I had planned to make my Cincinnati Chili recipe, the one I have used for decades, the one in my mom’s recipe box. But, as I started, I heard my oldest daughter in my head telling me that she recently made the greek “chili” that Cincinnati chili was based on, and preferred it. So, I…
Category: Main Dish
Tuna Matzoh Lasagna
It seems that every year at Passover I try to make a matzoh lasagna, but have had varying degrees of success (or failure). Sometimes it comes out tasty, but it isn’t very healthy. Sometimes it is watery, sometimes it falls apart. But sometimes… Earlier this year, I was having fond memories of a tuna lasagna…
Making Khoresh Bademjun (Persian Eggplant Stew) in Sweden
I am in Sweden visiting my daughter and her family. We were invited to their Persian friends house for a cookout challenge – her khoresh bademjun v. my khoresh bademjun. Unfortunately, on the day of the challenge, their family was sick, so it was cancelled. Since I had already roasted 6 medium eggplants, it would…
Cornmeal Crusted Tilapia and Lemon Garlic Spinach – Exploring Mom’s Recipe Box #5 – sort of
“Sort of” Why, sort of? Well, these were two recipes my mom got from college-aged Andrea (me) in the early 80’s,
Pasta with Sweet-Roasted Butternut Squash and Kale – Revisited
I have been revisiting some of my early posts. Tonight I made this pasta with sweet-roasted butternut squash and kale. It was delicious, was a big hit for dinner. The only difference was that this time I omitted the half and half. As I thought, it ends up that it really wasn’t a necessary ingredient….
Rick Martinez’ Roasted Tomato Galette
I finally had the chance to go out to a local farm to pick tomatoes yesterday. I picked about 15 pounds, split between whatever varieties they had. Most of it went into canning . Two and a half pound were set aside to try making Rick Martinez’ roasted tomato galette. It is a bit of…
Lamb and Butternut Squash Stew
We are very lucky to have access to local, pasture-raised lamb, which is a more sustainable red meat option. Although we eat very little red meat, when we do, it is usually in a stew. So I am trying to switch my beef stews to lamb wherever it makes sense. One I have been working…
Lentil Fesenjan
I have been creating so many new recipes, and vegan ones, for my next cookbook, that I needed a break. I made my own vegan version of fesenjan, so I decided to simply try someone else’s. I am writing this as I try it, so, come along with me as I make The Minimalist Baker’s…
Roasted Vegetable Kookoo
I included a good number of kookoos, or Persian omelets, on this blog and in my first cookbook. For the most part, they are very traditional kookoos. For my next cookbook, I decided to create a mash-up of one of our go-to dinners – roasted vegetables and eggs – as a kookoo. Oh wow! It…
Winter Squash Polo
It is the time of year when I start to use winter squash a lot. I used kabocha squash tonight, but you could use butternut or other easily peeled squash. Like many of my polos (rice dishes), this was made with what I had in the house. So, in addition to the kabocha squash, I…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 