Tag: salad
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Need an Easy Dinner Next Monday?
Food-related blog news.Dear Reader, I am sharing a bit of exciting news — as of today, my good friend Sarah Yee and I are starting a little food business! As you all know, we both love to cook. Now, we’ll be channeling this passion and skills into cooking for our community through Josephine. What’s Josephine? Josephine is…
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Friendly Friday:
Fresh Flavors from Fit Foodie Finds’ Red Coconut Curry MeatballsWhen I saw fellow Minnesotan and food blogger Lee Hersch recently drop a coconut curry meatball photo on Instagram, I just had to try her recipe. Substitutions: All the chili paste I could find had fish sauce/shrimp contaminant in it, so I couldn’t have it in my house due to allergy. However, my roommate/partner/spouse brilliantly bought…
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Chef Kyle Wisner’s Lunch Break Demo @the Book Larder
One overcast Monday morning, I ventured over to the Book Larder, a community cookbook store on Fremont Ave of Seattle. I’ve ridden past there many a time by bike and by bus, and always meant to go. Finally, I found time and managed to sign up for classes a few days ahead. Note: if you…
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One More Way to Keep
Your Home Cool in the Summer:
Quinoa, Cucumber, Tomato SaladDouble-feature bonus posts this week! My offering to you, Dear Reader, for being a faithful audience. Enjoy! A few years ago, I found myself buying one of those cup-salads from Whole Foods a lot in the summer. I liked it so much I figured I should start making it, so I can (a)get it without…
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Radish Cous Cous
A variation on Cristina Sciarra’s Radish Cous Cous off Food52. Makes 2 entree portions
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Beat the Heat: Part Zillion!
Zucchini Basil SaladFresh back from a cross-country road trip through 4 national parks, three rolls of campfire-cooked Pillsbury products, and too many kinds of 80+-degree weather, I give you… Cold Zucchini Basil Salad A variation from simply real health I googled after a random Instagram find. Ingredients: 1 large heirloom tomato, sliced into bite-sized pieces 3-4 zucchini total (prefer a…
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[Broccoli & Spinach] Miso Slaw
As a kid, my mom would make steamed broccoli, and my favorite parts to eat were the little slices of tender stalk (outside bark was peeled off) that she would steam along with the usual tree-like shapes I would stick in bowls of rice to create a tiny diorama before eating. It wasn’t until years later…
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Panzanella: no-cook recipe #3 for the summer heat
So I was looking for a swift way to use all the tomato loot from my garden in the warm summer days, while still getting the individual flavors of them.. Cribbed and modified from Ina Garten’s Panzanella recipe from Food network. Ingredients 3 tablespoons good olive oil 1 small French bread or boule, cut into…