Tag Archives: simple

Garlicky Shrimp & White Beans

Posted on November 2, 2012 by scarpettakate

There isn’t enough space here, not enough on the whole wide Web, to properly give due my love for the gutsy, earthy food of Spain. I love the garlic and olive oil and tomatoes, the shellfish and chiles, the lusty … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged chorizo, easy, fall, main dish, quick, shellfish, shrimp, simple, Spanish, spring, stew, summer, winter | 5 Comments

Red Pepper & Sun-Dried Tomato Relish

Posted on September 28, 2012 by scarpettakate

What are we going to do when the tomatoes go away? It was a blandly rhetorical question, but staring down at my plate of dry-farmed Early Girls, a pang of mild panic flickered through me. I don’t know. I DON’T … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged appetizer, bruschetta, crostini, easy, fall, first course, hors d'oeuvre, relish, simple, spring, summer, vegetarian, winter | 9 Comments

Pavlova

Posted on September 14, 2012 by scarpettakate

An enterprising hotel chef in 1920s New Zealand was the first to whip up a Pavlova, a culinary tribute to visiting ballerina Anna Pavlova’s ethereal, wispy beauty. They’re a perennial favorite of those lush islands, and in Australia, too, where … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged dessert, do ahead, easy, egg whites, fruit, meringue, simple, summer | 7 Comments

Corn & Tomato Salad

Posted on August 3, 2012 by scarpettakate

Pizzeria Delfina is one of my favorite lunch spots in the city (my go-to order is their broccoli rabe pizza, a poem to Neapolitan pies everywhere) and a new-favorite starter is their special insalata granturco (“corncob salad”), an easy arrangement … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged arugula, corn, easy, healthy, insalata grandturco, quick, salad, side dish, simple, summer, tomato, vegetarian, weeknight | 2 Comments

Zucchini Dill Pancakes

Posted on July 27, 2012 by scarpettakate

I am on a savory pancake kick these days. There’s been batch after batch of my leek and pea pancakes, a (less than stellar) attempt at sweet potato latkes, corn and chive shortstacks ordered at State Bird Provisions. Lately whenever I … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged appetizer, courgette, dill, easy, feta, fritter, main dish, pancake, savory, side dish, simple, summer, summer squash, vegetable, vegetarian, zucchini | 6 Comments

Peach-Blackberry Cobbler

Posted on June 22, 2012 by scarpettakate

For the rest of the country, summer means sticky heat waves and swimming pools, lightning bugs and sunburn cream. We San Franciscans have a slightly different way of looking at summer, bundled up against our “June gloom” as the marine … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baked, berry, biscuit, brunch, cobbler, dessert, fruit, old-fashioned, pandowdy, peach, simple, stonefruit, summer | 10 Comments

Roast Pork

Posted on June 8, 2012 by scarpettakate

Oh, honey. Sit down for a minute and let me tell you about this roast pork. The juicy, well-seasoned, flavorful meat. The woodsy bits of herbs and crispy, unctuous, oh-dear-Lord cracklings. (I mean, come on. Cracklings.) Your butcher will do … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged blade, butt, dinner, entree, fall, main dish, meat, picnic, pork, roast, roasted, shoulder, simple, special occasion, spring, summer, winter | 7 Comments

Butter Lettuce & Lobster Salad

Posted on May 25, 2012 by scarpettakate

There’s something awfully festive about serving lobster for lunch, a little fancy even, and this warm-weather salad is a lovely way to do it. Toss sweet hunks of shellfish with ruffles of crisp-tender butter lettuce, little garden peas and creamy … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged avocado, crab, dinner, easy, entree, first course, lunch, pescetarian, salad, seafood, simple, spring, summer, tarragon | 6 Comments

Chocolate Pudding

Posted on May 18, 2012 by scarpettakate

This time of year, dessert at my house doesn’t amount to much more than a bowlful of strawberries or slices of stonefruit. Maybe I’ll add a dollop of cream or some sandy (likely storebought) cookies on the side, but why … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged chocolate, classic, dark chocolate, dessert, easy, gluten free, simple | 8 Comments

Quinoa Salad with Avocado

Posted on May 4, 2012 by scarpettakate

The Incas revered quinoa (“mother grain” in their ancient language, pronounced “keen-wah” in ours) as sacred, and it served as a staple food until Spanish missionaries razed the idolatrous crops in the 16th century. (Take out a protein-packed superfood, throw … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged easy, fast, gluten free, healthy, high protein, main dish, picnic, room temperature, side dish, simple, spring, summer, vegan, vegetarian | 4 Comments