Vegetarian Pozole de Frijol Pozole (also spelled posole) is a soup or stew made all over Mexico, dating back to pre-Columbian times. Vegetarian pozole is almost a non-sequitur, because the original is heavy on the pig, …
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For those of you who aren’t familiar with her work (most famously Strangers With Candy), Amy Sedaris is crazy. Bug f’ing nuts. Mad as a hatter. But there is more here than meets the eye. Virtually every one of the …
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Irish soda bread is great to have in your arsenal. It it is leavened with baking soda and buttermilk instead of yeast, so you can go from conception to hot bread on the table in under an hour, with only a few minutes of …
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These little rolls of roasted eggplant with a ricotta filling and a simple sauce are minimal work and make a satisfying appetizer or side dish. I sauced mine with ajvar, a mild spread of roasted red peppers that is …
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As fall closes in on winter, the cold weather greens and warm, filling grains figure more in our cooking. A lazy weekend day meant I had time to make polenta the slow way instead of using the quick cooking (but not …
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Farro salad with chanterelles, fennel, apples and parmesan This is my second take on chanterelles and farro. The first one was a hot entree, with sauteed apples. Today's variation is a salad, with shaved apples, …
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