Informed Voter Tomato Tart
Last night my friends had a pot luck to research and discuss the many people and measures on the Oakland ballot so that we would be ready for Tuesday. I decided I wanted… Continue reading
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Japanese Quick Pickled Cucumbers
The inspiration for this one was: 1) I was having folks over for dinner and every dish I had planned was (miraculously) regionally cohesive, but I needed an appetizer. 2) There’s this restaurant… Continue reading
Coconut Chai Popsicles
It’s still hot, and I want a treat, so I decided to make popsicles. I found a recipe for a bunch of different ones from The Candida Diaries, and made them as follows: Mix… Continue reading
Flat Beans with Tomato and Garlic
This week at my CSA I had a choice between string beans and flat beans – flat beans, obviously! I guess they pretty much taste and function the same way, but they’re cooler… Continue reading
Raw Sweet Corn Soup with Yellow Peppers and Coconut Milk
Raw sweet corn is the most delicious thing! And if you don’t cook it, it retains all of its nutritional properties as a vegetable, instead of devolving into a simple starch. It’s amazing… Continue reading
Summer Squash Noodles with Alfredo
I think I’ve figured it out: You can’t do vegetable noodles with a vegetable sauce (like pesto or marinara) because it’s too many vegetables and it just tastes like a salad or a… Continue reading
CSA Bounty Salad with Kefir-marinated Chicken
Ahh, CSA Bounty, the theme of my summer! This time I got (and used to create the base of this salad): – Kale (torn up and massaged) – Heirloom tomatoes (sliced into thin… Continue reading
Spiced Quinoa Tabbouleh
At my CSA this week they said I could take all the parsley I wanted because no one seemed to be into it. Why not?? Tabbouleh!!! The more parsley the better. This time… Continue reading
Yellow Squash, Potato, and Goat Cheese Gratin
So much yellow squash and potatoes in my CSA share this week! Enough to easily make a double of this recipe from The Kitchn, and then some. I was nervous about making toooo… Continue reading
Almond Butter, Banana, Coconut, Kefir Smoothie with Nutmeg and Chia
Another one where you know from the title, but just to spell it out: – Blend together: — Almond butter (a couple tablespoons) — Banana (one) — Coconut cream or milk (about a… Continue reading