Category Archives: Food

Sometimes, like roasted cauliflower, a vegetable just needs the right treatment to go from eh to spectacular. Like cauliflower, a little time in the oven, or on the grill with a coating of olive oil and a shake of sea … Continue reading →

What to do with leftover grilled corn on a brisk May evening? Corn-beans-tomatoes-cilantro-celery-peppers scramble! I threw in a little chili powder and some cumin seeds to round it out, and served it with a salad.

While I was gone to Maryland, Farmerteen called me to tell me she had made crumps.  As you may or may not suspect, she meant to make crepes (which are surprisingly simple — our friends gave us an in-service one … Continue reading →

I don’t think there’s anything mysterious on this plate, with the exception of the floating fork.  Grape tomatoes, grilled corn on the cob, grilled red pepper (which I think officially makes it a pimento), hummus, olices, and cucumbers . . … Continue reading →

The variation? Chinese broccoli, which didn’t grill quite as wonderfully as I’d hoped (or anticipated, or wished). To steal a line from Giles Corey, “More veggie burgers!”

Traditionally, yellow curry has boiled chicken, onions, and chestnuts in it. Not much else. But since I’m not eating meat these days, I usually ask for tofu to swap out for the chicken. But I got to thinking that yellow … Continue reading →

Over a decade ago, a friend of mine had her parents hand carry this rice cooker to me from Hong Kong. I’ve seldom had as useful an appliance (and I’m someone who loves my stand mixer, often uses my blender, … Continue reading →

It is possible that I got a little carried away with the grilling. It’s possible that I grilled too many veggie burgers. That I grilled too much corn. (What?! I can almost hear Michael. You can’t have too much corn!) … Continue reading →

It’s easy enough to get carried away with buying vegetables in the store that look like they’d be great on the grill . . . but what do you do with them once you’ve pulled them off the grill? Veggie … Continue reading →

As close as we are to California, we get a nice mix of produce from there before our season heats up here. The salad greens have lost most of their radicchio, which is sure sign that winter is almost over. … Continue reading →