I am completely obsessed with Hokkaido squash now, also known in France as potimarron. I used to have an issue with pumpkin in savory dishes, and maybe I still do, but when…
Category: Beans and Legumes
Warm Squash and Chickpea Salad
I love the way that some recipes make their way around the blogosphere, popping up on different blogs. I’m not talking about widespread phenomena like the No-Knead bread… I mean the things…
Italian-Inspired White Beans with Tomatoes
These beans are so incredible. I made a huge pot of them yesterday, and by lunchtime today, they were gone. They’re flavorful and filling and warm… and even I can’t believe how…
Curried Cauliflower with Chickpeas and Tomatoes
Indian food in Paris is hard to come by. Actually, scratch that. Indian food isn’t necessarily hard to come by; it’s good Indian–and good ethnic food in general–that seems to have completely…
Berberé Stew
I don’t know why I’m always so amazed when something from Susan’s website turns out so well. I guess there’s some part of me that, no matter how great everything always turns…
Curried Lentils and Sweet Potatoes
Don’t you hate it when you make a great meal, only to find that when you upload your pictures, they only turned out so-so? I know that most bloggers think this is…
Baked Peas with Yogurt and Tarragon
When I set out to make this dish yesterday, I was positive that, for once, I was going to follow a recipe. It was a simple one, and I had my list…
The Danger of Using Hyperbole: The Best Soup Ever
I once got in trouble for using hyperbole with the Canadian. It’s a long story that ends with me going from two cheese graters to none and my mother sending us an…
The Best Chili Ever
I’m not terribly impressed with the picture… but there was no way I couldn’t blog about this. This is the chili to end all chilis. I don’t know if I’ll ever need…