Coconut Curry with Naan
I never promised it was pretty. This pic was taken right before plunging into after-dinner snack bowl full #2. A nice light Thai-style coconut green curry that’s perfect over noodles or simply scooped...
View ArticleHarissa
This fiery little African/Middle Eastern condiment can be dressed up and used a thousand different ways. Use as the base for a dipping sauce for meats, cheeses, etc., on sandwiches, tucked into green...
View ArticleEggplant Sauce
This all-purpose sauce is a great addition to any fall dish and a good way to sneak eggplant past finicky eaters. Try it as a pasta sauce with some fresh ricotta or goat cheese, over a protein with a...
View Article‘Summer Is Almost Here’ Strawberry Mint Salsa
As this hard won Spring starts its slow inexorable crawl toward Summer’s temperature indulgences, I’m happy to see fresh red pops of color starting to populate the produce section. This season’s first...
View ArticleSweet & Smoky Chipotle Sauce (paleo)
This sauce started out as a request from my brother, who asked me to recreate the pizza sauce from his favorite pizza joint in the town he and his wife just moved from. “It tastes kinda like the...
View ArticleRoasted Radishes with Gold Sauce
Radishes + butter is not a new concept, but I couldn’t help mess with the idea a bit – especially after viewing a scroll-through Facebook video for something called Cowboy Butter. Cowboy Butter sounded...
View ArticleRed Curry Miso Sauce
This is one of those sauces that came about because I had expensive ingredients to burn before they went bad. I’m glad I had the space to dick around in the kitchen – this Sauce is fantastic. I served...
View ArticleGochujiang Tahini Bowl
This recipe is very loosely based on something I ran across in a PureWow email newsletter: creamy gochujiang sauce. I didn’t have time to click on the link when I saw it, so of course my brain turned...
View ArticleKorean Coconut Buddha Bowl
I’ve been quite excited to see a resurgence of bowl-related meals in the popular press (mostly because that’s what I’ve mainly been making for dinner since .. Miami) – Call them Buddha Bowls, Nutri...
View ArticleVegan Cheesy Gochujang Noodles
Some days I don’t know why I get into my head the taste combinations I do. This is not one of those days. For some reason, something a couple I love on YouTube had said in a video I watched who knows...
View ArticleBulgogi Chicken Bowl
Another dinner from my week whose directive from the hubbs included chicken & rice. This was another fantastic one – though fair warning: it’s a bit spicy. Deliciously so. gluten-free Bulgogi...
View ArticleChicken Katsu Curry
Ooh, this is a good one. Not *quite* like the katsu from my regular takeout spot, but not far off. Add a dash of pumpkin purée and some white pepper, and it’s there. Delicious. Chicken Katsu Curry...
View ArticleVegan Nut-Free Cheddar
This is a solid non-dairy cheddar-like cheese that doesn’t use nuts. Cashew cheese is great, but can be really expensive – and really calorie-dense. Not exactly a weeknight food. This version tastes...
View ArticleRoasted Pumpkin Miso Pasta
This lower-than-it-could be in carbs dish started life as the baby of a Japanese curry recipe and a ramen recipe and snowballed into a straight-up yummy pasta dish. I’m super bummed I only made enough...
View ArticleRoasted Potatoes with Avocado Dill Sauce
This recipe as written, I realize, may not be accessible to anyone who does not share my love of grabbing interesting looking ingredients from the Asian aisle and chucking them in whatever looks good....
View ArticleEggplant Hummus with Dill Pesto
This is a fantastic way to hide some eggplant and use up a big hunk of pesto. I’ve served this on toast, with eggs, as the base of a sandwich, and would absolutely love the pesto swirled into some...
View ArticlePeanut Scallion Relish
This simple Indian relish makes a great snack, breakfast, or topper for a wide variety of dishes. Try it tucked into a chapati or roll – with or without an egg, atop a bed of rice (I’m particularly...
View ArticleSheet Pan Miso Bowl
This is a simple and quick sheet pan dinner with a nice, light taste for nights when you *want* some super unhealthy Japanese takeout, but don’t want a bunch of grease – or to wait for delivery....
View ArticleBasil Lime Pumpkin Salad
This is a surprisingly light tasting salad for having not only chewy pearl barley but roasted pumpkin. I think it’s the dressing and all the fresh spinach. If you make extra dressing, and I suggest...
View ArticleFresh Shakshouka
This version of shakshouka makes a great topper for crusty bread, uses a good blend of fresh + pantry ingredients – and makes a bonus second meal if you swirl some of your leftover sauce in with...
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