A food blog by Carolyn Cope
From the category archives:
Eggplants growing off the hook? We’ve got you covered with an umami-packed recipe for eggplant caponata and seventeen million other tips and recipes (count ‘em!) on how to make the most of your haul. Tonight I’m serving the caponata and crumbled fresh goat cheese baked on a whole wheat pizza crust.
This week, Umami Girl spoke with WNYC’s Amy Eddings about fresh-picked strawberries on All Things Considered’s Last Chance Foods segment. Hear the interview, muse about seasonal eating in our culture of instant gratification, and get a recipe for Sweet and Savory Strawberry Bruschetta here.
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If eternity is two people and a ham, it only begs the question: what happens when you devil it? East, no-cook recipe for deviled ham to make it through those leftovers alive.
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The quickest and easiest hors d’oeuvre in town is a real crowd-pleaser nonetheless. Fast, easy recipe for marinated fresh goat cheese.
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Recipe for classic Warm Spinach and Artichoke Dip. Perfect for the Super Bowl or any casual party.
Easy recipe for perfect homemade guacamole. Equally at home at a Super Bowl party and your summer barbecues.
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Recipes for pomegranate-ginger infused vodka, spiced nuts and sherried cheddar spread. A totally giftable trio for the holidays.
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After much ado, Umami Girl revisits house-cured salmon and finds the perfect recipe for homemade gravlax.
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An elegant, yet surprisingly healthy and easy hors d’oeuvre of Marsala-spiked mushrooms in mini potato nests.
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Mignonette granita is an elegant and unusual condiment for raw oysters inspired by 3 Forty Grill in Hoboken, NJ.
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Recipe for phyllo purses stuffed with fava greens, radish greens and Gorgonzola dolce. Substitute any cooking greens you like for an elegant vegetarian hors d’oeuvre.
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What do a bunch of perfectly self-respecting ramps get themselves into when they kick back and go on vacation? A bowl of hot, bubbly Ramp Spinach Dip, that’s what.
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Recipe for a rustic fava bean purée adapted from Alice Waters’ The Art of Simple Food.
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Recipe for Avocado Cream adapted from the now-defunct Domino Magazine, plus links to a virtual library of recipes: blackberry frozen yogurt, pomegranate gelato, pasta with beets, Jasper White’s fish chowder, watermelon margaritas and more.
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Recipe for Garlic Scape Hummus inspired by the world’s best hummus from Olives in Princeton, NJ.
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Everyone has a favorite way to make homemade guacamole. This is my umami-rich version.
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Horseradish recipes: The World’s Best Bloody Mary from the Barefoot Contessa, and The World’s Best Cocktail Sauce from Williams Sonoma Hors d’Oeuvres.
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