Sunday 6 March 2011

Tahini Beets / Cabbage Stir-Fry / Vegetable Soup Basics



Blog Post & Recipe: Tahini Beets


Consisting of beets, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic, it's earthy, sweet, tangy, and very easy to make (just allow enough time to roast the beets).


Recipe: A Simple Cabbage Stir-Fry


Tadka is the basic Indian method for transferring the flavor of spices to food. First the spices are added to a very hot oil, then the sizzling infusion — tadka — is used to flavor the dish.


Article & Recipes: Creamy, Brothy, Earthy, Hearty


I’m not anti-recipe (obviously), but some things just don’t need them — and most vegetable soups fall into that category. Here are easy-to-follow instructions for making vegetable (vegetarian and, for the most part, vegan) soups with common ingredients, a variety of choices and terrific flavor. Print the following page, stick it on your refrigerator and work your way through it. By the time you’re done — 12 days or 12 weeks later — you’ll never again need a recipe for vegetable soup. Promise.

I’ve created four essential categories: creamy (vegetables puréed with dairy); brothy (a strained vegetable stock, with quick-cooking ingredients added); earthy (with beans); and hearty (the vegetables sautéed first, to deepen their flavor).



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