Romesco-style roasted pepper dip made with broiled red and yellow bell peppers, roasted garlic, almonds, and sherry vinegar. A low-fat vegetarian appetizer with a striking two-tone presentation.
Vegan no-egg egg salad: crumbled firm tofu tinted yellow with turmeric and dressed with soy mayo, vinegar, mustard, and hot sauce. Tastes like egg salad in a sandwich, no eggs required.
Classic Southern chicken and dumplings simmered from a whole chicken with carrots, onions, parsnips, and fresh herbs. A slow-cooked, soul-warming one-pot supper like grandma made.
Fava beans simmered or refried with onion, Roma tomato, and cilantro. A flexible Mexican-style habas preparation, two methods in one, great as a side or stuffed in tacos.
Halloween Penicillin Pizza: English muffin pizzas topped with green-dyed Parmesan that looks like mold. A fun, spooky kid-friendly party snack ready in 20 minutes.
Green corn tamales made from fresh corn ground with Monterey Jack cheese, whipped with lard and butter, filled with roasted green chiles and cheddar, steamed in the husks.
This recipe was given to me by a friend who is an ex-patriot now living in Playa del Carmen on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. I serve this with yellow rice and grilled avocado halves.
A must on your Christmas cookie tray. Despite the lemony frosting, the cinnamon flavor comes through.
I baked this for work. Everyone RAVED. It's October and it seemed like a holiday-ish dessert. I will have to make it again for the upcoming holidays.
Quick vegan ratatouille with eggplant, Roma tomatoes, garlic, oregano, and basil. A 15-minute weeknight dinner that's plant-based and full of flavor.
Greek stuffed grape leaves (dolmades) filled with ground lamb, pine nuts, fresh mint, parsley, and lemon juice, then baked in water until tender. A classic Mediterranean appetizer.
Pepper salad is a blender coleslaw with cabbage, carrot, and chili peppers pulse-chopped with water, drained, and dressed with mayonnaise. A quick, diabetic-friendly, 10-minute side dish.
This is an awesomely flexible dinner. You basically chop everything up, douse it in oil and some salt, pepper or whichever spices you're in the mood for (or grab first!) and chuck it in the oven for an hour or so.
Easy chicken and dumplings using a flour tortilla shortcut that tastes just like homemade. Tender chicken simmers in rich broth with sliced tortilla strips. Ready in 40 minutes, serves 8.
Making your own mustard is easy and a perfect compliment to home-made deli recipes. You can control how smooth and how rustic and chunky your mustard is. This makes about 3/4 cup of mustard.
Tender veal breast stuffed with gooey mozzarella, spinach, and roasted peppers, rolled tight and slow-roasted until fork-tender. Sliced into gorgeous spirals, this Florentine-style roast feeds 6 with a silky white wine pan sauce.
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