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Baba Ghanoush

October 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Middle Eastern, appetizers, beans, dips, eggplant, food, leftovers, quick, sides, tofu, value, vegetables, vegetarian

Baba ghanoush is an Arabic dip made from eggplant that I’m thinking most of us have had by now. Don’t worry if you can’t pronounce it. Just make it, and eat it.

I’ve purchased baba ghanoush in a can that was, believe it or not, fairly decent. But it is so inexpensive to make, like, a [...]

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Grilled Vegetable Lasagna

February 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Italian, cheese, eggplant, fancy, food, mozzarella, pasta, potatoes, sauces, sausage, turkey, vegetables, vegetarian

I’m not doing a low-carb throwback to 2001 here, but a good veggie lasagna can be made without the noodles. It’s kind of fun, and you can have big pieces of vegetables without grinding them into the sauce or the filling… I just use them instead of the noodles.
I cut the vegetables lengthwise and grill [...]

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Sliced Veggie Pizza

September 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Italian, cheese, eggplant, food, mozzarella, pizza, potatoes, quick, vegetables, vegetarian

One of my experimental pizzas recently turned out very well, and if I’m not mistaken, it has the added benefit of being quite good for you.

I sliced up yellow squash, potatoes, zucchini, and eggplant. I used the grill pan for all of the veggies, but you could use a regular grill. If I ever do [...]

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Grilled Eggplant Sandwiches

August 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments · Italian, basil, breads, cheese, eggplant, food, leftovers, liver, mozzarella, quick, sandwiches, vegetables, vegetarian

Chris and I were watching “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (which we rent via Netflix) last night, and there was an episode in which Larry David gets a sandwich named after him. This prompted a discussion about what our sandwich would be. On a kosher menu, I’d have to go with chopped liver, maybe on rye, for [...]

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Mmmm… Umami!

December 13th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Indian, Italian, Japanese, Middle Eastern, asian, beef, breads, cheese, chicken, eggplant, food, fun, mushrooms, sauces, seasonings, tofu, vegetables, vegetarian

I found this article from the Wall Street Journal to be intensely illuminating, and I just had to share it. (Please do not get the impression that I am a regular WSJ reader; I am nowhere near that deep.) At first I clicked on the title and read it just out of curiosity: a new [...]

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Portobello-Eggplant Burgers

October 17th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Middle Eastern, Portland, basil, breads, burgers, cheese, cookbooks, eggplant, food, mozzarella, mushrooms, quick, sandwiches, vegetables, vegetarian

While I was in Portland, I visited Powell’s City of Books, an amazing multiple-story used and new bookseller downtown (and apparently, the largest of its kind in the world). One of the books I scooped up was “Great Burgers: 50 Mouthwatering Recipes” by Bob Sloan. The first recipe I tried was the vegetarian burger. Aren’t [...]

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Coconut Chili and Bean Medley

July 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments · Indian, Middle Eastern, Thai, asian, beans, dips, eggplant, food, leftovers, nuts, potatoes, quick, rice, sauces, sides, vegetables, vegetarian

Here’s something I experimented with the other night that came out quite good. It has a sweet and spicy, vaguely eastern flavor due to the light coconut milk and seasonings. I’ve been playing with coconut milk a lot since tasting Thai curry a few years ago, and this is another of my variations.

Sauté half of [...]

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Grilled Veggies… and What to Do With Them

July 12th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Italian, bacon, breads, breakfast, cheese, clams, eggplant, eggs, food, leftovers, mushrooms, pasta, quick, sauces, turkey, vegetables, vegetarian

I love the veggie griller’s package at Trader Joe’s. It comes with bell peppers, a slice of eggplant, sweet potato, zucchini, red onion and yellow squash, plus a couple mushrooms, and some asparagus. I added the green onion myself, plus some additional bell pepper I had. If you don’t have access to Joe’s, you could [...]

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Vegetable Risotto

May 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Italian, basil, cheese, eggplant, fancy, food, mozzarella, mushrooms, rice, sides, vegetables, vegetarian

One day not long ago I found myself with a great deal of mozzarella and fresh produce on hand, which not the worst position in which to find oneself. This risotto is a great way to get rid of a whole bunch of produce at once, if you’re concerned about using it all before it [...]

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Eggplant Risotto

September 21st, 2006 · No Comments · Italian, basil, cheese, eggplant, food, leftovers, mozzarella, mushrooms, rice, sides, vegetables, vegetarian

Risotto (arborio rice) is another Italian dish that I have no qualms in saying that I did not grow up eating. For one thing, the differences in Italian cooking vary widely not just region-to-region, but also from kitchen-to-kitchen that you can easily spend a lifetime exploring all of the possibilities. No single Italian grows up [...]

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