I’m healed enough from my surprise summer vacation – sigh – my bilateral mastectomy to start actively planning and prepping meals. My beloved husband’s favorite Thai dish is pad thai, and I wanted to make it, but maybe inject a little more nutrition into it.
Tag: Vegetarian
Vegan Kofta with Salad Shirazi
It is a truth universally acknowledged that I make a LOT of hummus and pita, because it’s one of my favorite comfort food combinations. I’ve been really fortunate to learn how to make a lot of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes through travels and work, and hummus has just stuck with me – tahini is…
When collards met kimchi
This month’s Garden & Gun has a beautifully editorial spread on collard green kimchi. And we have a LOT of collard greens in our backyard garden. But I didn’t feel like tracking down daikon on one of my last quiet weekends before Mardi Gras, so instead I adapted the recipe for a quick and dirty salt…
Because it’s hummus night, and the feeling’s right.
One of the rare meals upon which all five members of our family can agree is hummus, babaghanoush, and whole wheat pita. My husband and I like to add roasted red peppers, olives, and feta to our hummus, but our kids are content to eat hummus plain. The tricky bit, though, is that they prefer…
Pretzels & Beer Cheese
Long work days and school stress pair to champion my strong desire to pursue cheesy carbs as a coping mechanism. Is it the healthiest choice? Nope. But sometimes you want to pretend that despite 93 degree October temperatures and 1000% percent New Orleans humidity, that it’s autumn, and that comfort carbs are the way to…
Football Season: a mood.
The perfect side for those still way-too-hot weekend cookouts.
Shakshuka Sunday
Shakshuka is delicious. Full stop. It’s great for dinner. It’s great for lunch. It’s great any moment of the day – but we love it best at brunch, served with homemade pita. It’s genuinely worth the prep time – one batch serves between 4-6, but if you’re like us and your kids have terrible taste…
From ragout to popcorn
I had planned to make a mushroom ragout to top our leftover polenta last night. I had great intentions. But a live wire caught the outside of our house on fire, and, well, we ate popcorn and cheese for dinner. THIS IS FINE.
Pita
I love pita. My husband loves pita. It’s one of the few things I’ll make that my kids adore, too, especially if I serve it with homemade hummus (that recipe is coming very soon, I promise). Pita is great for mini-pizzas, for dipping into your shorba, and for stuffing with falafel or cold cuts. VIVA…
Shorba
There’s something incredibly comforting about a good soup, and this soup is one of our stalwarts. Red lentils are widely available in most grocery stores, but especially cheap at Trader Joe’s – plus, it’s a no guilt meal. Skip the pita if you’re trying to skimp on carbs, but I made a mess of whole…
This Girl Cait 