With summer coming to an end, I’m rushing to use as many in-season vegetables as I can. So we’re eating a lot of salads and quite a few stir-fries. I cook a lot of Asian food, especially Chinese, and I do love the convenience and taste of those bottled sauces. But even a dash of oyster or black bean sauce has an insane amount of sodium. Continue reading
Category Archives: Vegetarian
Tomato & Pecorino Salad with Basil Flowers
A very long time ago my mother and I were having lunch at the venerable Green’s Restaurant, and though I can’t for the life of me remember what I had, she had an open-faced goat cheese sandwich. The reason I remember it is because it was dusted with tiny thyme blossoms. There was nothing more to the sandwich than thick rustic dark brown bread, bright white cheese, a sprinkling of greens chives and tiny lavender-colored flowers. It was gorgeous. Continue reading
Chickpea Lentil Burgers
As I’m writing this post I’m munching on one of these burgers straight out of the fridge–ice cold with no embellishments. That’s how good they are. Continue reading