Squish, Part Two
My first encounter with the red kuri, a mild, firm-fleshed winter squash that translated nicely into both a creamy risotto and a pile of "pumpkin" pancakes. Happy Halloween!
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Anything Goes
A few baking recipes that use minimal all-purpose flour for those occasions when you find yourself running low: Pumpkin granola for breakfast, lamb chili with masa dumplings for dinner, and Asian pear crisp for dessert.
My Hero, the Gyro
One of my more successful at-home versions of a restaurant dish: lamb gyros with tzatziki in pillowy rounds of pita.
When the Frost is on the Punkin
The October 2010 Daring Bakers challenge was making doughnuts! Since I've made several types of doughnuts in the past, I selected the new-to-me pumpkin cake doughnut recipe, a perfect snack for a very rainy afternoon.
Sweet Potato Pasta
Homemade sweet potato fettuccine makes a striking color contrast with Brussels sprouts, white beans and shavings of cheese---not to mention a good excuse to play with my new toy, a food dehydrator!
Transformers
More than meets the eye: Shorn purple cauliflower transforms into a ruddy creamed soup garnished with oyster (mushroom) crackers that taste like bacon.
Do Not Adjust Your Screen
Moroccan stewed chicken with peas, almonds, and butternut squash, served over purple cauliflower couscous---a rainbow of a meal for a dreary autumn day.
Squish
After going a little crazy with winter squash varieties at the farmer's market, here are two squash dishes: simply roasted sweet dumpling squash, and butternut squash macaroni and cheese, with a rant about hiding food…
Doing Without
Creamy wild rice and mushroom soup is paired up with a very unusual scone recipe calling for ricotta cheese in place of butter.
Flor de Calabaza
Mexican roasted chicken is a foil for some sides that use up end-of-season vegetables: green tomato rice and quesadillas full of squash blossoms, made using homemade corn tortillas.
Fried Flowers
Stuffed and fried pumpkin blossoms make the perfect garnish for a hearty meal of pork chops over couscous with a sauce of roasted tomatoes and Brussels sprout leaves.
Spice-Rubbed Chops and Scarlet Runner Stew
Crusted with North African spices, these pork chops nestle down between mashed potatoes and a warmly fragrant stew of tomato and scarlet runner beans.
Rancho Gordo Hummus
My first order from Rancho Gordo and a classic recipe for hummus.
Changing Allegiances? (Part 2)
Part Two of my review of SpicesInc, detailing the specific herbs and spices I received in my order.
Changing Allegiances? (Part 1)
A review of SpicesInc products and service---I think I have a new primary spice vendor!
Two Bits
Shave and a haircut... This simple pasta highlights finely shaved Brussels sprouts with the addition of nuts, brown butter and Parmesan cheese, and is a great way to ease picky eaters into a fearsome vegetable.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
Chicken legs oven-braised with lentils and radicchio---and the leftovers make a fantastic lentil salad for lunch!
Oscar Does Pie Crust
Classic pumpkin pie with a not-so-classic crust: pâte brisée made using sourdough starter!
Outlandish
Our neighbor Marcia was kind enough to gift me with some Asian pears from her tree. These unusual autumn fruits taste like pears but maintain a crunch more like an apple, and while they ripened…
Smart Cookies
A review of the ThinkFood cookbook, and my version of smart cookies: gluten-free cookies made with almond meal, buckwheat, forbidden rice flour and blackberry compote.