I used to really, truly loathe this dish. It was the one thing I wouldn’t touch on my Passover plate. Kids are funny about food textures—the soft carrots, over-sweetened with buckwheat honey in this case, made me dread the holiday when I knew tzimmes were involved. Since reaching adulthood, I’ve found a way to make…
Serves 4 Author Notes I love Indian food and converted a chicken recipe to this vegetarian option —Laura Murphy Ingredients Ingredients 150 grams fine green beans, trimmed and chopped 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds 100 grams carrots, peeled and sliced 1 pinch garam masala 80 grams potatoes, parboiled and chopped 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder 25 grams…
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The Mejadra recipe in Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi’s Jerusalem: A Cookbook is Tamimi’s take on the traditional Arab comfort food combination of rice, lentils, and onions. Here, the rice and lentils are steamed together with a plethora of spices, pilaf style, before adding the pièce de résistance–a smattering of freshly fried onions. It may…
Serves 4 Author Notes My mother didn’t always try to cook healthy. We all have the waistline ( or lack of) to prove it. Now that our family is older, we understand the importance of trying to live a healthy lifestyle. This recipe transforms carb loaded lasagna into a lower carb vegetarian friendly, and just…
Photo by James Ransom Prep time 20 minutes Cook time 30 minutes Serves 6 Author Notes As a kid I loved seafood and hated Indian food. Over the years somehow that got switched up to loving Indian food and becoming vegetarian. About a year ago I decided to make the move to pescatarianism which has…
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving 1 medium onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup) 1 large carrot, finely diced (about 1 cup) 2 medium stalks celery, finely diced (about 1 cup) 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves 3 medium cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tablespoon) 1 large head escarole, chopped into 1-inch…
Photo by kschurms Prep time 30 hours Cook time 1 hour Serves 2 Ingredients 1 large head cauliflower 4 vine ripe tomatoes 1 yellow onion 5 cloves of garlic, peeled 1/4 cup pitted green olives, diced 1/3 cup chopped cilantro 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar 1 tablespoon Mike’s hot honey olive oil salt & pepper Directions…
