Vegetarian tamales with a red chile portabella filling Tamales have got to be one of my favorite things to make and eat. Sure, they are…
Black bean soup with orange-jalapeno salsa Years ago I used to make a (supposedly Cuban) black bean soup that included a fair amount of…
Gâteau de crêpes with chocolate pastry cream and dulce de leche Sometimes I read a recipe and it burrows into a corner of my…
Easy recipe for a vegetarian Vietnamese green mango salad with bright, bold flavors.
Bocoles (Masa and Black Bean Cakes) with Spicy Yams Bocoloes are little pan-fried cake of masa and mashed black beans, typically served as an antojito…
Legendary Guacamole I’ve never understood why people buy pre-made guacamole. The store-bought stuff ranges from barely ok to green glue. The real thing takes all…
Bread pudding with molten pockets of bittersweet chocolate I love to make sweet bread puddings with leftover challah or brioche, because they are already rich.…
Vegetarian Minestrone Homemade minestrone has got to be one of the best rainy day foods in the world. Living in Seattle we've got ample opportunity…
Vietnamese Vermicelli (Bun) with Ginger-Grapefruit Sauce Bun (pronounced, roughly, boon), when well made, is just about one of the greatest foods ever invented. Super-thin Vietnamese…
Vegetarian recipe for lasagna filled with thin slices of summer squash and portobello mushrooms. You can serve this to vegetarians and omnivores alike and everyone will be in heaven.