Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Salads on May 11th, 2013
Millet is a quirky grain: with a sunny yellow color and perfect round shape, it fluffs up perfectly when cooked, but quickly becomes dry as it cools. Raw, it smells slightly sweet, milky and almost musky. It’s the kind of smell that makes me want to bake breakfast-y things like my mother’s milk pudding. To [...]
Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Salads on Oct 14th, 2012
October in New York is my absolute favorite time of year to cook. The green market is full of robust, dark leafy greens, sweet winter squash, sweet corn and peppers. It’s chilly enough outside to welcome the warmth from veggies roasting in the oven inside, yet not too cold for a room temperature salad like [...]
Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Side Dishes on May 4th, 2012
I was planning to create a new asparagus recipe to celebrate the first organic asparagus to arrive at the green market today. But when I pulled this lovely purple bunch from the fridge, I decided to share the way I eat it most often, roasted. I know roasting asparagus is not new to many of [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Gluten free, Grains on Apr 15th, 2012
I have such fond memories of making this breakfast pilaf in my sister’s sunny yellow kitchen when I was staying with her last summer. I thought of making it now because it’s a good in-between-weather breakfast: not too wintery like some of my other breakfast recipes and not too summery like this favorite. The pilaf [...]
Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Mains on Apr 4th, 2012
The arresting yellow color and aroma of open daffodils beside me, the blinding white blossom outside, slowly giving way to green leaves and the fresh cool breeze entering through the just open window, is a delightful reminder of what’s to come. Since it’s still chilly out a comforting bowl of warm polenta topped with the [...]
Every winter I make this soup at least twice, it’s perfect for lunch or dinner and particularly great to have on hand when the weather gets really chilly. The hearty texture and rich mushroom-y flavor will sooth and warm you in an instant and give sustenance for hours. I always use whole barley rather than [...]
Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Mains on Dec 11th, 2011
I made this meal for friends last week and enjoyed it for lunch for a couple of days afterwards. Many curries have a complex mixture of spices behind them, but not this one; instead it has a nice clean flavor [...]
Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Mains on Sep 4th, 2011
I have made these lovely little stuffed squash a couple of times over the summer to rave reviews. This is a great way to take advantage of any shape of summer squash you may find at the market or have growing in your garden. I loved stuffing the round, 8-ball and avocado squash as the [...]
Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Mains on Apr 22nd, 2011
Tagine is a spicy Morocan stew that is traditionally cooked in a tall, conical ceramic dish. Here I have substituted a wide skillet, but any good pot will do. What’s important is adding a nice blend of aromatic spices and balancing the heat to your taste. You can make it with any combination of beans [...]
I’ve been thinking about making a barley risotto for most of winter and since it’s Valentine’s Day soon, I thought it was a good time to make it with beets. This dish is something healthy and beautiful to make for someone in your life you love. Recommend on FacebookTweet about it
