Posts Tagged ‘ herbs ’
Tabouli, Tabbouli, Tabbouleh
Bulgur and Parsley Salad After my seemingly endless quest for curly parsley (not cilantro, Helpful Produce Department Guy), I found myself in possession of a lot of parsley. What on earth do you do with that much parsley? The answer is tabouli. Or tabbouli. Or however you spell it. Ingredients 1 cup bulgur, cooked according […] Read More
Falafel Friday
Homemade Falafel Recipe This all began one Friday night while I was wasting my evening on Twitter. The ever-entertaining @erinscafe was attempting to make homemade falafel with limited success. Before I knew it, I was offering unsolicited advice to strangers via the Internet. Mind you, I had never made falafel, yet I still offered advice. People, this […] Read More
What’s in Season? June
It’s June 1, even though it doesn’t feel like it in the Bay Area where yesterday it was 58 degrees and raining. (Today is only marginally better, but at least the temperatures have hit the 60s. Barely.) We seem to have misplaced Spring this year. I’m hoping for a rapid jump to summer because my […] Read More
Asparagus Salad
This recipe was loosely based on a very tasty salad that I had at Nordstrom Bistro in Dallas last fall. I’ve made it a few times in the past, and couldn’t quite get the necessary bite from the sun dried tomato dressing. This time I mixed two kinds of vinegar and used spring garlic instead […] Read More
Pasta Rustica
It’s been years since I last made this recipe, but I stumbled across it while looking for something to do with the onslaught of fresh tomatoes coming from my garden. I’ve made some modifications to the original, not the least of which involves substituting cherry tomatoes for the original romas. The meal looks best when […] Read More
Inundated With Herbs
It’s that time of year where the herb garden has grown out of control and threatens to swallow the house. The only way to keep up with the growth — or beat the frost, in some climates — is by making sauces and pestos that can be frozen for later use. I freeze them overnight […] Read More
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