Category Archive: Mains

Begun Bharta – Indian Eggplant Dish

I had this delicious begun bharta with a friend via take-out and thought, “I should make this!” Well, I did make it, but theirs was better. But I think I know what I… Continue reading →

Fish Tacos with Tomatillo Salsa

Inspiration for this one came from the tomatillos and red cabbage that I also got from Rebecca’s CSA bounty. Google the two together and everyone says fish tacos – done! I have been… Continue reading →

Pumpkin Black Bean Broccoli Quiche

I had been out of town and came home to a fairly empty kitchen that contained a few promising items: frozen broccoli (that I had bought fresh but couldn’t use in time) a… Continue reading →

Spiced Swordfish with Herbed Butter

Randomly I was lamenting the lack of swordfish in my life and then, thank you universe, my cousin said she was picking some up! Enter Grilled Swordfish a la Cousin Wendie: First, she… Continue reading →

Slow-cooker Chicken with Mustard Seed and Thyme

This was my first experience cooking a WHOLE chicken, and it was no joke! I had bought the chicken to make into soup but then thought, why not do something different? Enter this… Continue reading →

Eggplant Curry

I’ve had this unopened red curry paste burning a hole in my cabinet. Also the eggplants at the store were looking pretty amazing, so that’s how we ended up here. I found 2… Continue reading →

Layered Salad

Another Food and Wine salad, this one totally bastardized and potentially not as good as the original, but a fun one to play with. Basic concept is layering a bunch of stuff, including… Continue reading →

Fried Chickpeas with Spinach and Chorizo

So chorizo is amazing – I’m constantly craving it, and also constantly looking for new recipes that incorporate it. I’d also bought spinach, so googling the two led to this recipe from the… Continue reading →

Avocado, Radish, and Fresh Corn Salad

So named because, of all the ingredients I included, I think those are the essentials. Other ingredients I put in: – Arugula (or any green) – Tomato (or maybe a citrus?) – Sunflower… Continue reading →

Garlic Chicken Soup

I was worried that I was coming down with something at a rather inopportune time (although when is an opportune time?) so I decided to load up on garlic and other healthy stuff.… Continue reading →