Wednesday, October 15, 2008 I am not sure why it took me so long to try cooking Quinoa. I’ve had this bag of it sitting in my pantry for a couple of months now. I guess I was worried it would be tough to cook, or maybe Diana would not like it or I would […]
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Saturday, July 26, 2008 This is the first risotto I made without using chicken stock. Instead if the customary butter in there I also used olive oil. The result was quiet good, but I did miss the goodness of a rich stock in there. Instead, I used some fresh vegetable stock to cook the risotto.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 I’ve never had an eggplant dish that I did not at least like and I doubt I will. IF I do, it will probably be due to pure execution or pure conception. I am sure it will in no way shape or form be the fault of this divine purple fruit.
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Thursday, May 1, 2008 Very few dishes are as satisfying to make and eat as a properly made pie, be it pizza, calzone, turnover or empanada. They are very versatile and take on almost any filling, with or without meat. The main rule is to make sure the filling is not too wet, so that
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 I have not posted much in this project recently, not because I have not been serving vegetarian items. I have been a bit busy and most of my vegetarian meals have been very simple and in all honesty, not very interesting. Stuff like bread and cheese or a simple salad have
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Wednesday, Thursday March 6, 2008 Burghul with tomato is another traditional Lebanese dish that I ate on a regular basis as a child. The basic recipe is extremely simple, just burgul cooked with onions and tomatoes. That is all good, but to make it a bit more substantial I added some roasted cauliflower and zucchini.
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Thursday, February 7, 2008 This Thai-inspired dish is based on a “Quick Braised Vegetables, Thai Style” from Mark Bittman’s “How To Cook Everything Vegetarian“. It is not an exact replica because I did change a few things, some due to availability and some to make it more to my taste. The dish should include eggplant,
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Saturday, January 12, 2008 If you do not know what burghul is, click here where I explained it once before. It really is a delicious and quick-cooking grain that can be cooked in many interesting methods or not at all. It can even be soaked for an hour, drained, flavored and eaten as is. This
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Burgul, burghul or bulgur along with many other variation for how to pronounce it is one of the staples of Lebanese food. It is used very much like rice. So, it can be used to make a pilaf, for a stuffing ingredient, in breads, in salads or dips. Before rice was known in the
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