Vegetarian Minestrone Homemade minestrone has got to be one of the best rainy day foods in the world. Living in Seattle we've got ample opportunity…
Vietnamese Vermicelli (Bun) with Ginger-Grapefruit Sauce Bun (pronounced, roughly, boon), when well made, is just about one of the greatest foods ever invented. Super-thin Vietnamese…
Veganized Southern-Style Collard Greens So my brother and sister-in-law were browsing their farmer’s market in Greensboro, North Carolina a few years ago when they spotted…
Mostarda of apricot and sweet onion Mostarda di frutta is a most unusual Italian condiment. It is made most famously in Cremona (and is sometimes…
Hatch chiles are a specialty of the Mesilla Valley area of New Mexico, where a huge festival celebrates the annual harvest and roasting season. In…
Potatoes, Chanterelles, Shallots in Red Wine Sauce I’d been ruminating on how I was going to use these heirloom Rose Finn fingerling potatoes from our…
Cucumber-Radish Raita Raita is a simple yogurt-based sauce that can be served with almost any Indian meal. It makes a cooling condiment when a curry…
Chana Masala with Mushrooms Chana Masala (spicy chickpeas) is one of those ten dishes you will find at pretty much every Indian restaurant in America.…
French lentil salad with Latin-American flavors Lentil salad went through some bad years in the 80s and 90s, usually flaccid and overdressed, filled with canned…
Flan, aka Creme Caramel, with Burnt Sugar I've never made flan before, so I had a bit of trepidation when my sister-in-law requested it for…