Why Didn’t I Think of This Before? New Potatoes and Fresh Tomatoes with Pesto

Have you ever decided to cook a couple of things together that turned out to taste so good that you wondered why you had never ever cooked them that way before? That is what happened to me last night. I had some delicious tiny new potatoes–the variety is called Carola, and if you can get […]

Gobi Mattar:Purple Cauliflower and Pea Curry

Now, you know, purple cauliflower has -got- to be better than plain old white cauliflower. I mean, it -is- purple. And purple makes everything better. Purple hair–better. Purple paint–better. Purple cauliflower–better. Yeah, that is just my emotional, aesthetic sense talking. There is no reason to believe that purple cauliflower is actually better for you, right? […]

And The Beet Goes On…My Wrist (And In My Salad)

I really used to hate beets. Well, okay, that isn’t true. I loved beets, so long as I never had to eat them. I loved the color of them–the intoxicating magenta, crimson and garnet shades arranged in concentric rings were fascinating to me as a kid. The colors of beets drew me to them like […]

Broccoli Rabe Saute–Indian Style

The number and type of greens available at the Athens Farmer’s Market expands every season; this year, Larry and Kim Cowdery of Cowdery Farms, have had success with one of my favorite greens–broccoli rabe. Also known as broccoli raab or rapini, this Italian brassica is closely related to turnips, and is similar to my favorite […]

Palak Dal–South Indian Style

When I was a little girl, I loved spinach. I loved it raw, I loved it cooked, I ate it frozen or canned. It didn’t matter. It was my favorite vegetable. (And not just because Popeye loved it, either. I just loved the taste of it.) So, it should come as no surprise that when […]

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