Tomato, Pepper and Sweet Potato Soup
While always willing to go prospecting in the pantry any time of year, I typically cook with local ingredients in […]
Roasted Carrots with Carrot Greens Pesto
I’ve rarely met a vegetable that I did not want to roast, especially the ones that are not green (though […]
Carrot Soup with the Greens
Don’t throw out the greens of your root vegetables when they’re young and fresh. Most of those leaves are edible […]
Spicy Carrot Soup with Cilantro Cream
We’re starting to see young carrots come into the markets, so I was determined to use up the big old […]
OK Paris: A Correspondence Course 5 – Bored with Pasta
OK Paris is an ongoing exchange of culinary encounters and yearnings during OK’s half-year relocation from New York to Paris. […]
Paper Chef 50: Ricotta Dill Custards on Honeyed Carrot Puree
From my winning entry in the February Paper Chef challenge, I was the announcer and judge for the March edition. […]
Beet and Kohlrabi Soup with Cabbage
To wrap up a month of cooking the variety of the root vegetables that I had in the crisper, I […]
Carrots: A Roasted Rainbow
An irresistible array of multi-colored carrots appeared at our local non-profit “health food” store this week, bunched like Noah’s Ark […]
Tiger Lily Carrots with Daikon, Ginger and Sesame
For the February Can Jam event brilliantly organized by Tigress in a Jam, I was inspired by a carrot salad […]
Root Soup with Preserved Sage from the Pantry
Continuing my mission to use up the roots in my refrigerator, I made a delicious pureed soup of rutabaga, parsnips, […]
February: Searching for Roots
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes and ships – and sealing-wax – […]
Orange-flavored Grains with Parsnips and Carrots
Continuing the citrus theme of the month, I sparked up two related root vegetables – carrots and parsnips – by […]
OK Paris: The Correspondence Course 1
OK (my son and his fiancé, who really do use that moniker) have relocated from New York to Paris for […]
Moroccan Chicken with Preserved Lemons and Green Olives
I recently had one of those days when the ingredients in the fridge and the pantry aligned to make it […]
Roasted Roots
I love roasted vegetables. There’s something about the concentration of flavors that feels homey. And the contrast between the slightly […]
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