Cauliflower has always been one of my favorite vegetables. It’s a mild-tasting, versatile and keeps for a while in the refrigerator. Here is a quick and super easy casserole that uses cauliflower, shiitakes, quinoa and curry powder, all ingredients I love to cook with and […]
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Tasty Tuesday … Non-Traditional Vegetable Tagine
When the Zendog and I lived in Germany long ago, we’d often hop on the train to somewhere for a quick get-away: Paris, Amsterdam, Annecy-sur-lac, Avignon, Geneva … You name it! Back then, I had a fabulous job with great hours. I worked eleven 24-hour […]
Tasty Tuesday … Vegan Cashew Nut Stir-Fry
Here’s a quick, easy and healthy stir-fry you can whip up in no time at all. It’s probably faster than picking up to-go food or waiting for a delivery to arrive on your doorstep. Just remember to put on the rice before you heat up […]
Tasty Tuesday … Vegan Black Bean & Mushroom Tortilla Soup
Last week I’d come across this recipe in the WaPo and since I had all the ingredients, I decided to give it a try. While the list of ingredients looks rather long, I can assure you that it comes together fairly quickly for such a […]
Tasty Tuesday … Mediterranean Stir-Fry
For the last two weeks I’ve been spending much of my time sitting at my computer sorting and deleting photographs. A few days before I started deleting in earnest, a message on my computer screen jolted me awake by alerting me to the fact that […]
Tasty Tuesday … Vegan Thai Coconut Mango Curry
Were I to ever find myself stranded on a tropical island, on which I could choose only one kind of fruit tree to grow, it would be a mango tree. While I love most fruit, the mango is my absolute favorite! Right now my favorite […]
Tasty Tuesday … Fresh Farm Market Vegetable Paella
Paella always reminds me of Tarragona, the fascinating Spanish city we visited seven years ago. It’s right on the Mediterranean Sea, about an hour south of Barcelona. There, El Pigot quickly became our favorite place to eat! It was right on the town square which […]
Tasty Tuesday … Fresh Farm Market Summer Tacos
When summer temperatures soar, I don’t like turning on the stove in the kitchen for any longer than necessary. This is where a quick sauté comes in handy. And since fresh corn has been really tasty this year, I’ve been buying some almost every time I […]
Tasty Tuesday … East-West Stir-Fry with lots of Ginger
Some nights, I get hungry before I even had a chance to think about what to cook for dinner. That’s always the perfect moment for a quick stir fry. No two of my stir-fries are ever the same! The vegetables I use vary with the […]
Tasty Tuesday … Miso Vegetable Ramen
In our house, we consider this time of year Soup Season! I always find it soothing to have a pot of soup simmering on the stove when the weather turns unpleasant outside. This October brought us the second wettest month in record-keeping history here in […]
Tasty Tuesday … Curried Broccoli and Potato Stir-Fry
Lately, the broccoli has been looking really good at the store. I bought a bunch and decided to make this curried stir-fry with potatoes and shiitake mushrooms. It’s one of my favorite dishes! Crispy potatoes, “meaty” slices of mushrooms, sundered tomatoes and bright green broccoli […]
Tasty Tuesday … Thai Green Curry Soup
There is nothing better on a cold winter night, than a spicy-hot bowl of soup. While browsing through a magazine, I noticed a recipe for a Thai green curry soup. I didn’t have all the ingredients it called for on hand, so I improvised! This soup […]
Tasty Tuesday … Potato Coconut Soup with sizzling Shiitakes
For Christmas, my sister sent me a fabulous vegetarian cookbook! It’s a treasure filled with vegetarian and vegan comfort food from Germany! Thank you, Schwesterherz! I think of you often when I’m chopping and cooking away in my kitchen! The first recipe I made from the […]
Tasty Tuesday … Vegan Thai Curry with Jade Rice
One of my absolute favorite foods is a good curry! It doesn’t matter whether it’s Indian, Thai, Jamaican, Malaysian or … I love them all, as long as they are vegetarian! Yesterday I picked up some beautiful Romanesco cauliflower at the grocery store. This vegetable looks […]
Tasty Tuesday … Easy Puff Pastry Appetizer
It’s the time of year, where many of us entertain, and visit friends and family. For those occasions, I enjoy making something different to nibble on at these gatherings. For an unusual appetizer, try some puff pastry as a base to create some fabulous hors d’oeuvre! […]
Tasty Tuesday … German Mushroom Goulash
Fall is here! Leaves are turning color, nights are getting cooler and wild mushrooms are in season. Growing up near the Black Forest in Germany, this always meant outings into the woods, especially after it rained. My dad was an expert mushroom hunter, and I […]
Damn Good Noodles! For Misty!
Much of my time is spent in the kitchen, slicing, dicing, cooking, baking, creating. It’s one of the things I love doing. My collection of cookbooks is vast! I’m afraid to count, but most of them were acquired second hand. There are also plenty of […]
Same Ingredients – Different Meals
My friend Jon and I have been getting together some afternoons, to expand our creative cooking horizons. It’s fun to explore new ingredients, familiar staples and to challenge ourselves to come up with interesting new flavors and textures. This afternoon, we chose brown lentils, red bell peppers, fresh shiitake […]
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