Eggplant parmesan is a dish that is a little involved, but by no means difficult. You have to batter and fry the eggplant (I’ve tried skipping this step, and let me tell you from experience that it is there for a reason; you NEED it!) before you layer the dish (like lasagna) which is why [...]
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Recipe: Eggplant Parmesan
Posted in dinner, for veggies, sauces and sides, tagged cheese, dinner, eggplant, fried, italian, parmesan, parmesean, recipe, summer recipe on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recipe: Roasted Potatoes and Tomatoes with Pesto
Posted in breakfast, dinner, for veggies, inventive leftovers, sauces and sides, tagged basil, mushy, overripe, pesto, potato, squishy, tomato, vegan on September 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hello again! Did you miss me? I’ll bet you did. I’ve had a very hectic few weeks, starting my graduate program at Boston College and moving out of my old place and into the new. Although I am IN my new place I still don’t have any of my stuff, just the items I had [...]
Recipe: Basil Pesto with Walnuts
Posted in dinner, for veggies, sauces and sides on July 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Summer is in full swing, and as such basil is everywhere. Yes, you can grow herbs at any time of year, really, but right now is when they start propagating out of control. I bought a bunch of basil as big as my head for $2 at one of my local Farmer’s Markets, and aside [...]
Recipe: Garlic Aioli
Posted in for veggies, sauces and sides, snackies on July 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of my favorite cookbooks is called Fanny at Chez Panisse, by Alice Waters. It is actually the only Alice Waters cookbook that I own, and it was my introduction to her as a chef/food activist. The book was originally given to my little sister Jesslyn for Christmas a few years ago, but I ended [...]



