I’ve been taking full advantage of grilling season, so dinners around here have been featuring a lot of grilled vegetables and fresh salads. Summer meals are about simplicity and flavor, a great opportunity to showcase vegetables and make them the center of a meal. This […]
Dinner
Seared Cabbage with Miso Butter
When I first worked on this recipe I did so because I had an overwhelming amount of leftover cabbage I did not know what to do with. It then occurred to me how rarely I eat cabbage, why is that? It’s a controversial vegetable, apparently, […]
Miso Mushroom Pasta
Adding dimension and depth of flavor to a dish typically takes hours of prepping and cooking, and no home cook is willing to put that much effort into a meal at the end of a long day. That’s precisely why I love taking some shortcuts […]
Burst Tomatoes Miso Noodles
You know how everyone loves to hate on food bloggers and their pages long stories about their beloved recipes bla bla? Well, my turn! Just bear with me here. There’s not much to say about this dish other than it’s my go-to weeknight dinner those […]
Harissa Chicken Stew
These chilly autumn nights are perfect for warming comfort foods, and what’s more comforting than a big bowl of hearty soup? Every year I grieve the end of summer. But autumn comes so swiftly, I’m quickly reminded of how wonderful this season is. Everything feels so cozy […]
Mushroom Confit Pasta
I love tomato confit. It’s probably my favorite way to eat cherry tomatoes, but also it’s a great approach to cooking, since it’s much less active than sautéing and it’s easily scalable. It goes great with pasta, making it a wonderful alternative to a weeknight […]
Roasted Eggplant with Whipped Tahini Sauce
So apparently eggplant is boring and weird, and falls under the “if it tastes bad, it must be good for you” food group. Um, okay I see where you’re coming from, but have you tried Roasted Eggplant with Tahini Sauce? So.. I kinda beg to […]