Tag: Side Dish

  • Seasonal Stuffed Squash

    It’s NaBloPoMo, National Blog Posting Month. For the month of November, I’m going to post every day. This is day 22. Sometimes I go to the supermarket without a specific recipe in mind or list at hand and just think “I need vegetables.” The variety of vegetables to choose from can be overwhelming. One of the things…

  • Inspired by Beet Fries

    Our CSA has finally started! I do love all the edible joys that summer brings. Thanks to Stillman’s Farm, we’re enjoying the start of another season of farm fresh produce. Our first box contained a bunch of beautiful, long beets, perfect for beet fries! Ever since our first encounter with Grass Fed, Jamaica Plain’s newest…

  • Zucchini Pancakes, Korean style

    I love the variety of fruits and vegetables that summer brings en masse. We go through the contents of our CSA box like pirates looking at their bounty after a successful raid. “Aarrgh – more zucchini and lettuce” I tell Mike. Having such an abundance of certain ingredients has pushed us to experiment and explore…

  • All choked up

    Artichokes are one of my most favorite foods. When we were younger, my parents would buy them as a special treat. I was more excited by this than a more normal child might have been by a Twinkie or a trip to Pizza Hut. I loved the unusual flavor of the artichoke. I would slowly…

  • Spiced Chickpeas – better than popcorn

    I recently discovered spiced chickpeas. I hit upon the idea one day, and I’ve been quite pleased with the results ever since. Sometimes I make them as the main star of a dish, and sometimes they’re only a bit part. They’re delicious in the carrot soup. They’re also really good with bitter leafy greens or…