Ratatouille

12. February 2005 Vegetables + Salads 0
Ratatouîa, also known as ratatouille, is a traditional French vegetable stew of tomatoes, eggplant and bell peppers. Ingredients: 1 medium-sized eggplant, peeled and diced 2 zucchinis, green and yellow, diced 2 bell peppers, red and yellow, seeded and chopped 1 can of diced tomatoes 1 onion, roughly chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp dried ...

Portobello with Leeks, Spinach and Goat Cheese

10. February 2005 Vegetables + Salads 0
I love serving this salad because it’s so different from just a lazy bowl of mixed greens. Ingredients: 3 fresh portobello mushrooms, brushed off dirt using paper towel 1 leek, roughly chopped and thoroughly washed minus the hard green leaves a handful of baby spinach, roughly chopped goat cheese balsamic vinegar salt, pepper, olive oil ...

Roasted White Potatoes

30. January 2005 Vegetables + Salads 0
You can use olive oil to roast these potatoes but they would just be more evil if you use duck fat. Sometimes, potatoes call out to be more evil. Ingredients: 1 bag of small white potatoes, rinsed thoroughly, halved duck fat 1 bunch of flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped salt, pepper 1. Put potatoes on roasting ...

Belgian Endive and Grain Mustard Salad

28. January 2005 Vegetables + Salads 0
Nigella Lawson suggested to serve this salad with roasted duck. I didn’t want to disappoint her so I followed her advice. Ingredients: Belgian endives, separated into leaves a bunch of watercress, thoroughly washed, patted dry with a paper towel 1/2 cup hazelnuts, shelled and crushed into smaller pieces 1 tsp grain mustard 2 tsps lime ...

Brown-Buttered Brussels Sprouts

11. January 2005 Vegetables + Salads 0
This recipe calls for clarified butter. In a small pan, melt a few sticks of butter over low heat. Brown the butter until there is no more sizzle, but remove from heat to avoid burning it. Using a cheesecloth, strain to remove the burnt sediments. Transfer to a ramekin and put inside the fridge to ...