yalllll this was SO GOOD. the basic idea is beets + cheese + fruit + greens + nuts! (thanks vegetarian flavor bible). i personally love roasted beets, so i roasted the beets (thinly sliced, at 400F for about 25 mins). a few recipes i would like to make this week call for pine nuts, so … Continue reading roasted beets, pine nuts, apples, & feta over arugula with balsamic glaze
this is probably the easiest and tastiest recipe EVER, meaning - the best recipe ever? a low risk, high reward kind of thing. you just have to cook rice, fry an egg, and make a DELICIOUS kewpie mayo sauce. is anyone else obsessed with kewpie mayo? i discovered that my corner store in austin has … Continue reading fried egg on rice with kewpie mayo sauce
no thoughts, just chickpeas and tahini. serves 2. ingredients: 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 2 garlic cloves, chopped (reserve 1/4 tsp for sauce, rest will go in chickpeas) olive oil kosher salt 1 tsp ground cumin 4 tsp lemon juice, divided (2 tsp for chickpeas, 2 tsp for sauce) 1 tbsp stirred tahini 1 … Continue reading cumin chickpeas with hemp seed tahini
i'm in my potato era. potatoes can sit around on a countertop, but they're ready to go whenever you are. they're just chillin, y'all. i came across this sweet potato hashbrown recipe on NYT cooking, but wanted to enhance the flavor profile - and ENHANCE it, we did. the recipe i'm about to share is … Continue reading sweet potato hashbrowns with homemade hot honey and a poached egg
this is a super simple recipe that comes together in just a few minutes if the quinoa is already cooked! and if not - then about 30. easy peasy, y'all! i won't lie - this is somehow a lot tastier than it sounds. one might say, i inhaled it. i originally wanted to add a … Continue reading black quinoa with garlicky spinach and a fried egg
i often forget what a simple, sustainable delight it is to caramelize onions. i've recently turned to red onions for caramelizing as opposed to yellow or white, because that's amy chaplin's go-to move! and i'm assuming it is because red onions have a higher amount of antioxidant compounds than yellow or white onions. and they're … Continue reading caramelizing onions
i haven't made a peanut butter and honey sandwich in forever, but i tend to go through periods when i'm very in the mood for this beautiful combination of ingredients. i can think of once when i was working as a secretary at a dermatology office and i brought them to work as a #saddesklunch … Continue reading peanut butter and honey in a cast iron skillet
suuuuch a good cooking day yesterday. i baked a new banana bread recipe by, you guessed it, amy chaplin. the recipe i used is from her cookbook, at home in the whole food kitchen, but i found one online that is very similar to what i made: recipe here. i omitted the toasted walnut swirl … Continue reading banana bread and roasted veg
I made this David Tanis recipe yesterday, inspired by its seasonality and lovely colors. I didn't know what to expect, knowing radicchio is bitter, but not knowing how it would pair with persimmons and pomegranate seeds. This turned out to be one of the best salad I've ever had. When I headed to the farmer's … Continue reading Persimmon and pomegranate seed salad with walnuts and radicchio
This isn't a "recipe" so much as it is a way to combine ingredients on top of bread so that it's a full-on meal with minimal effort. I had all of this stuff on hand, some ingredients thanks to meal prep (quick pickled bell peppers), and some ingredients courtesy of my local farmer's market (smoked … Continue reading Roasted Sourdough with Smoked Salmon and Vegetables
cooking with leeks 