Fondue is one of those participatory foods that makes for great party fare, and I find it ideal for New Year’s Eve. It is impossible to avoid chatting up your neighbors while you are all dipping things into molten cheese. Traditional fondue etiquette requires that any woman who drops a tidbit into the cheese must [...]
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Farmers’ Market Puffed Omelette
This is an impressive way to serve a simple omelette to your family or friends, and a great way to use seasonal vegetables. The dish is baked until puffy and served right out of the pan. It will deflate a bit as it cools, but it retains a really light, delicate texture that works well [...]
Asparagus and Artichoke Gratin
Gratins are generally thought of as cold-weather fare, but the technique works beautifully with these spring vegetables. There are a few steps involved here, but do not be dissuaded. It’s pretty simple. My go-to method for steaming asparagus is to remove the woody ends, wash, and wrap in damp paper towels. Microwave for five minutes [...]
Red Lentil and Roasted Carrot Spread
Canadian Lentils is holding a blogger contest for original lentil recipes, and given that they are one of my personal favorite food items, I thought I would toss my hat in the ring. This is a favorite dip/spread/soup that I am entering in their “freestyle” category, as I use it in multiple ways. As a [...]
Roasted Eggplant with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Savory peanut sauce is one of those things that makes absolutely anything taste good. Cardboard? Handful of random leaves? Tree bark? Just drizzle on a little spicy peanut sauce, and you have lunch. If you are not into cardboard, roasted eggplant makes a great vehicle to transfer peanut sauce directly to your mouth. I typically [...]
Easy Saag Paneer
Today we had an exceptionally rare snow day (hurrah!) and instead of a pot of soup I decided to make one of my absolute favorite foods, Saag Paneer. Saag is essentially a kind of Indian-spiced spinach and greens dish, and paneer is a type of fresh cheese. Paneer is really easy to make, but lacking [...]
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