I’ve been to Marrakech, but this recipe was inspired by “pastures” closer to home: a restaurant in Potrero Hill called Baraka. Although I haven’t been in years and it closed in 2009, this one dish sticks in my tastebuds.
A combination of Mediterranean and North African flavors, you get creamy, tangy goat cheese with lusciously soft [...]
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Goat Cheese & Moroccan Onion Jam Bruschetta
Orecchiette with Pork, Tomatoes, and Arugula
Rourke and I moved in to our new place on Saturday, and all I can say is that I’m tired. Moving is always this perfect storm of excitement, dread, and exhaustion. I’m squarely in the exhaustion phase.
Because of said moving, we’ve been eating out for almost a week. While it is nice to have someone [...]
Moist and Tender Meatballs
Meatballs are one of the most satisfying meals around. If done right they are tender, flavorful and satisfying. Doing it right also means that they aren’t fast food, but you can make a big batch all at once and have several meals out of one session in the kitchen.
The recipe that follows comes [...]
Sesame Roasted Broccoli
It’s rare that a vegetable steals the show. In a recent dinner at EOS Wine Salon, the sesame roasted broccoli did just that. It was perfectly cooked, with a salty, nutty sauce.
Roasted broccoli is a staple in our kitchen. The basic recipe follows Cooks Illustrated — put a sheet pan in the [...]
Stuffed Flank Steak
Every family has its secrets.
Apparently my family also has “secret” recipes, some of which I am giving away on this blog. Shame on me.
I say it’s good food, so why not share? Like a lot of us, my mom likes to try new foods and recipes often, so it’s only the really great (and relatively [...]
Sausage and Peppers — with a Twist
It’s finally starting to get warm around here and unfortunately the higher temperature makes me a lazier cook, if that were possible. Who wants to slave over a hot stove or oven when a warm, beautiful day beckons?
Dinner last night was one of those “what do I have lying around that I can throw together” [...]
Summer Chopped Salad of Tomatoes and Corn
Fresh tomatoes and corn are two of the summer farm’s greatest treats. The large, fleshy tomatoes are a healthy delight that seem decadent and a bit like forbidden fruit. Corn on the cob, on the other hand, brings me right back to childhood with butter dripping down my chin and kernels stuck between [...]
Chicken and Lentil Curry
I seem to have lentils, those tasty little legumes, on the brain. And until making this recipe, I had them in the pantry too. They were leftover from making the Ultimate Veggie Burgers, palak daal, and a lentil soup or two. Generally, they’re a good thing to have on hand. Cheap, [...]
Fattoush: Lebanese Bread Salad
Turns out I can’t get enough of drupes – but this time, from an unexpected source: sumac.
Do you ever buy ingredients without a recipe in mind? Guilty. Sumac is one of those orphans in my cabinets that now has found a home in at least one recipe that I plan to make again.
After spending an [...]
Sloppy Joes!
For some reason, I can’t say it without an exclamation at the end.
I never had sloppy joes growing up, but I do remember watching commercials for Manwich. Remember Manwich?
My Bay Area California sensibilities prohibit me from buying such a thing as Manwich, so it’s homemade sloppy joes for this household. You might also notice that [...]