I’ve always loved Vietnamese Salad rolls (gỏi cuốn), and I’ve been making them off and on for decades, so I don’t know why I haven’t…
Hungry Ghost Moroccan Carrot Salad Before we get into Ellen Kanner’s lovely book, a quick note about the James Beard awards. My book didn’t win.…
At Sitka and Spruce and Bar Sajor, Matt Dillon serves quite a few salads and small plates with a base of various ridiculously good nut…
Roasted Maitake Mushroom In Smoky Tea Broth I’ve been traveling this week, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to share one of my favorite…
Gorditas: thick, delicious homemade corn tortillas that are shallow fried then split and topped with whatever moves you. Close cousins to the arepa and the…
Sichuan Spicy Cauliflower So, this happened: for reasons too tedious to explore, we ate dinner at a California Pizza Kitchen the other night. First time…
Vegetarian Enchiladas de Mole with Mushrooms and Zucchini Mole (or, rather, moles, since there are many varieties) is shrouded in legend. The dried-chili based sauces,…
Corned beets. It started out more as a pun then anything else, but I figured beets cooked with the spices typically associated with corned beef…
Have you ever had the experience of eating a dish once and finding it burning into your brain? As if there was a reserved area,…
Hopefully we are at a point now where it is no longer considered a faux pas to, you know, actually cook a vegetable. I know…