mushrooms
i love you, hank’s mushroom sandwich
i'm blaming my iphone for this tiny, terrible picture, of a truely perfect sandwich, but at least you can make...
sweet and savoury mushroom ricotta toasts
(and the start of sandwich week) this is a quick but decadent open-faced sandwich that i used to make a lot when i was living alone, on nights when i had gotten home late from work or yoga. it’s my version...
crisp fried caper, bread crumb and oyster mushroom pasta
the mushrooms don't have to marinade for long. just about the time it takes to fry the bread crumbs and capers...bright, juicy flavours and no heavy sauce.
white vegetables en papilotte
one day i'm throwing a dinner party and the theme is going to be "white". i've already planned out...
wild mushroom wontons
Don’t be put off by the assembly which may seem fussy. Wonton wrappers are very forgiving and not as delicate as some other pastries so you can make quick work of filling and folding them. And when these wontons are...
a random saturday dinner
how do you deal with a whole lot of dill and thyme that are about to go bad in your fridge? add them to absolutely everything you can think of.
paris day 9: full on french
seeing 4 different vats of good olives sitting side by side stops me dead in my tracks. this is a...
paris day 6: bouillon racine and le taxi jaune
ah…boullion racine. apparently one of the last true "belle epoque" type brassieres left, with a little bit of the snottiness left over to prove it. but it really was pretty in its way, with cut mirrors on all of the...
paris day 3: bread & roses and la famille!
after a visit to the luxembourg gardens, a quick lunch at bread & roses which i'd read a lot of...
paris day 2: chez jeanette & la cigale recamier
i've been in paris for 4 days now and i have consumed (literally) so much that you'd think i was...
i love you, spontaneous sunday lunches
ok, i already have spring fever! on top of enjoying unseasonably warm temps this past weekend, my family enjoyed a spread that definitely reminded me of an early spring meal. my parents were coming by and i planned to make...