Last week, we decided to skip town for a few days to hide in a cabin and find some peace and quiet. It has been a long prairie winter thusfar with no definite end in sight, but while we are buried under our layers in an effort to stay warm, we might as well enjoy …
Tag Archives: simple eating
polenta: baby food for grown-ups.
I have had a large jar of cornmeal sitting in the pantry for over a year. It makes periodical appearances, usually when I am making pizza and I need to dust the baking sheet with it. Sometimes I think I will make corn bread, but it never seems to happen, because corn bread without bits …
nom.
A quick weekday lunch: basmati rice and quinoa, with chard and parsley, that is quickly broiled under a blanket of cheddar.
gomae!
Gomae! My new war cry! But also the Japanese word for a side dish of vegetables and sesame dressing. Gomaaaaeeee!!! I first ate gomae during a lovely party held at a Japanese restaurant a few weeks ago. It was a terrific and well-timed discovery, as I had just bought a gigantic, 1 kg bag of …
hi nigella.
Latest preoccupation: nigella seeds. Little, black, and licorice-y. Here with feta, peas and lettuce cooked in butter.
roast it!
A summer salad of baby spinach topped with pan-fried apples, sesame and sunflower seeds, dressed lightly with rice vinegar and sunflower oil. A lovely contrast of textures.