http://umamigirl.com A food blog by Carolyn Cope Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:01:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/how-to-make-homemade-chicken-stock-recipe.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/how-to-make-homemade-chicken-stock-recipe.html#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:36:14 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=4201 A recipe for gift-worthy homemade chicken stock that really brings out the big guns, and a rhubarb syrup that comes with an incidental jam. These are just two of the wonderful pleasures that will enter your life when you learn to stop blindly following the recipe direction, "Discard solids."]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/how-to-make-homemade-chicken-stock-recipe.html/feed 6 http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/jill-silverman-hough-100-perfect-pairings-giveaway.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/jill-silverman-hough-100-perfect-pairings-giveaway.html#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:26:49 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=4076 A perfect pairing of Shiraz and homemade pizza with sopressata, fresh mozzarella, Asiago, rosemary and basil, from the new book 100 Perfect Pairings by Jill Silverman Hough. Enter to win a copy of the book.]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/jill-silverman-hough-100-perfect-pairings-giveaway.html/feed 25 http://umamigirl.com/2010/05/how-to-make-vegetarian-carbonara-recipe-html.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/05/how-to-make-vegetarian-carbonara-recipe-html.html#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 12:31:58 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=3935 As a small step toward sustainability, we've joined Meatless Mondays. It's been around on and off since the first World War with a resurgence in recent years, and it works just the way it sounds. We eat meatless or meat-lite many days of the week anyway, so it's been easy. Except for the part when I added the bacon fat to Monday's dinner. Recipe for a carbonara-style pasta dish with spring vegetables.]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/05/how-to-make-vegetarian-carbonara-recipe-html.html/feed 12 http://umamigirl.com/2010/05/how-to-make-grilled-chiles-rellenos-recipe-html.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/05/how-to-make-grilled-chiles-rellenos-recipe-html.html#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 18:01:34 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=3942 Where chiles rellenos are concerned, nothing beats the real thing. But if you'd rather spend a lovely spring evening on the patio, these chiles "resemblos" are a delicious, satisfying and somewhat leaner alternative.]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/05/how-to-make-grilled-chiles-rellenos-recipe-html.html/feed 0 http://umamigirl.com/2010/04/how-to-cook-ramps-pasta-recipe.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/04/how-to-cook-ramps-pasta-recipe.html#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:38:59 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=3775 Everyone's been talking about ramps (sometimes called wild leeks) for the past handful of Springs. Now the ramps themselves have a chance to weigh in, and they present a recipe for pasta with ramps, spinach and sopressata, too. ]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/04/how-to-cook-ramps-pasta-recipe.html/feed 0 http://umamigirl.com/2010/04/how-to-make-soft-shell-crabs-recipe.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/04/how-to-make-soft-shell-crabs-recipe.html#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:12:43 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=3738 Cooking soft-shell crabs at home is really easy, promise. Sautée them and serve over a bed of greens dressed with spicy sauce. ]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/04/how-to-make-soft-shell-crabs-recipe.html/feed 6 http://umamigirl.com/2010/03/possession-with-intent-to-distribute.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/03/possession-with-intent-to-distribute.html#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:42:12 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=3524 Recipe for homemade miso soup and an unusual giveaway.]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/03/possession-with-intent-to-distribute.html/feed 36 http://umamigirl.com/2010/02/house-special-roll.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/02/house-special-roll.html#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:10:17 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=3347 Recipe for homemade sushi made with fresh salmon, cucumber, avocado and an umami-rich spicy sauce. Making really good sushi at home is a lot easier than you'd think.]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/02/house-special-roll.html/feed 6 http://umamigirl.com/2010/02/pasta-puttanesca-so-to-speak.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/02/pasta-puttanesca-so-to-speak.html#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:39:16 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=3312 Easy recipe for pasta with puttanesca sauce, an umami-rich blend of tomatoes, anchovies, capers, olives, red pepper and parmesan.]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/02/pasta-puttanesca-so-to-speak.html/feed 4 http://umamigirl.com/2010/01/roast-chickens-from-and-a-little-much-needed-love-for-chez-panisse.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/01/roast-chickens-from-and-a-little-much-needed-love-for-chez-panisse.html#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:01:56 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=3258 Simple recipe for roast chicken with garlic croutons served over salad, adapted from Alice Waters' delightful children's cookbook Fanny at Chez Panisse.]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/01/roast-chickens-from-and-a-little-much-needed-love-for-chez-panisse.html/feed 5