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Asian Braised Eggplant
Cut eggplant into strips (about 3 1/2 inches x 1/2 inch). Heat canola oil in a wok over high heat. Add minced garlic and onions (sliced lengthwise) and stir-fry 30 seconds. Add eggplant slices and let...
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Hurricane Ike Pizza
We got the remnants of Hurricane Ike 2 weekends ago — strong winds (strong enough to break in half our basketball pole, luckily no one was hurt) but no rain. We didn’t have power for 24 hours. Luckily...
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Autumn Breakfast Quinoa
Here’s a simple, flexible recipe for autumn-themed quinoa. I was out of breakfast ideas and saw pumpkin quinoa on Pinterest, and that was enough to set me experimenting on my own. I’ve had horrible...
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Summer’s End Vegetable Soup
This is a lovely soup to have on hand those beginning autumn days when the air starts getting chilly, but you still have an abundance of veggies from the summer harvest. Of course, you can always...
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Vegetables in Coconut Milk and Shrimp Paste
This is a very basic Filipino recipe. I fell in love with coconut milk stews sometime in high school, and I’m still in love. I remember calling my mom a couple of weeks after I got married and asked...
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Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Fresh Figs
Was getting a bit tired of our usual veggie salads, and needed more vegetarian ideas, specifically those with more of a Mediterranean bent, so I got me Yotam Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem cookbook. I cannot...
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Roasted Sweet Potato and Honey-Roasted Onion Salad with Orange-Cumin Dressing
For the sweet potatoes: 3 large sweet potatoes 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 4 sprigs fresh thyme or about 1 teaspoon dried salt to taste Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Peel, quarter and cut...
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Broccoli “Cream” Soup
Really easy soup for the cooler weather. 1 large onion or 2 leeks, chopped 2-3 small bunches broccoli or one large 3 large garlic cloves, crushed 2 tablespoons butter, or extra-virgin olive oil, or 1...
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Green Beans with Coconut-Mustard Sauce
2 tablespoons black mustard seeds 1 medium onion, chopped 1/2 cup white wine vinegar 1/4 cup water 1/2 cup coconut milk 2 tablespoons butter, optional 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard (I used a...
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My Favorite Autumn Stew
AUTUMN | SOUPS AND STEWS | VEGETARIAN This recipe is based on one from Deborah Madison’s The Greens Cook Book. I first made it 15 years ago and fell in love with it, so I’ve made it every single...
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