Matcha Soba With Veggie Medley, PLUS Exciting Matcha News!
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 Posted in Dishes, matcha | 13 Comments »....I've described a similar "matcha soba salad" before, but it's so easy and so good, and I've been making it so often, that I just can't help myself. Here is what I do:put a big pan of water to boil ...
Making Automatic Chicken Broth: Star Anise Vegetable Soup with Green Tea Soba
Sunday, November 1st, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 9 Comments »I've lately developed a little habit that I'd like to share with you. Everytime we have chicken, there are always bones left at the end, either the whole carcass if I've roasted a whole bird or if I've purchased an ...
Pumpkin Curry With Galangal and Fresh Turmeric
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 10 Comments »I picked up a 20-pound French pumpkin (they're called cinderella pumpkins, photo here) at the farmers market a few weeks back, and it was time to deal with it. Man does a 20-pound pumpkin contain a lot of meat! After ...
Watermelon Radish GORP
Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 11 Comments »Remember Good Ol' Raisins and Peanuts? The classic trail food. There's something very satisfying about the crunchy-chewy combo of nuts and raisins. Delia was keeping a bowlful of almonds, walnuts, and raisins around as snack food, and I had a ...
Eggplant Parmesan, Redux
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 6 Comments »Couldn't resist some gorgeous rosa bianca eggplants I saw at the farmers' market the other day. My standard eggplant dish sautes chunks of eggplant with ginger, fish sauce, and mint, but I was thinking something more casserole-ish for our little ...
Spicy, Floaty Zucchini Bread
Monday, October 19th, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 11 Comments »We're at the end of summer squash season, but I couldn't help but snap up a big bag of beautiful yellow and green zucchini at the market yesterday with the thought of making a big loaf of light, superspiced zucchini ...
The Breakaway Vegetarian Burger
Friday, October 16th, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 11 Comments »Stuart over at Toque Blanche recently requested that I take a shot at a vegetarian burger. I'm not fan of attempting to make foods look like other foods, especially where meat is concerned, but, since I've never had a veggie ...
Late Summer Udon — Cool, Easy, Perfect
Thursday, September 17th, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 4 Comments »We're having a mini heatwave again. You've got to love a climate (northern CA) that gets its best weather in mid to late September! When it gets this hot, I immediately think of cool, slippery, chewy udon, the thick wheat ...
Hot Summer Salad — Cauliflower “Rice”
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 15 Comments »Cauliflower is one of those vegetables that flummox people. Everyone I know seems to have some negative associations with childhood memories of brutally overcooked (i.e. overboiled) florets, yet, when presented with an actual tasty cauliflower dish, everyone likes it! The ...
Breakaway Huevos Rancheros
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 3 Comments »Another classic foraging lunch. I had some leftover spicy carrots, cooked spinach, salsa verde, and GREAT flame-toasted thick tortillas from my local Mexican grocer. A habanero got sliced up and tossed in. A poached egg in the middle, topped with ...
