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/2010/08/too-hot-to-cook.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/08/too-hot-to-cook.html#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:00:35 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=4371 Too hot to cook? This week (okay, last week) in the crisper, suggestions on how to eat well without touching the stove.]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/08/too-hot-to-cook.html/feed 0 http://umamigirl.com/2010/08/how-to-make-savory-zucchini-pancakes-recipe.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/08/how-to-make-savory-zucchini-pancakes-recipe.html#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:27:04 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=4368 Zucchini overload threatening your personal safety? Shred it and forget it. These savory zucchini pancakes will disappear in no time. They're surprisingly kid-friendly and are a great excuse for a party. What more could you ask for from a vegetable?]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/08/how-to-make-savory-zucchini-pancakes-recipe.html/feed 0 http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/what-to-do-with-too-much-eggplant-caponata-recipe.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/what-to-do-with-too-much-eggplant-caponata-recipe.html#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:30:27 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=4322 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. ]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/what-to-do-with-too-much-eggplant-caponata-recipe.html/feed 0 http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/what-to-do-with-cucuzza-fries-recipe.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/what-to-do-with-cucuzza-fries-recipe.html#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:57:57 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=4310 What's a cucuzza? I thought I was a competent Italian-American, but then I saw my first cucuzza at the not-so-tender age of 33, and suddenly I knew. I have a LOT to learn. Do you know from cucuzza? Learn more, and get a tasty, family-friendly recipe for baked cucuzza "fries."]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/what-to-do-with-cucuzza-fries-recipe.html/feed 0 http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/how-to-make-vegetable-grain-salad-recipe.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/how-to-make-vegetable-grain-salad-recipe.html#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:34:44 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=4247 Easy, flexible recipe (more like a formula, really) for a healthy, delicious grain salad that uses up all your leftover and misfit veggies.]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/how-to-make-vegetable-grain-salad-recipe.html/feed 0 http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/the-crisper-whisperer-on-serious-eats-10-small-ways-to-declare-your-food-independence.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/the-crisper-whisperer-on-serious-eats-10-small-ways-to-declare-your-food-independence.html#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:23:52 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=4207 In the crisper this week, 10 tips for declaring your food independence. They're small, they're easy, and most of them are fun, I promise. ]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/07/the-crisper-whisperer-on-serious-eats-10-small-ways-to-declare-your-food-independence.html/feed 0 http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/sweet-and-savory-vegetable-recipes-rhubarb-carrots-mint-avocado-zucchini.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/sweet-and-savory-vegetable-recipes-rhubarb-carrots-mint-avocado-zucchini.html#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:24:24 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=4170 With summer officially here, it won't be long before vegabundance sends us scrambling for new ways to prepare old favorites. Get excited about these five vegetables that can switch hit in sweet or savory dishes with the best of them. ]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/sweet-and-savory-vegetable-recipes-rhubarb-carrots-mint-avocado-zucchini.html/feed 0 http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/eating-joyfully-how-to-eat-sustainably-and-happily.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/eating-joyfully-how-to-eat-sustainably-and-happily.html#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:30:06 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=4111 In the crisper this week, 10 small ways to love the food you're with this summer. Support the sustainable food movement by enjoying what you eat, and before you know it you'll be drunk on heady seasonality like Ruth Bourdain is high on pixie tangerine zest.]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/eating-joyfully-how-to-eat-sustainably-and-happily.html/feed 0 http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/how-to-cook-lettuce-recipes.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/how-to-cook-lettuce-recipes.html#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:49:15 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=4072 In the crisper this week, don't mistake lettuce's crisp demeanor for prudishness. Get her on the grill or in the soup pot, or bring out her saucy side, and you'll find yourself asking, "Oh! Where'd you learn to do that?" Recipes for lettuce soup, lettuce sauce and grilled salad.]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/how-to-cook-lettuce-recipes.html/feed 0 http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/what-to-do-with-garlic-scapes-recipes.html http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/what-to-do-with-garlic-scapes-recipes.html#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:20:57 +0000 Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/?p=4053 Got scapes? These glorious shoots, which sprout above the ground from hardneck varieties of garlic, are some of my favorite crazy-lady vegetables. Learn what to do with them on Serious Eats. ]]> http://umamigirl.com/2010/06/what-to-do-with-garlic-scapes-recipes.html/feed 0