Spring has sprung! It’s grilling time. Asparagus will soon be ubiquitous in stores. And that works out well, because one of my very favorite things to grill is asparagus. It’s the perfect side dish to grilled meats, fish, or tofu and, if you’re grilling already, will add almost no time to your dinner prep. I…
Archives for March 2012
Honeyed Blue Cheese Terrine with Dried Fruit
I don’t watch as much food television as you might imagine. I still enjoy Nigella Lawson; her unabashed – nay, wanton – love of food always delights me. Her show was pioneering in its stylishness (you may recall that she originally aired on Style, not any food network), with artsy shifts in focus and food…
Kenyan Kidney Beans in Coconut Milk (Maharagwe)
It’s amazing how often I try something new and delicious because I’m too lazy to go to the store. That was the case last Vegetarian Week, when… Wait, I haven’t told you about Vegetarian Weeks. Let me do that real quick. I decided last December that, starting in 2012, I would cook and eat vegetarian…
Calzone Monster
Lest you think it’s always fun and games in Unfussy Epicure’s kitchen, I thought I’d share with you a couple of photos of last night’s dinner. This impressionistic lava monster crocodile was meant to be a pizza. I was feeling kind of lazy last night, so I decided to make my favorite standby. Usually pizza…
Cereal Milk Panna Cotta with Cornflake Crunch
Last week I picked up a cookbook from the library: The Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook by Christina Tosi. I read it cover to cover, in one sitting, like an irresistible novel. Tosi, the chef at Milk Bar – the bakery and sweets outpost of David Chang’s Momofuku brand of restaurants – is a lot of fun. Her…