In my aspirations, I’m the obnoxious sort of home cook who’s blending up homemade hummus and nut butters and sauces and just sort of blinks blankly when people buy that sort of thing at the grocery store. In reality, I frequently buy those things at the grocery store despite technically having the capability to make […]
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Ottolenghi’s lentils with broiled eggplant
The Real Talk portion of the post is as follows: I’m in a bit of a funk. I’m not feeling that inspired in the kitchen, even though fall’s just around the corner (respite from the heat, please come!), and it’s my favorite season for produce. Part of it is my new job that’s keeping me busy. […]
Ottolenghi’s Spring Salad (ish)
Things that give me inordinate satisfaction: book series whose spines make a picture when lined up on a shelf (Hank Green agrees.) when an ordered list of titles ends up being in alphabetical order anything in rainbow order a well-named sequel I feel like those are related, somehow. Is that crazy? They seem satisfying in […]
Ottolenghi’s Surprise Tatin
Ottolenghi’s Plenty reads, “Filling a tart with potatoes is a real treat for potato lovers…” I couldn’t agree more. Surprise! It’s potatoes and buttery pastry! The best kind of surprise. This was a fun fanfare dish for a dinner party. It’s quite fussy, so I wouldn’t make it just for normal dinner, but I knew I […]
Ottolenghi’s gado gado, highly revised
I like salad, I just don’t like it as a whole meal. With a build and appetite that would be kindly called “robust,” I’d have to eat a shocking number of raw leaves to feel satisfied. My “no salad as a meal” rule has a few notable exceptions: salads served in deep-fried taco shells, salads […]