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Sep 2024

Dan Dan Noodles  In my informal poll of Americans, maybe 10% know what Dan Dan noodles are. That's about to change...

Aug 2024

Traditional Chopped Salad If any of you, my dear readers, have a connection to Lebanon, Israel, or Turkey, then you already know this salad by heart. You’re probably asking yourselves why do the Americans even...

Jul 2024

Vegan Tahini Caesar My grandmother was adamant about her Caesars.  No raw egg yolk?  No anchovies?  Then don’t call it a Caesar!   I’m pretty certain my grandma would have loved this salad.  She...

Jun 2024

Pav Bhaji We published this 8 days ahead of the Washington Post running a similar -- but carbie-er, and less flavorful -- version of the same. Just sayin...

Jan 2024

Black Cherry + Marmalade No-Bake Galette with a Hazelnut-Maple-Cacao Crust This recipe is vegan, virtuous, almost entirely raw, and without refined sugars (except for the little bit in the marmalade). Serve it frozen, slice and eat like a pizza.

Nov 2023

Pomegranate, Pistachios, Saffron & Honey in a Cloud of Yogurt A symphony of flavors and textures and colors.  The creamy yogurt, the heft of the pistachios, the little pomegranate arils bursting with each bite.

Sep 2023

Zuchinni Noodles Aglio e Olio e Gamberi  We shred summer squash – using a spiralizer, a julienne peeler, or by hand. That’s our “pasta.” And then we do it up aglio e olio style. That’s Italian for “garlic and oil.” E gamberi means “and...

Aug 2023

Riceberry Pudding / Porridge We use organic purple "riceberry" rice from Thailand to make this... is it a dessert? a breakfast? Either way, it's easy, nutritious, yummy and nourishing.

Jun 2023

Extra Silky & Rich Hummous  oppings, toppings, toppings are… unecessary. But lovely! Here we use some chickpeas reserved from the original blending, plus pine nuts and za’atar, plus a healthy rizzle of olive oil. In...

Mar 2023

Easy Thai Curry with Western Veggies This isn’t authentic, and it probably lacks artistry. But it’s yummy, a foolproof weeknight staple that’s good for you. In the winter, I use chopped carrots, and frozen peas and...

Feb 2023

How to Cook and Why to Eat: Riceberry Rice This is my favorite rice! The Riceberry cultivar was developed in Thailand 20 years ago, as a cross between a purple sticky rice and a long-grain jasmine. No GMOs here, they just...

Feb 2023

Purple Sweet Potato Porridge Purple sweet potatoes are just what they sound like: sweet potatoes, that are purple.  You can bake them, boil them…  For this dish, you cook them in the same pot...

Jan 2023

Kırmızı Mercimek Çorbası This is a super-easy weeknight dinner, and then the urfa chili oil add a depth of flavor that might surprise you

Dec 2022

Debra’s Streamlined Cassoulet My mother’s cassoulet recipe (originally published in these pages 2017) is a delight, and a revelation. Lots of beans and meat. Rich and warming. Fatty and delicious. Creamy on the...

Nov 2022

Remembering Autumn Salad radicchio | citrus | shaved fennel | toasted hazelnuts I was in Italy early October, on Lake Bolsena, with my father and brothers and sister, and all the children.  They...