A simple sort of salty snack, these seasoned oven roasted hazelnuts tossed with fresh or dried rosemary and just a hint of heat and salt are delicious anytime
Savory
Easy Bok Choy Breakfast Skillet with crispy garlic
An adaptable to what you have one hand, one pan, one bowl slightly spicy breakfast with crispy garlic, bok choy, toast, and eggs. The leaves have all fallen from the trees and so the view takes another color palette shift, from greens to golds to blue and brown so I paint a new backdrop to […]
Radish Pesto- one of many things you can make with radish greens
how a bunch of radish greens turned into two condiments and some flat bread when I am very good I turn my fresh radish greens into a pesto or zippy chimichurri style sauce when I am just good I do the same only with slightly faded greens when I am bad I let the greens […]
Chorizo Cheddar Savory Dutch Baby
I thought about making this more complicated. Individual dishes instead of one cast iron pan- going to the store to buy crumbly mexican cheese or avocado. But then I remembered that my favorite things are straight up and easy and made with what I have on hand while still in my pjs. Breakfast should be […]
mushroom pasta: spaghetti & simple chanterelle cream sauce
Pasta and mushroom cream sauce – though technically without cream, a white sauce made umami delicious with a healthy portion of fresh chanterelles and just a hint of salty parmesan. This comes together in less than a half hour and served with a simple salad (think butter lettuce and oil and vinegar) makes one wonderful […]
homemade meatball soft tacos
A Mediterranean Mexican mash up, soft tacos made with homemade flour tortillas and stuffed with tiny flavor bomb meatballs, cucumber, yogurt sauce, and pickled veggies. a note on the flour tortillas I used my bacon fat flour tortilla recipe except this time I used butter and warm milk instead of bacon fat and only divided […]
Ground Turkey Green Chile Frito Pie
Crispy corn chips. Quick and easy ground turkey green chile chili. Cheese! and any and all the toppings. Bar food/fair food/walking tacos made to sit down and eat: this green chile frito pie is a mashup of so many of my favorite things and as a bonus I suspect it’s actually kinda healthy. Let’s get […]
Ginja Ninja Hard Ginger Cider Rice and Asparagus
On its own, or served with the protein of your choice- grilled chicken? teriyaki beef or salmon? This amazingly easy and oh so tasty rice and asparagus made with hard ginger cider is the perfect spring gap meal for when you just aren’t sure what the weather will bring. So bring on the asparagus! Cider […]
meat pie: savory ground beef and sweet potato pie
Somewhere between a Kulebyaka and a midwestern meat pie (which I honestly didn’t know was a thing until the internet told me so, if you’re familiar please share!) this savory meat pie made with ground beef and an enriched dough is comfort food for a crowd (or for two) easily sharable and even when your […]
Savory French Toast with easy Hollandaise Sauce- for One
This Savory Herb French Toast topped with a simple yet bright lemony Hollandaise Sauce uses just a few pans and requires no special equipment. A recipe written for one person (yes, you can brunch in style by yourself). Whether you dine alone or double the recipe this easy hollandaise uses the leftover egg mixture from […]
my favorite popcorn w/ nutritional yeast and ghee
Using ghee as the cooking oil for this stovetop popcorn gives a layer of delicious buttery flavor that goes so well with crisp (not chewy) popcorn. And Nutritional Yeast is what I grew up with. Carob and Tempeh can stay in the 70s but popcorn just doesn’t taste like popcorn to me without the cheesy […]
Chickpea Chili with spicy cilantro cream
I’ve made variations on this chickpea chili from scratch and I’ve made it using canned chickpeas and tomatoes because sometimes dinner needs to come together in less than thirty minutes. But with a few additions, like the spicy cilantro cream, that add flavor and complexity the sum seems greater than the parts. Remember last weeks […]
Socca- chickpea flour flatbread
It’s always good to have a few snack items in your arsenal that are easy to remember, have very little hands on time, and can please a variety of palettes and preferences. Socca, the original gluten free flat bread made with equal parts chickpea flour and water and little else, is one of those snacks. […]
Roasted Onion Cream- simple, vegan, onion sauce
Every once in awhile I find a recipe worth obsessing over this Roasted Onion Cream, a simple, vegan, onion sauce is one of them. It’s inexpensive, the hands on time is minimal, it’s actually good for you, and you can use it so many things from soups to scrambles. Roasting the onions adds sweetness and […]
Bloody Mary Chicken Pot Pie with Olive Biscuit Crust
Part comfort, part Sunday morning this chicken pot pie flavored with an untraditional tomato based sauce and topped with a tender biscuit topping studded with green olives can be on the table in less than an hour. If you want to serve it for valentines -hello bloody mary valentine!- but don’t have heart shaped cutouts […]
spicy sweet potatoes w/cilantro sauce
Do you really need a recipe for roasted spicy sweet potatoes? Maybe not. Let this serve as a reminder instead. Sweet potatoes are awesome, sweet potatoes are easy, sweet potatoes are pretty and quick, and, even pretty quick. And if you do want a recipe I’ve got one of those for you too. If you […]
Lamb Dumplings w/ soy vinegar dipping sauce
Since these are steamed and rich with ginger and scallions I’m calling them lamb dumplings. But really, with the hearty lamb filling and the slightly chewy homemade wrapper, I am reminded of pasties, though I’ve never seen, nor want to see, a steamed version of those. This is a winter dumpling, rich and comforting. Perfect […]
Onion Salad with pomegranate and cilantro
The pomegranate seeds fooled him. “It’s dessert,” he said. “I’ll eat it last.” It’s onions,” I said. “Onion salad, try it now.” He waited. He ate onion salad for dessert. I like it with rice. As a side for dumplings or grilled shrimp. Not dessert. Salting the onions and allowing them to sweat it out […]
Cast Iron Brussel Sprout Pizza w/white sauce
When you have pizza as often as we do it’s important to mix things up. Some days are thin crust, some days are thicker, sheet pan pizza one week, pizza baked one pizza stone the next, almost every breakfast pizza baked in a cast iron skillet. Red sauce, white sauce, just olive oil and garlic. […]
easy sautéed mushrooms: chanterelle, shiitake, or cremini
Like all the best recipes these easy sautéed mushrooms allow for substitutions and modifications. chanterelles out of season? shiitakes too darn expensive? cremini cramping your style? switch it out. just follow a few basic principles and you have a most simple, delicious, easy and satisfying side dish or garnish. Bonus points for being vegan and […]
Simple Vegetarian Stuffed Acorn Squash
What’s more comforting on a cold autumn evening than roasted winter squash? Mostly savory with just a little bit of sweet, this stuffed acorn squash can be an easy weeknight meal or the centerpiece of a delicious vegetarian feast. The sweet and creamy nature of the squash is balanced with a dose of ancient grains […]
Balsamic Roasted Sweet Peppers and (optional) Onions
Deliciously easy sweet peppers and onions roasted with balsamic vinegar
Spicy Lemon Parsley Dipping Sauce
Inspired by chimichurri this is my all purpose, add to almost anything sauce. It has a little heat, a little zest, and a lot of green.
