I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child. What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood, tempered and balanced by knowledge …
Buttered Leeks
Leek, leek, it rhymes with Reek. This is an innocent side of green veggie that is secretly, luxuriously bathed in butter. Leeks are delicate, with such a softness to their sharpness that even my daughter …
Scalloped Turnips
The night is dark, and full of turnips. Turnips are a staple of medieval cookery, and can often be used just as new world potatoes, whether sliced, mashed, or cooked into a soup. I recreated …
Asparagus with Lemon, Aleppo Pepper and Burrata
Asparagus for dinner again. I hate asparagus. Does this mean I’ll never grow up? This is such a dead simple non-recipe, but it’s currently one of my favorite way to prepare vegetables, as elegant as …
Spicy Grilled Corn
One of my favorite things about our trips to Pakistan is that en route to anywhere, there are venders along the road where we would always stop to explore; to buy fruit, to shop for …
Grilled Veggie Salad with Tomato Vinaigrette
No barbecue (at our house at least) is complete without a leafy green salad. This one makes use of the grill with grilled onions and peppers, and some goodies on top for interesting flavor and …
Hara Masala Coconut Rice
This rice dish is the perfect side for all your summer barbecues – it pairs perfectly with all kinds of grilled veggies, fish and meat, and particularly well with Caribbean, Southeast Asian, or desi menus. …
Olive Oil Braised Veggies
I am a prolific veggie roaster. After sweeping in from work, before I’ve even taken off my heels I’ve got the oven heated and chopped veggies with little more than olive oil, sea salt and …
Roasted Grape and Sweet Potato Salad
After the Renaissance Festival (shamelessly love it, go every year), my friend Gloria invited us back to her house for pumpking carving, also our yearly tradition, and fed us a delicious dinner including a salad …
Maple Aleppo Corn on the Cob
We grill corn a lot in the summer, usually Pakistani style (plain, charred, then rubbed with lime and red chili), but I was looking for another way to fix the last corn of the season. …