Quinoa Salad with Feta and Mint
How do I love quinoa? Let me count the ways: it’s a whole grain that’s actually a seed (I wrote an article for NPR in …
The Tuesday Treat: Earl Grey Chocolate Cake w. Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting
For an explanation of The Tuesday Treat, see here. Earl Grey Chocolate Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting, adapted from shutterbean.com I’ll be honest: this …
Sunday Dinner, 5/13
Garlicky white bean dip + blue corn chips (!) Whole wheat spaghetti w. homemade marinara sauce, spinach, and lentil-pine nut “meat balls” Roasted cauliflower Strauss …
A New (Favorite) Thing: Rhubarb
[In the kitchen, Sebastopol, May 2012.] The fall after I graduated college I went to hear a lecture by Isabel Allende, who was speaking to …
The Tuesday Treat: Busy-Day Cake with Lemon Curd
For an explanation of The Tuesday Treat, see here. Busy-Day Cake with Lemon Curd I often repeat myself in words, and cooking follows this path, …
Sunday Dinner, 5/6
Roast chicken w. lemon + tomatoes (tofu for me) Mashed potatoes two ways: with buttermilk; with smart balance Sauteed green beans w. shallots + shiitake …
Nettle Pesto? Nettle Pesto!
“Bring home some nettles,” I told my husband a few weeks ago as we parted ways on a sunny San Francisco Saturday. I was headed …