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La Pissaladière
I’ve been wanting to try this “onion pizza” since the day I saw it on The Cooking Ninja’s blog. No sauce, no cheese, just a ton of caramelized onions, some herbs, tomatoes, and anchovies. Simple and amazingly tasty. We love onions, so I knew this would be a hit. Lisa says: Holy mackerel it smells […]
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Golden-Crusted Brussels Sprouts
Lisa has been trying to convince me to make this brussels sprouts dish that she found on Heidi’s 101 Cookbooks site, and since we had at least one other sprout-lover (Abbie) coming over for Thanksgiving, I decided to give this one a try. The verdict? Pretty gouda! The sprouts never get mushy and don’t really […]
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Sangria
Hooray, an excuse to make Sangria — friends coming over for some early-afternoon eatin’ on Thanksgivin’! Chris says: Hey, this hits the spot! More please. Lisa says: Wow, I love that picture you took! By the way, make sure people know I doubled the recipe shown below. Sangria——-1 orange1 lemon1 lime1/4 cup sugar1 750-ml bottle […]
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Borani (Spinach and Yogurt Dip)
The first dish of the day for our Thanksgiving feast was Borani, a Persian spinach and yogurt dip. This recipe comes from The Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home cookbook. Lisa says: This is delicious! And even better after it’s been chilled. Chris says: Yeah I really like this — next time we have people over […]
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Spicy Vegetarian Chili
With the impending move and my taking evening classes, we haven’t had a lot of time to cook at home as of late. Lisa did, however, have the time to whip up this hearty, beany (ahem) chili last week. The recipe comes from Elise’s site, with a few small changes, as shown below: Spicy Vegetarian […]