Okay, it’s been forever. I don’t know what happened. I’ve been away on trips and when I’m home, I haven’t felt like sitting at my computer to blog. But yesterday, I visited our local CSA and there are so many beautiful, interesting, and inspiring veggies that I need to write about! Zucchini isn’t that unusual [...]
Archive for the ‘Appetizer’ Category
Parmesan Zucchini Sticks with Roasted Romesco Sauce
Posted in Appetizer, Vegetarian Entree, tagged red pepper, zucchini on July 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sage & Rosemary Infused Kettle Chips
Posted in Appetizer, Snacks, tagged herbs, potato on May 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
You’ll never go back to the bag. These homemade potato chips are just that incredible. They are a bit time-consuming, especially if you are cooking for a crowd but totally worth it. The oil is infused with sage, rosemary, and garlic. You’ll know the oil is hot and ready for the potatoes once the herbs [...]
Sean’s Pulled Pork & My Homemade Coleslaw
Posted in Appetizer, Salad, tagged coleslaw, pork, Sandwich on May 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In honor of this nice long Memorial Day weekend, I’m going to share my husband’s incredible Pulled Pork Barbeque recipe with you. I don’t really do meats so if he is feeling a lack of animal protein, it’s up to him to grill up something up. Last year, I gave him a stovetop smoker and [...]
Pea & Ricotta Dumplings
Posted in Appetizer, Pasta, Vegetarian Entree, tagged dumpling, pea, ricotta on May 7, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I’m a real mutt, my ethnic roots stretch from China to Italy to Portugal to Germany. But I grew up with great Italian cooking and one of my favorite comfort foods is a good tomato sauce, preferably with eggplant parmigiana. My instincts are to make every dish with an Italian flair and plenty of garlic [...]
Vietnamese Summer Rolls with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Posted in Appetizer, Vegetarian Entree, tagged peanut, summer rolls on May 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
As summer is approaching, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it will actually become warm and sunny at some point in the near future. I might have post traumatic stress disorder after months of twenty-degree weather, heavy down coats, and digging my car out of my parking space every morning. But eventually my PTSD will [...]
Sunflower Seed Tuile
Posted in Appetizer, Snacks, tagged crackers, sunflower seeds on April 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I was on vacation last week, which meant bike riding and exploring during the day and going out to eat every night with friends. We went to some great restaurants and even discovered a new food – ramps. They look like a scallion but taste more like garlic. I loved the ramps and maybe they [...]
Basic Hummus
Posted in Appetizer, Snacks, tagged chickpeas, hummus, snack on April 16, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Hummus is one of those classic Middle Eastern standards that’s become so commonplace in restaurants (many are doing hummus with bread rather than extra virgin olive oil to cut down on costs), in sandwiches (especially veggie ones), and of course, in my kitchen. So instead of buying another tub of hummus from Trader Joes when [...]
