If you have been following along with my kitchen adventures it’s probably clear by now that I adore fish and shellfish. I was doing a quick scan of my recipe index and I have exactly four recipes for chicken versus 26 recipes for fish and shellfish. I have nothing against chicken, mind you, it just […]
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Lamb Stew over Charred Eggplant Puree
This is a riff on Sultan’s Delight, a traditional Turkish dish of braised lamb over a roasted eggplant mash. Like all “traditional” dishes, there are countless variations on the theme, and you have a lot of flexibility in how you season the dish. I eliminated the typical addition of flour to thicken the eggplant, and […]
January Comfort Food: Lemon-Garlic Soup
This has been an unusually dreary Colorado winter, and I am really missing the typical sunny days. This is the first winter here that I have experienced some seasonal affective disorder (it happened every winter when I lived in the U.P.), so I am looking forward to longer days and more sunshine. Today I had […]
Feast of the Seven Fishes
I am not of Italian heritage, but starting from a young age I have had a longing to do an all-out Feast of the Seven Fishes for Christmas Eve dinner. My family traditionally had our dinner on Christmas Eve, with an extended-family dinner at my grandparent’s house on Christmas day, and around the age of […]
Updated Waldorf Salad
Apples in season are one of the most perfect foods, and in October I usually eat at least one per day. Locally we have a wide variety of types available from the farmers’ market and from u-pick orchards, and many are only available for this brief, wondrous season. If you have never tried some of […]
Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Dip
The C.S.A. share has been delivering a lovely array of sweet peppers the last couple of weeks, and this dip–my take on Middle Eastern Muhammara–is a versatile way to use them up. This dip is typically thickened with some sort of bread, but the walnuts really make that addition unnecessary. Toasting the walnuts add another […]
Slow Cooker Beef and Winter Vegetable Stew (Paleo)
Dark Chocolate Chestnut Cake (Grain Free)
Baked Sesame Chicken (grain free)
