Tag Archives: vegan

Baba Ganoush

Posted on September 7, 2012 by scarpettakate

I could probably eat my own weight in baba ganoush, the silky-textured eggplant dip that’s a constant of nearly every Middle Eastern culinary tradition. On a warm day with a cold beer and a pile of pita bread, there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged appetizer, crudite, dip, eggplant, gluten free, hors d'oeuvre, middle eastern, vegan, vegetarian | 4 Comments

Slow-Roasted Summer Vegetables

Posted on August 31, 2012 by scarpettakate

That, friends, is one homely mess of vegetables. I almost didn’t share the recipe with you, it being rather underwhelming in the looks department, but the flavor (oh man, that flavor!) was so worth it that it seemed a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged main dish, roasted, side dish, summer, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian | 18 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

Almond Milk

Posted on August 24, 2011 by scarpettakate

Almond milk has a clean, nutty-sweet flavor, one you might find hanging out with iced frappés or chai or horchata. You can use it as you would regular cow’s milk (over cereal, in your coffee, frozen into a semifreddo) or … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged almond, almond milk, beverages, dairy free, drinks, easy, homemade, lactose free, milk, nut, nuts, summer, vegan | 3 Comments

Green Bean & Snap Pea Salad

Posted on June 4, 2011 by scarpettakate

I don’t have any statistics to back this up, but I think it’s a pretty safe bet that most Americans’ encounters with green beans come in the form of Thanksgiving casseroles, the one with tinned beans, cream of mushroom soup … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged fresh, green bean, hazelnut, mangetout, orange, salad, side dish, snap peas, snow peas, spring, summer, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian | 8 Comments

Romesco Grilled Shrimp

Posted on May 18, 2011 by scarpettakate

Romesco sauce, for those of you uninitiated in its kicky charms, is an earthy, flavor-packed staple of Catalan cuisine, a sort of parallel-universe pesto made from olive oil, chiles, tomatoes, garlic, ground almonds and hazelnuts. Romesco tastes warm and nutty, … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged BBQ, Catalan, grilled, grilling, pescetarian, prawns, seafood, shrimp, Spanish, spring, summer, vegan, vegetarian | 12 Comments

Falafel with Tzatziki

Posted on April 16, 2011 by scarpettakate

And now, ladies and gentlemen, a (not-very-well-researched) brief history of San Francisco street food. First up: the taco truck, a portable taqueria in a shiny, well-scrubbed trailer offering chicken mole burritos and a Coke. There’s the beloved Tamale Lady who … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged chick peas, falafel, garbanzo beans, greek yogurt, Mediterranean, San Francisco, sandwich, street food, tzatiki, tzatziki, vegan, vegetarian | 12 Comments

Simple Farro

Posted on February 23, 2011 by scarpettakate

I wasn’t really sure how to explain farro to you, exactly, so a bit of un-sexy research was required for today. With apologies to the Oxford Companion to Food and Harold McGee, here’s my quick Biology 101 summation, not that … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged basic, cracked, easy, farro, grain, healthy, how to cook farro, hulled, italian, rice alternative, semi-pearled, side dish, simple, starch, Umbria, vegan, vegetarian, whole grains | 6 Comments

Parsnip Soup

Posted on February 9, 2011 by scarpettakate

Parsnips might be one of the more overlooked root vegetables, the C-list has-been of the produce bin. Cultivated by the ancient Greeks and Romans and a staple of Yuletide feasts of yore, they eventually fell out of favor when potatoes … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged cream, creamy, first course, healthy, high fiber, parsnip, root vegetables, soup, stock, vegan, vegetarian, winter | 21 Comments