Posted by
William on November 23rd, 2010, at 9:17 am
If I had these carrots as a kid, maybe I would have eaten them more often. I don’t think I was the pickiest eater as a kid, but almost all kids have their limits. Steamed carrots was one of them. Funnily enough, I remember liking raw vegetables, carrots, broccoli and the like; Eating those was [...]
Posted by
William on October 28th, 2010, at 9:46 am
I think I could put goat cheese in almost anything and enjoy it. It’s surprisingly good on pizza, so I knew I couldn’t go wrong slathering puff pastry with it then topping the whole things with roasted vegetables. A touch of balsamic vinegar, some fresh cracked black pepper, and some herbs brought the whole thing [...]
Posted by
William on September 7th, 2010, at 8:47 am
Not that it ever went anywhere. It was there the whole time, just lonely. I feel like whole grains, cereals, and pseudo-cereals (like quinoa) are too often overlooked. When you finally discover how awesome they are it’s usually only after a friend dares you to take them to prom on a bet, but things turn [...]
Posted by
William on January 12th, 2010, at 3:25 pm
The French just seem to have a knack making soups. One of my favorites is a potage; It’s a type of thick vegetable soup that loosely translates to “it’s cold outside and I want a good soup to warm me up.” Alright, no, it doesn’t translate to that at all. But that’s how I remember [...]
Posted by
William on September 18th, 2009, at 9:30 am
This is one idea I found tucked away in my food-related bookmarks. The NYT Recipes for Health section has some good ideas for healthful foods. I was looking for a good vegetable side dish to go with some grilled fish and thought that this would be interesting: zuicchini prepared to look like pasta.
I have a [...]
Posted by
William on July 28th, 2009, at 11:49 am
Caramelizing onions are perhaps the best thing you can do to onions. Hell, in this preparation, they are probably the best vegetable ever. They may be even more impressive than most other foods. I’ve been known to fondly refer to them as the bacon on the vegetable world. They are that good.
The possibilities to use [...]