Romesco is a wonderful Spanish sauce made from roasted red peppers, tomatoes, roasted garlic and toasted nuts. It can be used as a party dip…
Smoked Tofu Buns Yes, this is directly inspired by David Chang’s legendary pork buns. I just did them with smoked tofu instead of pig, and…
The idea for these came from a packaged Japanese snack that I find totally addictive. It is easy to make at home, and then you…
Whenever I get my hands on a rare or expensive ingredient, I look for ways to feature it in a simple, pure form that shows…
Fried Artichokes with Orange-Olive Oil Emulsion The first time I had fried artichokes was at a little place in our neighborhood called Supreme; they went…
Vegan “Bacon” From King Oyster Mushrooms (left: whole mushroom; middle: sliced mushroom; right: “bacon”) Let me say for the record: I have no desire to…
Potatoes with harissa, feta and dill This was absolutely an improvisation; I’d been traveling and had very few vegetables in the house on my return,…
Red Winter Minestrone with Winter Greens Pesto If you are a dedicated locavore, or farmer’s market shopper, or year-round CSA subscriber, you are all too…
Onion Pakora Pakora are a classic Indian snack food or appetizer, made by coating just about any vegetable (or sometimes fruit) with a chickpea flour…
Red Rice and Avocado with Crispy Burdock Chips Here’s another dish I made with those amazing Reed avocados from ChefShop. It looks a little bit…