Month: February 2021

Triple Red Salad: Beet & Tomato w/Raspberry-Orange Vinaigrette

Triple Red Salad: Beet & Tomato w/Raspberry-Orange Vinaigrette

I had a big beet. I had some leftover grape tomatoes. I craved a refreshing salad. I ran through the beet preparations options: raw, roast or boiled. I love the crunch of a raw beet but they need to be either super julienned or mandolin…

Dark Chocolate Pecan Toffee Crunch

Dark Chocolate Pecan Toffee Crunch

Ironically, I have more time than ever during this pandemic but I have little desire to dig into long and complicated dishes, and that goes double for sweet recipes. I was looking for a chocolate recipe that was not a cookie or brownie that was…

Roast Sweet Potato with Pickled Red Onions & Feta

Roast Sweet Potato with Pickled Red Onions & Feta

I was getting tired of sweet potato fries but I didn’t want to spend too much time on a sweet potato side dish for dinner. I was perusing various Ottolenghi cookbooks for recipes and came across one for sweet potatoes with pickled onions, coriander and…

Crispy Crunchy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Crispy Crunchy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Tate’s cookies made me appreciate the joy of a crunchy cookie. But I also like a smaller size cookie that isn’t super flat as well. I have tried many oatmeal raisin cookies claiming to be crispy and while all were flavorful, they got soft after…