With this tropical weather I’m craving tropical food. This simple and refreshing combo is prepared quickly and requires no fussing at all. And as the satés are BBQ, no need to fire up the oven and warm up the house further. Green papaya salad and smoked tofu satés with peanut dipping sauce Tofu satés [...]
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Green papaya salad and smoked tofu satés with peanut dipping sauce
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Recipes, Salads, Sauces & Dressings on June 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Orecchiette with wild mushroom cream sauce
Posted in Italian, Main dishes, Pasta, Recipes, Sauces & Dressings on September 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Today looks and feels like the first sunday of fall. I warded off the end-of-summer-blues with 2 fail proof anti-depressants: pasta and amontillado. I used orecchiette but linguine or spaghetti would work well too. And try to get your hands on Pioppino mushrooms, their nutty flavour works real well here, otherwise porcini or other hearty [...]
Kale & seaweed salad
Posted in gluten-free, Raw food, Recipes, Salads, Sauces & Dressings, Vegetables, tagged kale, raw vegan, salad, seaweed, Vegan recipe, wakame on September 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
To be happy I need a generous daily dose of straight up greens, relatively unaltered and preferably raw. Here’s what it looked like today. Kale and wakame salad. Ingredients 1 bunch kale, chopped 20 gr wakame seaweed, rehydrated and drained well 3 scallions, sliced thinly 30 ml raw tahini 30 ml toasted sesame oil 30 [...]
My #1 summer food.
Posted in Main dishes, Appetizers & Snacks, Sauces & Dressings, tagged Vegan recipe, tomato sandwich, vegan mayo on August 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Seriously. I could eat this every day. It’s all my mom’s fault really… She’s transmitted her addiction on to us. We’re now contaminating the 3rd generation. Orange zebra tomato sandwich with avocado and red curly lettuce. No recipe necessary. Ingredients are super basic but must be the best and freshest you can get your hands [...]
Spring salad
Posted in Recipes, Salads, Sauces & Dressings, tagged capers, potato, salad, spinach, Spring on April 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a simple spring salad which I quickly put together when I got back from the market this weekend. The radish sprouts and arugula flowers added some colour and a nice kick to the mild spinach. Ingredients 150 gr (5.5 oz) Baby spinach 50 gr (1.75 oz) Sunflower sprouts 50 gr (1.75 oz) Japanese purple [...]
Saté tofu & spicy peanut sauce
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Recipes, Sauces & Dressings, tagged saté, spicy peanut sauce, thai food, tofu, Vegan recipe on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last weekend we had a potluck dinner party. Most of guests weren’t vegetarian but as it was in celebration of my birthday and I’m blessed with the most awesome friends ever, they all made killer vegan dishes. I made tofu saté and spicy peanut sauce because it’s a good finger food that relatively easy on [...]
Tian of roasted vegetables
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Main dishes, Sauces & Dressings, Vegetables, tagged grilled vegetables, Vegan recipe on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This roasted vegetable tian makes a nice appetizer or side. No recipe. I roasted all the vegetables individually and then assembled the structure. From the bottom up: roasted eggplant, fired roasted red peppers, sautéed mushrooms deglazed with Amontillado Jerez, roasted zucchini, roasted cherry tomatoes. The sauce in a simple purée of fresh basil leaves, olive [...]
Gnocchi, take 1 & 2.
Posted in Italian, Main dishes, Pasta, Recipes, Sauces & Dressings, Wine pairing, tagged gnocchi, Vegan recipe on February 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For years I stayed well clear of gnocchi. The few times I had eaten them I found they were heavy, doughy and generally unappetizing. Then one night some time ago while at Hearth I was present with a small plate of them by the chef. The guy was standing right there waiting for comeback so [...]
Izakaya dinner part 4 – Robata Yaki and baked mushrooms
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Japanese, Main dishes, Recipes, Sauces & Dressings, Vegetables, tagged bunashimeji, Izakaya, Japanese grilled vegetables, Japanese mushrooms, Japanese tapas, Maitake, Robata Yaki, shiitake, Vegan recipe on February 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Here’s the last bit of the Japanese dinner. Look at the previous 3 posts for the entire menu. Robata Yaki is grilled food, this time okra, asparagus and scallions. It could not be easier. Just brush veges with a little oil and grill on the BBQ or in the oven. You can baste the food [...]
