My Dear Readers, I have something very special for you. I will share my top secret dinner party weapon, my go to dish to impress, my prize moroccan eggplant zaalouk recipe. This is the dish, second only to maybe my risotto, that I get asked about most often. It's unique, flavorful, and most important, [...]
Category: Recipes
Buckwheat Soba Veggie Stir Fry topped with Wild Salmon
My roommate and I spend a lot of our evenings cooking up large tasty dinners for each other and whatever starving friend we've adopted this week. There's nothing more soothing after a stressful day than a big bowl of noodles and vegetables. I'd been craving an Asian noodle dish to replace our usual Italian dishes, and [...]
Work Week Lunch: Zucchini Lasagna
I was on the phone the other day with Laura Till, future doctor, food safety advisor, and college roommate extraordinaire. She was hosting a dinner for her USC coop and was calling me for advice on vegetarian dishes to serve twenty people. I helped her run through her ideas for the evening and gave her [...]
Maple Oatmeal Bean Blondies
Sometimes you really just need a brownie. That's what I convinced myself yesterday afternoon. I was at the top of squaw mountain, had just skied some beautiful runs in some fresh powder and was hungering for some coffee and a chocolate fix. The caffe at the top of the tram had everything I hoped for. [...]
Autumn’s Maple Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
It is officially winter. The leaves haven't changed and the sun hasn't gone into hiding, but the chill air means that winter has hit the bay area. Now I am not a summer baker, but once fall comes around I become queen of lazy Sunday baking. I prepare all of the ingredients and as my [...]
How to Pull off Seafood Paella for Twenty People
Some like to go clubbing, some like to go out to dinner, and others (like me) like to take on the challenge of feeding and hosting twenty people for their 25th birthday. Now feeding and hosting twenty people wouldn't have been a challenge if I had decided to cook up my traditional risotto recipe, but [...]
Semolina Rigatoni with Shrimp, Scallops, and Sun Gold Tomatoes
Semolina Rigatoni with Shrimp, Scallops, and Sun Gold Tomatoes Ingrediants (Serves 3) 1 Box fresh Rigatoni( I get mine fresh from Santa Cruz Pasta Company, or if you have plenty of time and a pasta maker you can make your own) 3 tbsp olive oil 1/4 vidalia onion Salt to taste 3 garlic cloves peeled [...]
Mussels, Vanadium, and a Bed of Mache Rossettes
You don't often hear the mineral Vanadium thrown about with regards to food. Vanadium to most is an obscure transition metal on the periodic table, not something dietary along the lines of calcium or iron. Vanadium is not an essential mineral, meaning our bodies don't rely on Vanadium to perform functions such as blood clotting (calcium [...]
Garlicky Quinoa with Chicken Sausage
Quinoa has been hailed as a miracle food because it is a complete protein. This means it contains all the essential amino acids at adequate levels. Most plants are not complete proteins and must be combined with other things in order to obtain all of the amino acids your body needs to function properly; however, [...]
Chicken, Vermouth, and Wild Rice Stew
Ingredients 1 vidalia onion 3 shallots 2 tbsp olive oil salt to taste 1 packet mushrooms (I like a variety: chanterelle, shitake, bellas, etc) 1 cup chopped carrots 3-4 cups chicken stock 1 cup Vermouth 4 chicken thighs 1 chicken breast 1 package wild rice fresh oregano Directions: Chop onions and shallots. Throw into large [...]
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