Oct 21 2008
Sep 18 2008
Veggies!
I saw this meme over at Seeds Aside and just couldn’t resist. Here are the complicated rules: bold what you’ve eaten and strike out what you would never eat. LIke Sciencewomen, I italicized it if it’s something I’ve cooked and/or grown. There are still so many things to try! Sadly, many of the things on this list are things I will never eat again. No more dairy and eggs for me!
1. Real macaroni and cheese, made from scratch and baked
2. Tabouleh
3. Freshly baked bread, straight from the oven
4. Fresh figs
5. Fresh pomegranate
6. Indian dal of any sort
7. Imam bayildi
8. Pressed spiced Chinese tofu
9. Freshly made hummus
10. Tahini
11. Kimchi
12. Miso
13. Falafel
14. Potato and pea filled samosas
15. Homemade yogurt
16. Muhammara
17. Brie en croute
18. Spanikopita
19. Fresh, vine-ripened heirloom tomatoes
20. Insalata caprese
21. Stir-fried greens (gai lan, bok choi, pea shoots, kale, chard or collards)
22. Freshly made salsa
23. Freshly made guacamole
24. Creme brulee
25. Fava beans
26. Chinese cold sesame peanut noodles
27. Fattoush
28. New potatoes
29. Coleslaw
30. Ratatouille
31. Baba ganoush
32. Winter squash
33. Roasted beets
34. Baked sweet potatoes
35. Plantains
36. Chocolate truffles
37. Garlic mashed potatoes
38. Fresh water chestnuts
39. Steel cut oats
40. Quinoa
41. Grilled portabello mushrooms
42. Chipotle en adobo
43. Stone ground whole grain cornmeal
44. Freshly made corn or wheat tortillas
45. Frittata
46. Basil pesto
47. Roasted garlic
48. Raita of any type
49. Mango lassi
50. Jasmine rice (white or brown)
51. Thai vegetarian coconut milk curry
52. Pumpkin in any form other than pie
53. Fresh apple pear or plum gallette
54. Quince in any form
55. Escarole, endive or arugula
56. Sprouts other than mung bean
57. Naturally brewed soy sauce
58. Dried shiitake mushrooms
59. Unusually colored vegetables (purple cauliflower, blue potatoes -the Andean species, chocolate bell peppers…)
60. Fresh peach ice cream
61. Chevre
62. Medjool dates
63. Kheer
64. Flourless chocolate cake
65. Grilled corn on the cob
66. Black bean (or any other bean) vegetarian chili
67. Tempeh
68. Seitan or wheat gluten
69. Gorgonzola or any other blue veined cheese
70. Sweet potato fries
71. Homemade au gratin potatoes
72. Cream of asparagus soup
73. Artichoke-Parmesan dip
74. Mushroom risotto
75. Fermented black beans
76. Garlic scapes
77. Fresh new baby peas
78. Kalamata olives
79. Preserved lemons
80. Fried green tomatoes
81. Chinese scallion pancakes
82. Cheese souffle
83. Fried apples
84. Homemade frijoles refritos
85. Pasta fagiole
86. Macadamia nuts in any form
87. Paw paw in any form
88. Grilled cheese sandwich of any kind
89. Paneer cheese
90. Ma Po Tofu (vegetarian style-no pork!)
91. Fresh pasta in any form
92. Grilled leeks, scallions or ramps
93. Green papaya salad (sauce needed)
94. Baked grain and vegetable stuffed tomatoes
95. Pickled ginger
96. Methi greens
97. Aloo paratha
98. Kedgeree (the original Indian version without the smoked fish, not the British version with fish)
99. Okra
100. Roasted brussels sprouts
Jun 22 2008
All around the mulberry bush…
Just outside of my classroom here at KBS is a large mulberry bush. The mulberries are just beginning to ripen. I had a small, but very tasty, handful today. I’ve never really eaten anything made with mulberries before. I was thinking they’d be good with pancakes. Any suggestions?
May 30 2008
My New Favorite Cookies
May 17 2008
The semester may be over
But I’m still busy. So busy, in fact, that you’re going to have to wait to find out what I’ve noticed this week and what I’ve been listening to. I even missed a day of photo365, so I’m going to cheat and post two pictures taken on the same day…
Amy probably won’t like this picture of herself, but I think it looks just like her.
I also made significant progress on the introducing my friends to food-not-from-a-box front. Amy doesn’t like vegetables, but I convinced her to eat both potatoes and carrots yesterday. She still wouldn’t eat the onions, but I felt like I achieved something.
May 09 2008
Finals relief
After finals, I came home and slept a long time. Then I got up and baked and baked and baked. I went a little nuts actually. Luckily, I went to a potluck the next day, so I only ate half a pan of brownies.
May 08 2008
icing
May 04 2008
Botany Club Spring Roll Party
Botany Club cooks for our end of semester parties. This spring we made spring rolls. We used a total of 20 plant families in our ingredients. I got ones with too many hot peppers.
Nov 25 2007
Turnips
So, I don’t really like turnips, but this recipe is fantastic, and easy too! I used extra butter - it got dry when I added the breadcrumbs. I also didn’t have any lemons, so I just added some lemon juice.
