I am up to my eyeballs in eggplant and zucchini (hashtag CSAproblems). The eggplant, I’m making do with – I’m working on an eggplant burger recipe which so far has turned out delicious but not at all structurally sound, so it’s not ready for primetime. Meanwhile, the taste testing is fun. The zucchini is a little… [click for recipe and more]
I bought a spiralizer on Groupon two years ago. When it arrived, I cleared a prime spot at the very back of a cabinet for it, where it’s lived a comfortable and quiet life ever since. Unfortunately, since my CSA* insists on giving me three tons of zucchini each week (not that I’m complaining), I… [click for recipe and more]
I’ve never really been an eggplant fan. I think they’re beautiful and I know they’re good for you, but too many times when I’ve tried make good use of them, I’ve ended up with mushy, seed-laden, bitter messes. I gave up on eggplant a long time ago – or so I thought. Apparently I’d forgotten that… [click for recipe and more]
It’s extremely rare that I feel deprived as a vegetarian (although admittedly, I miss bacon more than I sometimes care to acknowledge). With handy veggified substitutes for nearly all the classics – chicken wings, hot dogs, pulled pork – we don’t miss out on much. But on big barbecue days like Memorial Day, Labor Day, and… [click for recipe and more]
Well, this is a first. I’m writing a blog entry over the weekend to publish on Monday, with college basketball on in the background. Wait, that’s not a first at all. I do that all the time. The difference this time is that I’m doing it from an airplane at 35,000 feet. Should that have… [click for recipe and more]