (Also, this recipe doesn’t specify the amount of onions needed, so I used about half a large onion or one small one.) […]
Today, I joined my friend David at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden‘s annual plant sale, where I got some more ground cover plants and an astilbe. I was also talked into buying a tomato plant. Now, lest you think that I don’t love tomatoes, please rest assured that I do. Offering lots of varieties of flavor […]
A salad featuring a grilled piece of fish is a fast, easy, and healthy lunch or dinner for one. With just a few ingredients, each element will shine. Here, the texture of the mahi-mahi, the sweet-sour of the tomatoes and lime, and the spicy bite of the arugula create a wonderful mix of flavors. For […]
This week’s ToT features two ingredients that can truly transform a dish and be used in so many different ways. I think it’s extremely useful to have versatile ingredients in your kitchen as both support players that can also play a starring role. Shallots This member of the allium family, which also includes garlic, onions, […]
On Monday, I shared with you 5 quick beet recipe ideas that can be prepared with pre-roasted and diced beets. Today, I’m going to share with you a 6th idea that I came up on Tuesday to use up the very last of my roasted beets. Orange Beet Salad 1 cup roasted beets, diced 1 […]
Cooking for one, I often cook things that can sustain meals for many days. I try to make vegetables or meats in neutral preparations that can then be incorporated into other dishes in many ways. One of these is beets; I love beets because they’re extremely versatile. Roast them ahead of time, and you have a […]