http://umamigirl.com A food blog by Carolyn Cope Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:33:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://umamigirl.com/2011/11/crunchy-roasted-chickpeas-recipe.html http://umamigirl.com/2011/11/crunchy-roasted-chickpeas-recipe.html#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:13:32 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=7529 Pin it Have you ever wondered why chickpeas look so much like tiny butts? Whaaat? I know I sure haven’t. If I had wondered, though, I might have thought it was because I’m so behind the curve on posting about the crunchy, savory, snacky goodness of roasted chickpeas. Get it? Behind? Oh my GOD I [...]]]> http://umamigirl.com/2011/11/crunchy-roasted-chickpeas-recipe.html/feed 19 http://umamigirl.com/2011/11/how-to-make-baked-kale-chips-recipe.html http://umamigirl.com/2011/11/how-to-make-baked-kale-chips-recipe.html#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:24:17 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=7365 Pin it Of all my self-destructive tendencies — and believe me, there are some strong contenders — the crowning glory might be my need to believe that if everyone else likes something, I won’t. Apparently deep down in there, some part of me thinks that I’m wayyyy awesomer than everyone else. It’s a shame I’m [...]]]> http://umamigirl.com/2011/11/how-to-make-baked-kale-chips-recipe.html/feed 6 http://umamigirl.com/2011/11/world-vegan-month-salt-and-vinegar-potatoes-reprise.html http://umamigirl.com/2011/11/world-vegan-month-salt-and-vinegar-potatoes-reprise.html#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:34:27 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=7276 Pin it Today’s World Vegan Month post is from the archives. It’s one of my all-time most popular posts — and guess what? It’s vegan. Totally stealth-vegan, really. If you love salt and vinegar potato chips, then tens of thousands of Stumblers, Pinterest users, Facebook fans, and all-around spud enthusiasts agree that you should try [...]]]> http://umamigirl.com/2011/11/world-vegan-month-salt-and-vinegar-potatoes-reprise.html/feed 2 http://umamigirl.com/2011/09/the-crisper-whisperer-on-serious-eats-the-dinner-salad.html http://umamigirl.com/2011/09/the-crisper-whisperer-on-serious-eats-the-dinner-salad.html#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:20:12 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=6904 When you want to make a big, gorgeous salad into dinner, what do you put on it?]]> http://umamigirl.com/2011/09/the-crisper-whisperer-on-serious-eats-the-dinner-salad.html/feed 0 http://umamigirl.com/2011/09/how-to-cook-samphire-sea-beans-saltwort-glasswort-recipe.html http://umamigirl.com/2011/09/how-to-cook-samphire-sea-beans-saltwort-glasswort-recipe.html#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 21:24:43 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=6728 Pin it A friend from the States asked the other day what my favorite thing about London has been so far. It felt like a rookie answer, what I told her — something a person would say if she didn’t really know anything yet. But it was the truth. “How brand-new everything feels,” I said. [...]]]> http://umamigirl.com/2011/09/how-to-cook-samphire-sea-beans-saltwort-glasswort-recipe.html/feed 6 http://umamigirl.com/2011/07/eggplant-rice-salad-recipe.html http://umamigirl.com/2011/07/eggplant-rice-salad-recipe.html#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:44:18 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=6213 Pin it Right. So it’s T minus 13 days until the movers come to pack up all of our hopes, dreams, and other non-electronic possessions to be shipped over the Atlantic to London. With any luck, they’ll arrive intact, and not too long after we do. With any luck. We were sitting down to dinner [...]]]> http://umamigirl.com/2011/07/eggplant-rice-salad-recipe.html/feed 12 http://umamigirl.com/2011/06/egg-and-watercress-sandwiches-recipe.html http://umamigirl.com/2011/06/egg-and-watercress-sandwiches-recipe.html#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:44:42 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=5906 Pin it Before I had memories, I had nostalgia. I pined for other people’s memories. By 1990 I was 14, with no notable romantic experience under my belt (or above it, for that matter) and not a modicum of worldliness to speak of. I really, truly didn’t have my groove on yet. What I did [...]]]> http://umamigirl.com/2011/06/egg-and-watercress-sandwiches-recipe.html/feed 8 http://umamigirl.com/2011/05/blt-recipe-bacon-lettuce-tomato-avocado-sandwich.html http://umamigirl.com/2011/05/blt-recipe-bacon-lettuce-tomato-avocado-sandwich.html#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 20:14:41 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=5765 Get the recipe for a BLT with avocado from Susan Russo's charming new cookbook The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches.]]> http://umamigirl.com/2011/05/blt-recipe-bacon-lettuce-tomato-avocado-sandwich.html/feed 11 http://umamigirl.com/2011/01/how-to-make-collard-greens-mineira-recipe.html http://umamigirl.com/2011/01/how-to-make-collard-greens-mineira-recipe.html#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:59:05 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=5185 This week in the crisper, if you're used to braising collard greens to death (not that there's anything wrong with that!), you'll be delighted by the freshness of this Brazilian preparation. Thin ribbons of collard are cooked in bacon fat for—ready for this?—one minute. It's one of my favorite new greens recipes. Find it here on Serious Eats.]]> http://umamigirl.com/2011/01/how-to-make-collard-greens-mineira-recipe.html/feed 0 http://umamigirl.com/2011/01/urban-italian-cauliflower-recipe.html http://umamigirl.com/2011/01/urban-italian-cauliflower-recipe.html#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:04:50 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=5103 This week in the crisper, cauliflower and pears with brown butter and hazelnuts from the lovely Urban Italian by NYC chef-extraordinaire Andrew Carmellini and his writer/scholar wife Gwen Hyman. It's fancy enough for a holiday table but simple enough to make any night of the week. Read the full story, and get the recipe, here on Serious Eats.]]> http://umamigirl.com/2011/01/urban-italian-cauliflower-recipe.html/feed 0