Every time my sister Julia shares a recipe, she offers lots of alternatives. I usually tell her that I’m only planning to write one version. Today is the exception. You can start with the basic recipe below or you can add leeks, rutabaga, turnip, smoked turkey, chicken or beef. You can thin the soup to…
Giardiniera – A Center Stage Condiment
Does the prospect of winning excite you? What do you think of the Donald telling Americans that he’s going to make them win so much they’ll tire of winning? Check out his shenanigans. And speaking of winning, I’m so excited. I recently won a draw! I got a brand spanking new cookbook called Batch, and it’s opening my…
Black Beluga Lentil Salad & Tzatziki
The film Forever Young visits two of the world’s Blue Zones, places on the planet where people live super long lives: Okinawa, Japan and Sardinia, Italy. And what do all Blue Zoners have in common? They all rely on legumes for protein — beans, peas, lentils, etc.— says my buddy Harriet Sugar Miller, quoting the author of two Blue Zone books. I’ve been…
Orange Scented Kale Salad with Smoky Chickpea Croutons – It Keeps!
I remember the Passover seders of my youth. Macho matzoh balls you could bounce faced off over delicate ones that melted in your mouth. One bubbie was a hard-nosed businesswoman; the other, a devoted and talented cook. Neither would have dreamed of following her traditional soup with a recipe like Orange Scented Kale Salad with Smoky Chickpea…
Curried Carrot Tahini Salad and Collard Wraps – Brighten Your Day
What brightens your day? What shakes you out of the humdrum and says “Hello, I’m here, come and enjoy”? It could be a person, a pet, a walk outdoors, a piece of music. Or it could be something as lowly as a carrot and as mundane as a collard wrap. Abigail Nagorski created these Curried Carrot Tahini…
Celery Lima Bean Salad – Smart Food
There’s nothing like a wedding in the family to throw me off my blogging routine. A week of preamble followed by a week of “wow, that was amazing” left the pantry longing. So how about some beans? Beans, beans will make you smart; plus the more you eat them, the less your bones will fall apart. That’s…
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