Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Dishes category.
Pan-fried Rib Eyes with White Beans and Leeks
Filed in Dishes, June 20, 2008, 2:31 pmIt’s been a while since I posted, and it’s been even longer since I’ve posted about cooking. So here we go, I’m getting back to the meat and potatoes of this site.
The good news is that I haven’t been completely disengaged. I’ve been cooking and occasionally taking pictures.
The bad news is that I can’t really remember […]
Red Round, Plum, and Roma Tomato Salad
Filed in Dishes, June 13, 2008, 3:09 pmYou know how sometimes you get a craving for a particular food? And you know how sometimes that craving is just so overwhelming you have to go out and do something about it right away? Well, that’s how I felt a week ago about tomatoes, so I went to the store and bought a ton […]
Barefoot Contessa’s Curry Chicken Salad
Filed in Dishes, May 1, 2008, 3:29 pmEarlier this week I turned 27, the same age that such luminaries as Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix met the end of their chaotic existences. I, on the other hand, celebrated this new year by calling in sick to my law firm job and making chicken salad.
Chimichurri, Marinade-Style
Filed in Dishes, April 19, 2008, 8:03 pmAs promised in my post on chimichurri, I used my leftovers to try this out as a marinade. Let’s see what Señor McCurry’s invention tasted like tonight.
Tofu with Chimichurri and Minted Peas Under Oil
Filed in Dishes, April 17, 2008, 8:14 pmI swear to God I cook meat.
This is now my fifth post without one morsel of flesh involved, and I’d like to assure everyone that this website isn’t the first step in a process that includes such things as leaving informational pamphlets around and prompting “philosophical talks” that are thinly-veiled conversion attempts, and which ends […]
Grapefruit and Avocado Salad
Filed in Dishes, April 16, 2008, 10:43 pmI have a hard time picturing how things will taste when combined. I’m sure this skill will develop as I cook more, but in the meantime, part of what I find so enjoyable about cooking is that it’s a discovery process. For example, that’s how I now know what leeks and bacon are all about. […]
Alice Waters’s Luscious Grilled Cheese and Minestrone
Filed in Dishes, April 13, 2008, 9:34 pmIn my previous life as a lazy cook, I would have grilled cheese and soup somewhere in the neighborhood of once every couple weeks. Generally, this was my fallback meal if I was low on supplies or needed to eat a quick dinner. The grilled cheese would be Brownberry whole wheat bread with muenster and […]
Tofu with Thai Curry Sauce
Filed in Dishes, April 9, 2008, 8:52 pmI almost always have tofu in my fridge for three main reasons:
1. It’s inexpensive.
2. I’ve been brainwashed by Big Protein.
3. I don’t have to take it out to thaw, thereby making it a contingency plan of sorts if I forget to take meat out during my pre-caffeinated haze before work.
Also, I kind of like it, and by “it” […]
The Greatest Carrots in the History of All Known Carrotdom
Filed in Dishes, April 7, 2008, 11:05 amSo my first substantive blog post is about carrots. I don’t even like carrots.
I made a cannellini bean dish last week that required 1/4 cup worth of diced carrots. I went to a different Whole Foods than I normally do, the Gold Coast location. Here’s the charming little market below. Obviously I didn’t take the […]
