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Pizza: Sprung from Winter

Posted on April 6, 2014 by dgourmac

One sure sign that Springtime has arrived in New England is the emergence of our pizza oven from the icy grip of Winter’s snowdrifts. Today was sunny weather and warmish for this time of year: mid to upper 50’s F. … Continue reading →

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Baked Ratatouille — from Pure Vegan

Posted on April 3, 2014 by dgourmac

Tonight we tried another recipe from Pure Vegan, also with very good results.   The dish was Baked Ratatouille, a marriage of French and Greek cuisines, and it worked very well.  The fundamental elements were a ratatouille, made with the … Continue reading →

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Broiled Carrots, Tofu, and Shiitake Mushrooms — from “Pure Vegan”

Posted on April 2, 2014 by dgourmac

Beautiful new (to us) cookbook, new recipe, delicious results — that’s the headline here. Last week our daughter loaned us two cookbooks.  One of them was Pure Vegan, by Joseph Shuldiner, a Los Angeles-based writer and photographer.  The book is visually … Continue reading →

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Not-So-Vegan Supper, Dal for Lunch

Posted on March 28, 2014 by dgourmac

Last night Barbara was in the mood for fish, so I made supper featuring a small (3.5 oz.) salmon fillet.  To make things interesting, and to add a modicum of choice to the meal, I made a little menu, similar … Continue reading →

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Farewell, March

Posted on March 27, 2014 by dgourmac

A heavy teaching schedule and a very bad cold knocked me off the blogging airways for most of this month.  To tell you the truth, March has never been my favorite month — or even close to it.  So I … Continue reading →

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Roasted Fennel, Cherry Tomatoes, Olives, and Garlic

Posted on March 3, 2014 by dgourmac

Thanks to a superb recipe from Italicious, as adapted from Jamie Oliver, we had an excellent dinner tonight.  It featured the Roasted/Braised Fennel dish, plus leftover wild and sprouted brown rice pancakes, grilled tofu, Cavolo Nero, and a kick-ass Umbrian … Continue reading →

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Greek-Style Giant Beans and Vegetable Stew

Posted on March 1, 2014 by dgourmac

Periodically, I find little packages in my pantry that contain marvelous ingredients.  Last weekend, I found one containing giant white Corona dried beans, so I proceeded to soak them overnight (close to 24 hours) and then cook them slowly in … Continue reading →

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A Multigrain Pasta with a Woodsy Sauce

Posted on February 19, 2014 by dgourmac

Some of the most fun I have cooking comes from inventing pasta dishes with satisfying sauces.  Tonight’s dinner was one of those.  I decided to create a mushroom-based vegetable sauce, with a decidedly woodsy flavor, and it worked out beautifully. … Continue reading →

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Creative Tofu and Vegetable Dinner

Posted on February 16, 2014 by dgourmac

I was getting a bit stale in the recipe department, until I found some inspiration from Food52 today.  The triggers were a Miso-Maple Roasted Vegetable dish, and a Grilled Peanut Tofu.    The meal was pretty simple: Extra-firm Sprouted Tofu … Continue reading →

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Pasta e Fagioli

Posted on February 16, 2014 by dgourmac

The penultimate comfort food for me on a cold February Sunday is Pasta e Fagioli.  I was inspired by a Food52 recipe, although as I began to follow it, I found it to be confusing.  So I will give you … Continue reading →

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