Category Archives: Food

Roasted Beet Salad

Posted on June 17, 2013 by dgourmac

I’m still benefitting from the farmer’s market bounty of Saturday.  Today’s lunch was a Beet Salad, made of roasted golden and red beets, chopped red onion, fresh arugula from the garden, some chopped young mustard greens, chunks of roasted red … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful Wok — Smoky Grilled Tofu and Stir-Fried Vegetable Fathers’s Day Dinner

Posted on June 16, 2013 by dgourmac

Thirty or thirty-five years ago, during one of our early visits to San Francisco, we discovered  the marvelous Wok Shop and purchased the wok we have used ever since. Father’s Day is a great time to putter around in the … Continue reading →

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The last little piece…

Posted on June 16, 2013 by dgourmac

…of my Father’s Day lunchtime panino is shown below. Today was the opening of one of the local farmer’s markets, so I went this morning to get the available veggies.  There were a few good ones: young mustard greens, garlic … Continue reading →

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Bread, Wine, Cheese and Olives

Posted on June 13, 2013 by dgourmac

Of all the wonderful foods I am fortunate to enjoy, none give me more pleasure than the simple combination of bread, wine, cheese and olives.  Tonight, as I sat up reading Michael Pollan’s new book, Cooked, I had just finished … Continue reading →

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Tapas Tonight (also known as this week’s leftovers)

Posted on June 6, 2013 by dgourmac

Yesterday I stopped at the fish market for my semi-weekly B-12 dosage.  Last night I prepared one of my favorite tapas dishes: mejillones a la vinagreta, from Penelope Casas’ Tapas cookbook. Since it requires marinating the mussels overnight, it was … Continue reading →

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Marriage, Philosophy, and a Great Mostly-Vegan dinner

Posted on June 4, 2013 by dgourmac

We have an almost perfect marriage.  I keep things; she likes to throw out what we are not using.  As you can imagine, this keeps a healthy tension in the relationship, and it causes us to find the right balance … Continue reading →

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June Vegan Tapas Lunch

Posted on June 2, 2013 by dgourmac

It’s June, and it’s hot.  Only 88° F. today, down from 95° yesterday.  But it’s Sunday, and as always, lunch is a favorite meal.  This time, it was inspired again by dinner at Cava in Portsmouth last night, an excellent … Continue reading →

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Discovering Chana Dal

Posted on May 25, 2013 by dgourmac

Serendipity works in strange and circuitous ways.  A few days ago I was out doing errands and was getting prepared to make an eggplant-chickpea curry from an Isa Chandra Moskowitz cookbook that I like.  En route to the Trader Joe’s for … Continue reading →

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California Dreamin’…and Visitin’

Posted on May 24, 2013 by dgourmac

Eight marvelous days in the Golden State.    In early May my classes ended, my grades were turned in, and it was time to escape.  Aaron flew up to San Francisco to meet up with me there, and we spent time … Continue reading →

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The Med

Posted on May 24, 2013 by dgourmac

My first trip to the Mediterranean was 52 years ago.  I was an 19-year old engine cadet on a break-bulk freighter.  I recall being struck by the marvelous flavors of food and wine at the time, but I had no … Continue reading →

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