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Here’s a great recipe to use up those imperfect looking, albeit delicious tomatoes and some of your summer basil.
1/2 cup chopped scallions
1 Tbsp olive oil
3/4 cup chopped fresh tomato (1/2″ dice), seeded & drained
1/4 c. minced or julienne sliced basil
2 cups unbleached flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
1 – 1/2 [...]
2 large or 3 small avocados, diced into large 1″ cubes, tossed with lime juice (fresh)
2 pints of refrigerated grocery store salsa (usually fresher and better than jarred), drained (reserve the juice if you want)
6 cloves garlic, minced
Louisiana hot sauce to taste
1 package frozen extra sweet or shoepeg corn or 2 small cans Green Giant shoepeg [...]
Look at this beautiful dill plant. This is how many blossoms will form on just one plant! These are the seed heads that are used in pickles. My brother Bob has been working on his pickle recipe for years. He generously gave me a quart of them a year ago, and I had [...]
You can use any variety of root vegetables in this recipe. Cut them into similar sizes so they cook at the same time. Preheat oven to 450°.
3 carrots, cut on diagonal into 1/2″ thick strips
3 potatoes, cut into 1/2″ thick pieces
3 onions, cut into wedges
1 parsnip, cut into 1/2″ pieces
1 turnip, cut into 1/2″ pieces
1 [...]
Rick and I ate lunch yesterday at Levy’s Israeli deli in Hollywood, one of his favorite places to eat. Their specialty is a stuffed pita called a shwarma. It contains spit-roasted turkey, chicken, beef or lamb, along with hummus, baba ganoush, tahini, diced cucumber tomato salad, and a yogurt dressing. There are many interesting, spicy [...]
Here’s the final (for now) installment of chard recipes. They’re all good.
3 Tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
1/2 cup golden raisins
3 Tbsp. lemon zest
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 lbs Swiss chard, spinach or beet greens
3 Tbsp toasted slivered almonds
In a large saute pan, put olive oil, garlic and pepper flakes. [...]
I’ve gotten so many comments from readers who liked my chard recipes, that I thought I’d post a couple more of them. These can all utilize fresh spinach or beet greens or any soft greens.
Dressing:
2 tsp. rice wine vinegar
2 tsp sugar or 1 packet Truvia
1 1/2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. dark sesame oil
2 small cloves [...]
Here’s another variation on a theme. Spinach or beet greens will also work with this recipe. Here’s a tip for removing the stems from chard: Hold the chard by the stem with the leaf pointing down. Run a sharp knife down the stem on either side and voila! Your stem is easily removed.
In a big [...]
This is an excellent recipe for a different take on greens. Soft greens like spinach, chard and beets cook quickly. The moisture on the greens from washing them is enough to wilt them.
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, minced
4 medium cloves garlic, minced
1/2 medium jalapeño or other medium hot chile, seeded and minced
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 Roma [...]
This salad gets rave reviews every time I take it to a party. The secret is lemon juice and zest in the dressing. Upon final assembly, toss the hot pasta with the cooled vegetables and dressing. The hot pasta will absorb the dressing and its great flavor.
1 1/2 pounds fresh asparagus, tough ends snapped off, [...]
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