Tag Archives: spring

Vanilla Cloud Cake

Posted on December 28, 2012 by scarpettakate

My devotion to chocolate is generally absolute, but last week I was in the mood to bake something a little lighter, a little wintry-looking, and something very, very vanilla. This angel food-style cake was a slam-dunk winner on several fronts: … Continue reading →

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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

Veggie Burger

Posted on August 10, 2012 by scarpettakate

Imagine two hungry diners, out for an al fresco lunch at Portland’s Veritable Quandary on a lovely summer’s day. One orders a burger, a juicy medium rare with all the trimmings. The other orders the housemade veggie burger with caramelized … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged barbecue, BBQ, bean, best, do ahead, fall, lentil, nut, spring, summer, vegetarian, veggie, veggie burger, winter | 9 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

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

Roasted Carrots

Posted on April 27, 2012 by scarpettakate

I have to admit, I haven’t always held carrots in the highest regard. They’re useful in starting off soup and an inoffensive addition to a crudité platter, sure, but the only stand-alone dish I could recall was the mushy coins … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baked, carrots, easy, fall, fast, healthy, roasted, side dish, simple, spring, vegan, vegetarian | 12 Comments

Chicken Paillards with Spring Peas

Posted on April 20, 2012 by scarpettakate

I’ve been cooking my way through Ian Knauer’s The Farm, a collection of rustic, seasonal recipes from a former Gourmet food editor’s family farm. Even though I hold a deep-seeded distrust of the boneless, skinless chicken breast (pasty, bland, dry, boooring), … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged BBQ, chicken, chicken breast, easy, grilled, grilling, healthy, peas, quick, spring | 7 Comments

Lemon Yogurt Poundcake

Posted on April 13, 2012 by scarpettakate

I’ve been coming back to this recipe every spring and summer (over and over again for half a decade) and though many, many praises have already been sung for Ina Garten’s lovely, versatile tea cake, I’d be remiss if I … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baking, brunch, cake, dessert, Easter, freezes well, lemon, Meyer lemons, Mother's Day, poundcake, simple, spring, summer | 5 Comments