A slow food recipe The most important thing about onion soup is to take your time caramelizing the onions, slowly stirring them until they turn dark brown and very sweet. Do it on a cold day, when it’s nice to stand over a hot stove in a warm kitchen. How to make onion soup Start …
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Octopus and polenta
Really, you eat octopus? Yes, it’s yummy! They sell it frozen at our regular grocery store, but every time I ask for it, the people behind the counter act startled, like they can’t imagine why anyone would buy octopus. But the kids like it, it’s not expensive, and a little goes a long way. [Added …
Oatmeal cakes
Yummy use for leftover oatmeal In Scotland, where people pretty much lived on oats, it used to be pretty common to let oatmeal get cold and solid and then slice it up to eat for lunch. These oatmeal cakes are another version of that idea. I serve them with salmon or lox because that’s another …
Nachos from scratch
Why from scratch? I grew up on the East Coast, where I never had nachos or any other Mexican-type food, so I’m not like a native nachos-eater. I like nachos, but I find it disturbing that people say they “made nachos” when all the ingredients are foods that are already heavily processed like corn chips …
Moussaka
Good for company dinners One problem of eating mostly meatless dinners is what to serve when people are coming over, to make it seem like a party. For several years we just bit our tongues and served roast beef or salmon when people came to dinner, but around here we have people to dinner nearly every weekend …
Red Lentils/ Sweet Potatoes
Colorful, bright, delicious This is another stripped-down version of several recipes from the New York Times – everybody loved it, whether with rice or with the corn pakoras. It’s very colorful and pretty on the plate, good for company. But caution: this is a lot of recipe to do all at the same time without …
Lentils over rice
Hearty and quick We came in from a cold day out in the nature reserve watching the bald eagles and the migrating swans. I hadn’t ever really thought about it, but hey, swans are white for the same reason polar bears are white – most of the year they live in the snow! Except when …
Leek and potato soup
A base for many soups Leeks are, like celery and chives, one of the first plants available in the spring, because they’re stalks and not leaves. So leeks are a great seasonal food for early spring. Leek and potato soup is great by itself, but it’s also a good base for many other soups. Add …
Lamb stew
Housewarming party in January: What to make for fifty people coming to a housewarming party in January? We made a great deal of finger food, but we also wanted to have a hot stew that would do for dinner if people didn’t eat before they arrived. I came up with this stew, which has very …
Lamb meatballs with plums
Not quite Ottolenghi This is another in the series of recipes adapted from Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem – this one, a way to use up some summer plums and basil. Ottolenghi’s version called for dried figs, if that sounds better, and for mint and cilantro instead of basil. This takes about an hour. How to make lamb …