I’m of the opinion that one is either good at cooking eggplant or you’re not. I have long believed I am member of the latter group. While my great aunts could whip up a batch of eggplant Parmesan with their eyes closed and produce aubergine to crispy perfection. My ex-sister in-law made the very best rolled eggplant: she fried the eggplant, rolled it with ricotta then baked it. … [Read more...]
Pipian Sauce
I’ve been craving pipian sauce. For those of you unfamiliar with pipian sauce it’s a spicy, green mole that uses pumpkin seeds or pepitas and tomatillas as its base. Pipian sauce is wonderfully versatile and goes well with shrimp, chicken or pork…actually just about anything. I learned this simple recipe from my mentor Ramerez while at El Teddy’s in New York. I couldn’t find … [Read more...]
Cauliflower Pizza Crust with Pesto and Tomatoes
I am going to have to dub the summer of 2016 the summer of pesto. I found and adapted a new 5 pesto recipe that I love, I've spread pesto on crostini, tossed it in my pasta, eaten it straight from the jar and now on this cauliflower pizza crust. Oh, wait should that be non-gluten cauliflower pizza crust? I get so confused, but no matter its name, this crust is absolutely … [Read more...]
5 Minute Pesto
Pesto is making a comeback in my kitchen. And this five minute pesto is the best. I was inspired by a recipe that I found on Serious Eats. I've changed it up a bit and found that Trader Joe's is a one stop shop for the ingredients you'll need. I've dispensed with the mortar and pistol and use my food processor. I've been using pesto on radish pesto crostini, on pasta and … [Read more...]
Pesto Radish Crostini
I really can't remember the last time I made pesto probably back in the 70s or 80s when it appeared on every pasta dish in every restaurant. It seems that Craig Claibourne introduced the world to pesto in his 1961 publication of The New York Times Cookbook. In a matter of years the pesto phenomena spread through the land. After a while I tried of the basil, parsley and olive … [Read more...]