Small batch summer vegetable fritters
Small batch summer vegetable fritters are for those of us who can’t choose just one. Corn? Green beans? Peppers? Have one or have them all- it just takes a few more bowls and and less than five more minutes to make a fritter buffet showcasing all the summer vegetables. I won’t mention the summer squashes […]
Tomatillo Tzatziki- raita, or just call it yogurt sauce
Some may see this as a desperate attempt to make something other than enchiladas or salsa verde with my bounty of tomatillos but I’m going to stick with sort of genius. Not full on genius, that’s reserved for novels that make me both laugh and cry, math with all sorts of symbols, and world peace. […]
savory skillet cornbread: tomato upside down cake
There is something immensely satisfying about baking something that is both beautiful and tasty, add two notches of oh yeah for using up some garden fresh tomatoes. With just a whisper of sweet, this mostly savory skillet cornbread does double duty as a summer tomato upside down cake. Whether you call it cornbread or corn […]
Summertime Chilaquiles with fresh tomatoes
There is nothing quite as perfect as a salsa fresca made with summertime ripe and bountiful tomatoes, fresh tomatoes bursting with flavor and variety, no uniformly red hot house fruit but the variety and zip that only something fresh and local has to offer. Now is the time for this summertime chilaquiles recipe made with […]
Coconut Curry Noodles with grilled pickled vegetables
These coconut curry noodles with grilled pickled vegetables are a quick and simple spicy noodle dish- inspired by bahn mi and thai coconut curry, and delicious hot or cold. If it wasn’t for those charred pickled vegetables this would fall into the weekday food in my mouth right now catagory. But those veggies are worth […]
Kofta-esque: ground beef kebabs with yogurt dipping sauce
A little bit kofta, a little bit gyro- these ground beef kebabs with yogurt dipping sauce have all the fresh herbs you want in a summer time grill with just a hint of the warm spices you traditionally find in kofta. Addictively good, on the grill or on a grill pan, with a healthy heap […]
quick and easy mushroom salt
This quick and easy mushroom salt is the umami addition to all your favorite savory treats that you wonder why you haven’t tried yet. So quick and easy you can whip up a batch in under five minutes and start spreading it with flair. Go ahead, be the mushroom salt bae. This mushroom salt can […]
Jo-Jos ! gluten free, shiitake mushroom, crispy, baked potato wedges
Crispy potato wedges breaded with a flavorful mixture of mushroom salt and garbanzo flour then baked to crispy goodness. These Jo-Jos are flavorful enough to eat on their own but oh so addictive when served with ranch dressing (I’ve included my favorite quick and easy off the cuff Ranch dip in the recipe below) Jo-Jos […]
Homemade Bacon Fat Flour Tortillas
Most days tortillas are one of the few items I give myself permission to buy pre-made, but some days call for homemade, for the flavor and slight imperfections of made from scratch. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a perfectly round tortilla lacks the flavor found in a tortilla just slightly off center. Sure, […]
savory pickle brine biscuits aka tender vegan scones
Five ingredients, twenty minutes, tender, flavorful. These pickle brine biscuits, lined with a green layer of pesto, just happen to be vegan. I’ve been happy to test and re-test this recipe over the last few days. These make an amazing lid for egg salad (or its faux egg alternative if vegan is your thing). My […]
crispy vegetable egg rolls w/ asparagus, green beans, scallions, cream cheese, & (optional) prosciutto
Egg rolls so packed with flavor you don’t need a dipping sauce- making them the perfect party snack. Fried or baked, these crispy egg rolls are jam-packed with green vegetables and, wait for it, here’s the genius part, a secret cream cheese layer that adds flavor and structure. Plus a prosciutto bonus round. Your guests […]
Spring Greens Stove Top Mac and Cheese
An easy creamy stove top macaroni and cheese studded with a healthy serving of spring greens that comes together in less than 15 minutes. Bowl optional. For a lighter slightly more grown up, but equally quick, take on peas and pasta you might want to try my summer peas and angel hair pasta This is not […]
