Blood oranges are in season and I love their amazing color. I had the stomach flu a couple of weeks ago, and the worst thing about that (besides the obvious) is not being able to eat good food. I always end up obsessing over something I see on TV, which in the past helped lead […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Side Dishes’ category
Week 50: Taro Root
There’s only 2 more weeks left of this 52 week challenge (more on that later this week) and I’m running out of steam. A couple of days ago I realized I had nothing planned for this week – nothing written, nothing photographed, not even an ingredient chosen, much less purchased. I wandered through my local […] Read more…
Week 48: Puya Chilies – Spicy Cranberry Sauce
Odds are the majority of you (excluding the Canadians and readers from a handful of other countries) had cranberry sauce a few days ago at Thanksgiving. Cranberry sauce has gained a poor reputation due to the unappealing can-shaped jelly version (you know, the kind you can slice – doesn’t seem natural!). It’s actually surprisingly easy […] Read more…
Week 41: Rose Water
Recently, I made a Moroccan themed dinner for a bunch of family. Along with a chickpea appetizer and chicken tagine with apricots, I served a simple fig dessert. Figs are just starting to go out of season, but for a while we had a limitless supply from a friend’s tree (one of my favorite times […] Read more…
Week 36: Burdock Root
Burdock is a biennial thistle plant. While the prickly burrs at the tip of the plant were the inspiration behind velcro, the root is the edible part. The roots are dark brown and look like sticks but are white on the inside. They are fairly hard and tough, with a mild, earthy flavor. They are […] Read more…