I love Indian food, and it leaped straight to mind when I decided to focus on vegetarian cooking. One of my favorite quick meals is a simple Indian chicken curry with tomatoes and yogurt, so it’s probably unsurprising that this recipe jumped out at me from the pages of Celia Brooks Brown’s “Party Food for…
Winter Citrus Salad
It’s mid-winter, and let’s face it, even the Co-op and the CSA can’t provide much excitement in the produce department. The season provides plenty of two things: greens and citrus. I used some greens in yesterday’s Ghanaian Peanut Stew, but I still had a bunch of oranges and grapefruit in the bottom of my CSA…
Ghanaian Peanut Stew
I love African peanut stew. Its rich, complex flavors belie its simplicity of preparation. For years I’ve made a version with whole chicken thighs, from Mark Bittman’s The Best Recipes in the World. However, as I continue with my vegetarian weeks, that obviously wouldn’t do. (Interestingly, as soon as I decided to go all-veg for…
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burritos
Over the past year, I have noticed myself cooking more and more meat. I don’t know why, I just seem to have moved into a “meat at the center of the plate” mindset. And I don’t like it. Not that I aspire to be a vegetarian; I’m too interested in trying anything and everything to…
Butterscotch Pears with Breakfast Couscous
Another beautiful breakfast dish, on a very similar theme to yesterday’s post: fruit cooked in butter and brown sugar, finished with cream, and served over sweetened, milky grain (or close enough to it – couscous is actually a pasta, but is often treated like a grain).To be honest, I’ve never really liked pears. Their flavor…
Brussels Sprouts with Beurre Noisette
Here is a complex-sounding, really delicious side dish that comes together in less than 10 minutes (once you get the water boiling). “Beurre Noisette” is French for “brown butter,” and it provides a delicate nuttiness that really makes the Brussels sprouts pop. Halve about 10 small Brussels sprouts per person (they needn’t be tiny, but…