While many of use are drawn to light, refreshing, summery salads this time of year, in actuality, lettuces and greens, such as arugula and spinach, do not tolerate the summer heat. In fact, they downright hate it — the seeds don’t germinate well, the leaves wilt, they bolt, they send up flower stalks and quickly go … Continue Reading
Haven’t much felt like writing about food. But, we still need nourishing food in our lives. I’ve been making a lot of these savory Turkish stuffed flatbreads, known as gözleme, the past few weeks. You can stuff them with any number of fillings, though I particularly like the combination of spinach, feta, dill and leek, … Continue Reading
One of the vendors at my local farmers’ market got me hooked on this dish — Indonesian-style collard greens or gulai sayur. With nearly 2 pounds of collard greens it packs a punch nutritionally. That being said, taste is just as important in my book as a dish’s nutritional makeup. It has to taste good, … Continue Reading
It was a bit chilly a few days ago and I was craving some soup. I searched for my recipe for ribollita — Tuscan bread, white bean and vegetable soup — and realized it never made it onto my blog. Well, time to remedy that. Ribollita is a nourishing, thick and hearty, stick to your … Continue Reading
Am always on the hunt for dishes that I can prepare over the weekend and subsequently enjoy throughout the week. I was first introduced to this dish several years ago, when I photographed it for Taste (Tastebook at the time). It’s a vegetarian version of the Greek taverna classic, pastitsio (say that five times), which … Continue Reading
