Crispy, crunchy vegetable pancakes are summertime fried into pure comfort food. The fresh sweetness of the shredded vegetables is complemented by the electric zing of a creamy lemon-garlic sauce. Together, the latkes and white bean sauce make a complete and satisfying light meal or snack. This recipe has been several years in the making. The [...]
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Zucchini and Beet Potato Latkes
Posted in appetizer, side dish, tagged beet, carrot, latke, potato, potato pancake, recipe, summer squash, vegan, zucchini on August 5, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Scallion Pancakes
Posted in appetizer, side dish, tagged Chinese, food, ginger, recipe, scallion, scallion pancake, soy sauce, vegan on July 29, 2010 | 4 Comments »
When we were in college, my then-boyfriend (now-husband) and I used to order in Chinese food to our dorm room every week at the end of the semester. The cafeteria was closed Friday and Saturday nights. The problem sets would pile up. The city of Boston with its lights twinkling outside the dorm window seemed [...]
Quinoa Mango Parsley Salad
Posted in salad, side dish, tagged food, mango, parsley, quinoa, recipe, vegan on July 3, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I see a lot of quinoa-tropical-fruit-cilantro recipes floating around, and I love to eat all of them. But this week when I wanted a light quinoa meal, I didn’t have any cilantro. Instead all I had was this beautiful bunch of parsley. Cilantro and parsley are very different flavors, but I didn’t see why I [...]
Peas and Potatoes in Parsley Pesto
Posted in side dish, tagged food, parsley, pesto, potato, potato salad, recipe, sugar snap peas on July 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Sweet and crispy sugar snap peas have been calling out to me for a while now. Looking for a recipe that would do their bright summery flavors justice, I hesitated. A stir fry would surely be delicious, but I wanted a little something more. The answer came in the form of a potato salad. Potato [...]
Do the mashed kohlrabi
Posted in side dish, tagged carrots, food, kohlrabi, mashed potato, potato, rakkyo, recipe, savory, sides, vegan on June 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last saturday at the farmers market I found myself drawn to the beautiful root vegetables: purple potatoes, multi-colored heirloom carrots, and purple kohlrabi (technically not a root, but uh, close enough).








