cooking
Tofu Haiku
As a vegetarian I’ve had a lot of tofu in my life. Some of it has been very good, some of it has been very bad, but it’s hard to tell how tofu is going to be until you eat it. When I saw that SeriousEats was giving away a pair of tickets [...]
Kitchen Failures
Caramelized fennel. Onions and garlic. Fresh lemon juice. Parmesan cheese. Sounds like a great dish, right? And yet the delicious looking pasta above was actually quite tasteless. So what went wrong?
When I’m cooking, the result is usually pretty good. Occasionally it’s really good, and sometimes it’s no good [...]
Pasta With Broccoli, Lemon, & Breadcrumbs
What to do with an over-abundance of broccoli? This ridiculously simple dish is so good you won’t believe it. Cut the broccoli into pieces, and saute them in olive oil with salt and pepper until slightly browned. Add the juice of one lemon, and when the juice is cooked out add some [...]
Easy Tomato Gratin
Here’s a quick and easy recipe that’s perfect for late summer. I started with a disposable aluminum pie pan, and poured a little olive oil on the bottom. Then I arranged slices of roma tomatoes in a circle around the pan, with two small pieces in the center. I drizzled some more [...]
Linguini with Roma Tomatoes
I know that conventional wisodm says that you shouldn’t cook a perfectly ripe tomato, but I couldn’t resist. I wanted to make a light, simple pasta dish for lunch, and I had some perfectly ripe roma tomatoes from the market, and this is what I came up with.
While the pasta boils, saute some thinly [...]
Carottes Râpées
carottes râpées
Originally uploaded by Fido Cat
My sister, who lives in Wisconsin, found herself with an over-abundance of carrots and asked me for suggestions for what to do with them. I remembered an article I’d seen about carrotes râpées, which is apparently a popular dish in France, linked from the Amateur Gourmet. Here are [...]
