Some years we have a traditional American Thanksgiving meal at my house. Turkey, dressing, green beans, sweet potatoes, green salad, pie, relish tray, that sort of thing. And some years we don’t. A couple years ago, I made a dim sum Thanksgiving, with lots of different kinds of dumplings and steamed things and fried things. [...]
Also tagged beans, pork, sauerkrautSome of this weekend’s greens haul, a nice smallish head of napa cabbage, was cut into ribbons, sauteed with onions and garlic, and used as a base for a fava bean and ham hock broth. Some of the scraps of ham perch on top, for extra juju. Especially with a starchy broth like a [...]
Also tagged beans, home cooking, leafy greens, monday's supper, porkTo serve one very hungry person or two less-hungry people (perhaps with the addition of some other dish), prepare the following as mise-en-place: about a cup of cold leftover rice, broken up with a fork about a cup to a cup and a half of kimchi, very well drained, and cut into reasonably uniform bite-size [...]
Also tagged Eggs, kimchi, rice, stir-fryDoubtless you are all too upstanding to know where the phrase “stems and seeds” comes from. Suffice to say that it means to be scraping the bottom of one’s, er, stash. Of comestibles, that is. Bare-larder syndrome. Lots of wide open spaces in the fridge. You get the idea. But a lot of good things [...]
Also tagged black beans, celery, chives, Friday's supper, garlic, pickles, pork, tofuI fervently believe that someday researchers will discover that brassica-family vegetables are a natural antidepressant. They work for me, anyway. Vegan “beef” (pressed, salted tofu) and broccoli with garlic “oyster” sauce (mushroom-based) for dinner tonight as a saving throw against a day made of grumpy. Coupled with sesame cabbage, using up the last of a [...]
Also tagged broccoli, home cooking, tofu, vegan, wednesday's supperI do love me some green beans. I love them so much I eat them out of season, which I don’t do with most high-summer vegetables for the simple reason that I know full well they just won’t ever be as good as the ones you get when it’s high summer and the vines are [...]
Also tagged green beans, leafy greens, stir-fry, tofu, wednesday's supper