Category Archives: Vegan

Chopped Salad ???!!

Posted on September 12, 2014 by dgourmac

A few days ago, I was using up stuff in the refrigerator and decided to make a chopped salad for lunch.  Initial reaction is, What kind of meal is that??   The answer is, a very good one.  This is … Continue reading →

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More of My Whole Grain Breads plus Corn Salad

Posted on September 5, 2014 by dgourmac

Late August means lots of wonderful ripe local tomatoes and the end of the best corn of the season.  One meal I really enjoyed couple of weeks ago was on a Sunday when I made bread again.  It consisted of … Continue reading →

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Four-Bean Cabbage Soup and Problem Child

Posted on August 22, 2014 by dgourmac

Last night I still had the cooking duty (joy?), so I asked Barbara what she wanted for dinner.  “Something with a lot of beans!”, was her unexpected reply.  So I perused Zuppa! by the Romagnolis, and used the inspiration to … Continue reading →

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Salmagundi — A Most Unlikely Combination for Lunch

Posted on August 22, 2014 by dgourmac

Salmagundi is a hodgepodge dish of all kinds of things — apparently from the French word ‘salmagondis‘.  It’s the only way I can describe what I had for lunch today. I started by going through the refrigerator with these questions … Continue reading →

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Two Mid-August Lunches

Posted on August 17, 2014 by dgourmac

I do enjoy lunches so much.  Here are two of my recent favorites. Birthday Lunch.  The first was to celebrate my birthday a few days ago.  I had gone to the North End the previous week to replenish my supply … Continue reading →

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Late July: Wine Cellar Reorganization, More Good Food and Wine

Posted on August 17, 2014 by dgourmac

One of the big events this summer was the reorganization of my wine cellar.  The prime mover on this was my friend David, who was aghast back in May when he looked at the over-crowding and lack of any semblance … Continue reading →

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So Many Good Meals, So Few Blog Posts….

Posted on August 17, 2014 by dgourmac

This will be my catch-up entry (no, NOT ketchup, don’t use it) for the summer.  I haven’t posted anything for more than a month.  Sure, I have good excuses, but you don’t want to hear them anyway.  So I will … Continue reading →

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Casarecce for Dinner

Posted on June 14, 2014 by dgourmac

I love the artisans in Italy.  They make things of such high quality: products that give great pleasure and satisfaction to those who appreciate them.  Over the years, I’ve experienced this with apparel, ceramics, jewelry, art, leather goods, and of … Continue reading →

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Fava Bean Purée (not Santorini) with Grilled Homemade Whole-Grain Bread

Posted on June 13, 2014 by dgourmac

This week was purée week for lunches.  I stopped at a local organic farm for some arugula, from which I made an arugula pesto (as a bonus I got some stinging nettles for tea and other purposes).  Inspired by the Santorini-style … Continue reading →

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Greek-Inspired Dinner with Friends

Posted on June 13, 2014 by dgourmac

As you may have seen from my recent posts, I enjoyed the food in Santorini immensely.  After being home for a few days, I wanted to cook again, and last weekend had our good friends over for dinner inspired by … Continue reading →

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