It’s spring! The sun is out, temperatures are rising, and spring vegetables are appearing at the market. Earlier this week I celebrated by making this simple sauteed baby artichokes recipe and lightly grilling asparagus with olive oil, salt and pepper. They were both simple, lovely spring dishes. Have you been enjoying any spring produce lately? […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Side Dishes’ category
Week 16: Chayote
Chayote is another one of the unusual ingredients I’ve found to have several aliases. In different countries it is known as sayote, mango squash, choko, chuchu, chow-chow, chocho, christophene, custard marrow, xuxu, mirliton, and the most fitting, vegetable pear and pear squash. They really do look a lot like pears, except a bit more wrinkly. […] Read more…
Week 12: Tiny Poached Quail Eggs
I found myself near a Whole Foods recently (there are none where I live) and popped in to see if they had anything unusual. Lo and behold, in the bulk egg section (which was across the store from the packaged eggs) I found quail eggs! I have been searching for these, as my local supermarkets […] Read more…
Week 11: A Childhood Nightmare Made Delicious
Now, I know what you’re thinking – Brussels sprouts aren’t unusual! But the mission of 52 Kitchen Adventures is to demystify ingredients that you may overlook or avoid in the market and Brussels sprouts get such a bad rap. In reality, they are actually really good! However, if overcooked, glucosinolate sinigrin is released, which makes them […] Read more…