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Clean Plate Club

Clean Plate Club

As usual, I inhaled the first bowl of my winter favorite, herisah (continue on for very simple recipe). I only thought to take a photo after I’d literally licked the bowl clean. So I took another photo (below) when I had it for dinner again the next night. My small crockpot’s worth made 4-5 servings. … Continue reading →

Rachel’s Pie

This is what comes of watching daytime TV. I was home not feeling too well, and indulgled my self in TV land. Rachel Ray was cooking up this Spinach Artichoke Ricotta pie on her show, and it caught my eye, so I made it a week or so later. I have more than one package … Continue reading →

Middle-Eastern Lunch

This little assortment often makes up a weekend, or even a workday, lunch for me, if I’ve been to the Whole Earth Center and stocked up on the various components.  It’s tasty, but some compromise on my part is required. Their lentil salad, sort of an “enhanced” tabbouleh, is on the upper left. To the … Continue reading →

From Fast to Slow

On the other end of the convenience spectrum, here is my crockpot loaded up with the makings of a batch of herisah.  It’s going to cook at least 8 hours. This is an Armenian dish, a favorite in my family. It is made with whole skinned (i.e. “shelled”) wheat kernels, and, in this case turkey … Continue reading →

Moroccan Scallops

I had scallops in the freezer, just taking up space. What was I waiting for? I also had some cooked lentils to use up. A quick google for “scallops” and “lentils” turned up a recipe on good old Epicurious for Moroccan spiced scallops on a bed of lentils. Hmmm, I did have some fragrant Ras … Continue reading →

RSA Dinner Series at Tre Piani

Yes, they’re doing Feast of the Seven Fishes at Tre Piani on Christmas Eve, and yes, they are having a shindig on New Year’s Eve, but come spring (and maybe for a holiday gift idea?), get a load of Tre Piani’s new Restaurant Supported Agriculture dinner series during the 2011 growing season.  A series of Friday … Continue reading →

Preserved Lemons

Be sure to check out the nice piece on preserved lemons at Serious Eats.  There are so many great ways to use these, they are a wonderful addition to many summer dishes, grilled salmon or chicken, rice salads, various relishes and dips. Whether you buy yours or make your own (really easy), look around on … Continue reading →

Edamame hummus

I keep meaning to post this little piece about the good edamame hummus I’ve bought at Trader Joe’s. It tastes as bright and fresh as that pretty green color would imply.  And I’m not a fan of edamame normally (doesn’t taste bad, just not so interesting to me). The baba ganoush to the left of … Continue reading →