Come Big Game time, there are plenty of meaty treats available: chicken wings, burgers and their diminutive slider cousins, hotdogs, meatballs and sausage, pulled pork, barbecue spare ribs, beef stew, nachos, chili. Sure, nachos and chili can be made vegetarian, but how often does that happen for Super Bowl? Not often, at least not in… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Vegetarian
Roasted Cauliflower with Hazelnuts and Gorgonzola
And orange. Let’s not forget the orange. So, really, it’s roasted cauliflower with hazelnuts, Gorgonzola, and orange. Because we need more orange in our diet at this time of year. I am starting to understand why oranges became a traditional stocking stuffer (never mind that whole St. Nicholas dropping gold into those poor girls’ socks… Continue Reading
Pear-Ginger Chutney
There is a cranberry bog down the street from our house – a number of cranberry bogs, in fact – and I do love watching the autumn progression of the bogs turning bright red, followed by a flurry of bog-flooding activity, the farmer and a gaggle of helpers working frantically to harvest them all as… Continue Reading
Crème Fraiche Mashed Parsnips with Panko Breadcrumb Topping
Earlier today, I stopped by the offices of a magazine that I write for from time to time. A couple of weeks ago, I had prepared a full holiday meal for a story (recipes were also provided, of course), so when I stopped in, the editor and an assistant went to grab me a few… Continue Reading
Roasted Parsnips with Honey and Raisins
You know those times when you’re so busy overthinking something that you just can’t get out of your own way? That’s how it was with this dish. I had made this dish and made this dish in the most completely convoluted, time-consuming, pain in the arse way, and each time, it’s deliciousness convinced me that… Continue Reading