Posted in Salads, Vegetarian on February 27, 2007 | No Comments »
This classic salad of apples, celery, and mayonnaise served on a lettuce leaf was created by maitre d’ Oscar Tschirky at New York’s famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in 1896. Since Oscar invented this salad, we only thought it appropriate to bring it to our friends’ Oscar party on last night.
Although the original salad contained only apples, [...]
Posted in Sides, Vegetarian on February 26, 2007 | No Comments »
This is one of our favorite ways to eat celery root. The roasting brings out the earthy, salty, parsley-like flavor of celery root, allspice is a perfect compliment to the light celery flavor, and dressing it in a good olive oil with a touch of sea salt is simply divine.
Ingredients
1 bulb of celery root, peeled [...]
Posted in Sides, Vegetarian on February 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
As promised in our post about using celery root as a substitute for potato, here is one of our favorite celery root recipes: celery root mash. This makes a healthier and more flavorful alternative to mashed potatoes. In addition to the celery root being lower in carbs and calories than potatoes, this side dish gets [...]
Posted in Salads, Vegetarian on December 20, 2006 | No Comments »
Topped with a seductive dressing made from a reduction of riesling, this hearty green salad showcases some of the best that autumn has to offer.
Ingredients
1 cup Riesling
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
6 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound of mixed greens
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/3 cup toasted walnuts
1/2 pomegranate seeds
1 cup diced anjou or bosc [...]
Posted in Soups, Vegetarian on June 27, 2006 | No Comments »
This is a great summer soup for those of you lucky enough to be in the heat wave. It’s also quick and easy to make. Personally, I like a lot of lemon flavor in my soup, but you can cut the lemon to suite your taste.
Although the ingredient list may sound light, I assure that [...]
Posted in Salads, Vegetarian on June 23, 2006 | No Comments »
This wonderful Lebanese salad makes a great summer salad with the fresh vegetables, parsley and mint, and the tangy dressing. You can buy the sumac in the dried spice aisle of any middle eastern or gourmet grocery store. Whole Foods generally sells it in the bulk spice aisle.
Ingredients
1/2 cup vegetable broth
1 teaspoon of corn starch
1/3 [...]
Posted in Sauces & Condiments, Vegetarian on June 16, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Pesto is good, cilantro pesto is even better. This is a twist on the traditional pesto. It’s particularly good on top of the Vegetable Stew.
Ingredients
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 bunch fresh parley, coarsely chopped
1 bunch of fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons of pine nuts
4 tablespoons olive oil
juice of 1/2 lime
1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt
freshly ground [...]
Posted in Soups, Vegetarian on June 16, 2006 | 2 Comments »
This category is “Recipes: Tried and True” because I’ve only been sharing the ones that I’ve made numerous times and have replicated successfully. This Vegetable Stew is an exception–we just made it for the first time tonight, and I think it’s worthy of sharing now.
Back in April, Jan and I were in Santa Barbara to [...]
Posted in Sauces & Condiments, Vegetarian on June 8, 2006 | 2 Comments »
This is a must have sauce on top of the Spicy Moroccon Chicken that I posted earlier today.
Ingredients
1/2 cup tahini
1 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1/4 cup honey
1 garlic clove, minced
kosher salt
white pepper
pinch of cayenne (optional)
Directions
Mix the tahini, yogurt, lemon juice, cilantro, garlic, and honey together in a bowl. Season with salt, [...]
Posted in Sides, Vegetarian on June 4, 2006 | No Comments »
We consume a lot of broccoli in our household, but eating plain steamed broccoli just doesn't do it for me. I need more flavor, more punch in my veggies. With this recipe, the sharp flavor of blue cheese pairs very well with the broccoli, and mixed together as they are, yield an almost mashed potato-like [...]
