Recipes
recipes for eating lightly and well, four-seasons eating, cold soups, hot soups, exotic and comfort foods
Summer salad
Shira and I are working up the menu for a dinner party next week. First item decided upon is a variation on the greek salad: Cucumber, quartered and sliced thin Black botija olives, pitted and quartered Fresh goat feta, diced Green onions, chopped Umeboshi vinegar, a few splashes Extra virgin olive oil, a few splashes …
Cold soup: beet almond
Four large or six medium beets, washed and the ends cut off Two or three cloves Salt and pepper Cooking oil or ghee Other seasonings as desired Plain whole milk yogurt 2-4 T sweet white miso paste One medium to large onion, chopped One medium clove fresh garlic A good blender Chopped parsley, strained yogurt, …
An MFK Fisher delicacy
MFK Fisher is one of my favorite writers. This is a snack I learned about in one of her books. It is for people who have radiators, preferably without covers! Peel a tangerine or a clementine or a mandarin orange. Separate the sections and place them on the radiator. When they have warmed, eat them. …
For the summer: ginger lemonade
Two organic lemons Two inches of ginger root Two whole cloves Sweetener as you like A pot, a sieve, a funnel, container(s) Cut the zest off the two lemons taking as little white as possible. If the ginger is not organic, peel it. Cut the ginger into as thin slices as possible, and then cut …