Category Archives: Side Dishes and Light Meals
The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats: Jícama, Black Bean and Corn Salad
Easy no-cook recipe for a Mexican-inspired salad of jicama, black beans, corn and avocado. A great buffet offering orView full post »
The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats: How to Glaze Root Vegetables
In the crisper this week, a classic French cooking technique demystified. Glazing is a quick and easy way to turn yourView full post »
The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats: Alice Waters’ Long-Cooked Broccoli
People, broccoli stems are meant to be eaten. Recipe for a coarse purée of Long-Cooked Broccoli adapted from AliceView full post »
The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats: Sweet Potato Salad with Chili-Lime Dressing
Now that Sweet Potato is a sophomore in college, she’s not all marshmallows and syrup anymore. Easy recipe here.View full post »
Salt and Vinegar Broiled Fingerling Potatoes
Fast, easy and highly addictive recipe for broiled fingerling potatoes with salt and vinegar adapted from Martha StewartView full post »
The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats: Zuni Cafe’s Radicchio Salad
The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats this week features a divine Radicchio Salad from the Zuni Cafe Cookbook.View full post »
The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats: Shrimp, Spinach and Swiss Wrap
This week on The Crisper Whisperer, a shrimp, spinach and Swiss cheese wrap sandwich inspired by the now defunct butView full post »
The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats: Kohlrabi Remoulade
This week in The Crisper Whisperer, a riff on the classic French remoulade salad using kohlrabi. Like the vegetableView full post »
Raw Beet Salad
A healthy and delicious raw beet salad with goat cheese and walnuts is a recipe for a more productive day and a longerView full post »
The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats: Zucchini-Corn Fritters Rule the World. For Reals.
I am very excited to announce the debut of my new column The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats. Every Tuesday, I’View full post »
And now, a word from your oven. In July. Srsly.
A pair of recipes for your passive-aggressive oven: Chard Gratin and Blueberry Crisp.View full post »
All about babies
Recipe for farro salad with baby beets, beet greens, caramelized onions and feta cheese.View full post »
Fine Swine & Dandy
Quick, easy recipe for a salad of dandelion greens with bacon and a pan vinaigrette.View full post »
Grilled cheese. It’s kind of a big deal.
Recipe for grilled cheese with bacon and arugula in honor of National Grilled Cheese Month.View full post »
The enlightened sandwich
Recipe for a special sandwich of shredded chicken, provolone cheese, cabbage slaw, sliced avocado, tomatoes and chipotleView full post »
A minimalist panzanella to make grandparents proud
Easy recipe for panzanella (Italian bread salad) with chickpeas, with or without a bounty of vegetables.View full post »
Sweetberry, tweetberry, pick me a wheatberry
Recipe for an easy, healthy wheatberry salad studded with dried fruits.View full post »
In anatomical throwdown, Poultry: 1 – Umami: 0
How not to carve a turkey, plus a quick, easy recipe for roasted broccoli.View full post »
Red-headed stepchild
Recipe for a satisfying side dish of red cabbage and apples braised in apple cider and vinegar.View full post »
Raw foods enthusiasts
A pair of bean salad recipes: White Bean Salad with Green Olives adapted from Joy of Cooking and Jerry Traunfeld’sView full post »
The first annual Queer Snack Awards
I eat sautéed chard for a snack when no one is looking. What about you?View full post »
Light summer supper
Recipe for a light summer supper of sautéed beet greens and fava beans with pan-fried Halloumi cheese.View full post »
She’s bi-vegetal
A pair of kohlrabi recipes: Quick Kohlrabi Pickles and Sautéed Kohlrabi Greens.View full post »
Cake and Kale: A Confession
Recipe for a decadent side dish of Brown-Butter Creamed Winter Greens.View full post »
You say potato, I say cilantro…. You say tomato, I say cilantro….
Recipes for Warm Cilantro Potato Salad and Cilantro Sauce, which makes an excellent condiment for a variety of foods.View full post »
Melon Salad with Mint and Basil Vinaigrette
Recipe for Melon Salad with Mint and Basil Vinaigrette by Giada deLaurentiis, via foodnetwork.com.View full post »




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