I had been craving zucchini blossoms for weeks and could not find them at all. It always blows me away when I can’t fin something in NYC. I mean seriously, this is NYC how could it not have XYZ?!? Specially food stuff. Why can’t I just reach for puntarelle, zucchini blossoms, chestnuts, preserved lemons, vin [...]
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Stuffed zucchini blossoms with fava beans and garlic scapes
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Italian, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables, Wine pairing, tagged fava beans, Fiori di Zucca Ripieni, garlic scapes, summer recipe, Vegan recipe, zucchini blossoms on July 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Pissaladière rework
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables on July 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Here’s an other one from the country vacation folder. As usual it’s easy to make and can quickly be thrown together. Pissaladière is a Niçoise onion tart eaten as an appetizer. The classic version does not have tomatoes and takes longer to prepare as you need to compote the onions first. Here I’ve made it [...]
Mexican tostada
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables, tagged bean, Mexican, summer, Vegan, Vegan recipe on July 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Bean tostada Here’s an other “it’s too hot to bother with cooking” summer meal. The tortilla was crisped in the oven instead of fried then topped with homemade bean chili which was kicking around the back of the freezer. I added chopped up lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and onions then some chipotle salsa and garnished it [...]
Lemon risotto with sautéed morels and grilled asparagus
Posted in Italian, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables, tagged asparagus, lemon risotto, morels, spring recipe, Vegan recipe on June 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yes more morels and asparagus! This is the last one for a while I think, unless I dig up an other one from my archive folder… Lemon risotto with sautéed morels and grilled asparagus. For risotto Ingredients 350 ml (1 1/2 cups) short grain rice preferably Carnaroli or Vialone Nano 750 ml (3 cups) homemade [...]
Ramps soufflés
Posted in Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables, tagged foraged food, ramps, spring recipe, Vegan recipe on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is from 3 weeks ago. It was my last ramps dish of the year and my first try making vegan soufflé. It worked out quite well. Unfortunately I was so eager to serve them before they cooled and collapsed that I forgot to take an after picture! Sorry about that. I’ll make it again [...]
Wild asparagus risotto, foraged greens and stuffed morels
Posted in Italian, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables, tagged foraged food, morels, rice, risotto, Vegan recipe, wild asparagus on May 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yup, an other rice and morels recipe… This one is from last year. I’m posting it now as it is seasonal. I can’t remember for the life of me what these foraged greens were. It was a bit like purslane but slightly bigger and had a very mild bitter taste. Any other greens would work [...]
Polenta with sautéed morels, sunchoke chips and herbed oil
Posted in Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables, tagged morels, mushrooms, polenta, Spring, sunchoke, Vegan recipe on May 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Here’s an other super easy spring inspired dish. Cheap to make if you forage your own morels but can get quite pricy if you buy them. This would also work just as well with chanterelles or other wild mushrooms. Polenta with morels, sunchoke chips and herbed oil Polenta Ingredients 1 L (4 1/4 cups) water [...]
Vegan crab cakes
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Main dishes, tagged seaweed, vegan "crab" cakes, Vegan recipe on April 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday I woke up craving crab cakes, god only knows why. Here’s the outcome. I should be good for an other 3 years or so. Or maybe not, those were pretty good. Vegan crab cake with cilantro lime mayo and Sriracha sauce. Ingredients 250 ml (1 cup) bread crumbs 250 ml (1 cup) non-dairy milk [...]
Spaghetti with sautéed ramps
Posted in Main dishes, Pasta, Recipes, tagged Pasta, ramps, spaghetti, Vegan recipe, wild edibles, wild leeks on April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After several impatient tries, I finally founds ramps at the market. Here’s a simple and quick spring time recipe that lets them take center stage. Enjoy! Spaghetti with sautéed ramps Ingredients 250 gr (½ pound) Ramps 450 gr (1 pound) Spaghetti 30 ml (2 tbsp) Extra-virgin olive oil 15 ml (1 tbsp) finely grated fresh [...]
