Stir-fried Arugula with Asian Noodles
Stir-fried arugula with Asian noodles–they’re Udon noodles, if you must know–came about like many of my recipes: while I was distracted. Chinese preserved egg. By “distracted” I mean I was testing another recipe: adding various seasonings, tasting, and making lots of illegible notes. Late afternoon rapidly became early evening….
Fava Beans, Peas, and Potatoes
It’s springtime. This means many things: allergies, half-hearted attempts at deep cleaning, the reappearance of fresh fava beans and peas at farmer’s markets. Fava beans and peas get along famously, served together or in combination with other springtime vegetables like asparagus, artichokes, or green beans. While these vegetable dishes are…
Steamed Salmon with Lemon and Herbs
I know, I know. Just what you need: another recipe for steamed salmon. There’s little original to say about this most popular of fish, save that I’m not fond of it. Well, that’s not exactly true. I’m happy to consume salmon smoked, generously draped atop a plain bagel with cream…
Golden Buck (an English Savoury)
Let me begin by apologizing for my protracted absence. Much in the IK is breaking down: the overhead kitchen light, the stove door, the house electrical panel. And so on. Then there’s the van. It spent over two weeks in the shop. Five thousand dollars later, it is finally home….
No-Churn Lemon Ice Cream
People who like ice cream (hi!) will eat it no matter the weather. This is a relief, because as I write, the US is dealing with snow, flooding rains, and excessive heat. And many other issues, not to be discussed here. This makes posting recipes a challenge. I mean, it…
White Bean Soup with Carrots and Garlic
Two nights ago yours truly was minding her own business, making dinner in her aptly named kitchen, when the power shut off. The San Francisco Bay Area is known for many things. Elderly housing is one of them: at 66 years old, the IK is a comparative youngster. Nevertheless, the…
Buttery, tangy cauliflower
A few weeks ago I bought a broccoflower-a broccoli-cauliflower cross–at the market. It was a perfect specimen, pale orange, beautiful. But the world was ugly that day, and posting broccoflower pictures online felt tone deaf. That night I cooked my perfect broccoflower with butter and seasonings. Distracted, I paid little…
Creamed Kohlrabi
Perhaps, like me, you’ve been kohlrabi-avoidant. Or maybe life hasn’t brought you into contact with the vegetable Yotam Ottolenghi compared to an alien. He’s right: kohlrabi is a strange looking vegetable. Don’t let this deter you. After almost sixty years of kohlrabi avoidance, I recently discovered what I was missing,…
Brief interlude
Four days ago I wrote the following: Dear Friends- Some of you know I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. This charming malady causes lax connective tissue and a host of other problems. In my case, EDS expresses itself most strongly as overuse syndromes: tendinitis, bursitis, arthritis, and carpal tunnel syndrome. At…
