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Category Archives: Baking / Cooking
Feeling Saucy
Sauces are the unsung heroes of every meal. Quietly, selflessly, they accept their role as the supporting actors, and yet they’re often the most flavorful element in the whole production. The same old boring dishes can be reinvented with just a few small tweaks to the sauce, no further modifications necessary. Take, for instance, stuffed [...]
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This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2012-04-11
Don’t Pass Over Quinoa
The beauty (and exquisite torture) of many Jewish holidays like Passover is that they’re not just one-day affairs, but week-long “celebrations.” When those particular events carry dietary restrictions as well, it can add up to an extra load of work simply planning out a standard set of meals, beyond the mandated festive meal with family. [...]
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This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2012-04-06
Posted in Baking / Cooking, Food, healthy, passover, pilaf, pistachios, quinoa, recipe
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Pantry Purge
“Keeping a well stocked pantry” would be a very generous way of describing my penchant for collecting odd ingredients. A certifiable food-shopaholic, any interesting spices, unusual beans, new strains of rice that catch my eye are destined for the cart, no questions asked. Entirely new dishes could be unlocked with that one secret ingredient, and [...]
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This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2012-04-02
Posted in Baking / Cooking, chickpeas, dinner, easy, Food, healthy, Moroccan, olives, pantry staples, recipe, vegan, weeknight
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Caught Sticky-Handed
Sticky Fingers Bakery has long been a sweet sensation within the vegan community, serving up pastries and other delights in the Washington, DC area since 2002, accumulating numerous awards over the years. Most remarkable of all was when chef and owner Doron Petersan broke into the mainstream, not only showing up on Food Network’s Cupcake [...]
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This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2012-03-30
Posted in Baking, Baking / Cooking, cookbook, Desserts, Food, Reviews, Sticky Fingers Bakery, vegan
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Rah, Rah, Rhubarb!
If rhubarb were playing on a team, would anyone actually cheer for it? A sad, unloved vegetable with an identity crisis, rhubarb is always paired up with the show-stealing strawberry, smothered by sweetness, and thrown into the game more as an afterthought than a star. You’d think that after years of strawberry-rhubarb pies and strawberry-rhubarb [...]
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This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2012-03-28
Posted in Baking / Cooking, cake, cupcakes, Food, recipe, rhubarb, seasonal, spring, vegan
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Noodle of the Sea
A curious craze if there ever was one, kelp noodles have gained popularity in leaps and bounds, going from unheard oddity to pantry staple for many overnight. Though still a more difficult ingredient to procure, ever since I discovered one fateful package at a local international market, rather than an expensive specialty shop, they’ve been [...]
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This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2012-03-26
Posted in Baking / Cooking, chapchae, Food, jabchae, japchae, kelp noodles, Korean, recipe, stir-fry, vegan, vegetable
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Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut…
…And it may have something to do with the fact that it’s National Peanut Month! It’s true, March has been designated as the official time to celebrate the humble peanut, in all of its goober glory. Rather than just enjoying the standard peanut butter sandwich, or baking up some ordinary peanut butter cookies, I craved [...]
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This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2012-03-23
Posted in Baking / Cooking, Betty Lou's, Food, peanut butter, peanuts, powdered, recipe, Reviews, Tofu
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Edible Sunshine
For once, spring has sprung up a bit early, and the long, sunny days are simply glorious. Mid-60′s, clear skies, little humidity; If only the weather could stay this perfect all year round! The bright sunshine illuminates all corners of the house, lifts the darkest of moods, and is so pervasive, it’s even made its [...]
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This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2012-03-19
Posted in Baking / Cooking, bread, Food, healthy, sunflower seeds, vegan, yeast
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Pi by Day, Pie by Night
For once, Pi Day has lined up beautifully with my baking plans, and I’m not ill-prepared for the holiday like most years past. The trusty recipe index makes no secret of my baking habits, and it’s easy to see that pies are not exactly my go-to dessert. Suddenly though, my kitchen is positively teaming with [...]
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This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2012-03-14
Posted in Baking, Baking / Cooking, dessert, Food, Pi Day, pie, vegan
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Sweet Heat
Successful appetizers manage to pack serious taste sensation into a small, bite-sized package. When the food is eaten in one gulp, there’s no room for meek spices or filler of any sort. That’s where these easy, intensely flavorful little snacks come in. After an over-enthusiastic purchase that resulted in many leftover shishito peppers, I soon [...]
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This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2012-03-07
Posted in appetizer, Baking / Cooking, Food, peppers, recipe, Spicy, starter, vegan
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