Category Archives: Nuts

Asian Carrot Dressing or My Latest Salad Crush

Posted on April 22, 2013 by cuocaciccia

I want to share a recipe with you that has been dazzling my taste buds for a couple of weeks now. For lack of a better name, we call this Asian Carrot Salad simply for its having similar flavor profile … Continue reading →

Posted in Almonds, Kale, Salad, Uncategorized, Vegan | Tagged Asian Carrot Salad, Carrot Dressing Recipe, Miso Carrot Dressing, Power to the Greens recipe, Trader Joe's Salad Recipe | 6 Comments

The Gateway Dressing

Posted on August 24, 2012 by cuocaciccia

Purslane salad with salted almonds and honey dressing I love salads. Almost every day as I water the newest seedlings in my garden and tend to the older plants, I raid our wild arugula patch for a handful of fiery … Continue reading →

Posted in Almonds, Inept-but-Earnest Cook's Night, Nuts, Salad, Uncategorized, Vegan | Tagged fried almond salad, honey salad dressing, how to get kids to eat salad, how to get kids to eat salad recipe, Purslane salad recipe, purslane salad with almonds, purslane salad with almonds and honey | 2 Comments

White Chocolate Chunk Pistachio Cookies: My Favorite “Chocolate” Chip Cookies

Posted on January 31, 2012 by cuocaciccia

Everyone has a favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. If you do not have anything else in your recipe box, I am willing to bet that at some point you acquired a recipe for chocolate chip cookies. If you feel up … Continue reading →

Posted in Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Pistachios, Uncategorized | Tagged best chocolate chip cookie recipe, Chocolate chip cookies with pistachios, white chocolate chip cookies, White chocolate pistachio cookies | 5 Comments

Chard-Chickpea Stew with Spicy Red Pepper Sauce

Posted on December 30, 2011 by cuocaciccia

Despite the global economic crises, the fact that the apocalypse was supposed to enshroud us (myriad times), and that many journalists have branded 2011 as one of the worst years in several decades, I fancied it. We planted a garden, … Continue reading →

Posted in Almonds, Chard, Inept-but-Earnest Cook's Night, Kale, Legumes, Vegan | Tagged chard chickpea stew with garlic red pepper sauce, chickpea red pepper yogurt chard, chickpea swiss chard recipe, garbanzo bean salad with kale and chard, garbanzo stew chard bell pepper, red pepper almond sauce | 4 Comments

Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa Nibs

Posted on November 29, 2011 by cuocaciccia

I have so many things to share with you right now that I actually do not know where the best place to begin is. How about my riff on Grüner‘s kale ribbon salad with farro, radishes, and a garlicky-lemon vinaigrette … Continue reading →

Posted in Chocolate, Dessert, Hazelnuts, Nuts, Vegan | Tagged Askinosie hazelnut chocolate spread, chocolate hazelnut cocoa nibs, homemade chocolate food gifts, homemade food gifts, homemade hazelnut chocolate spread, Homemade nutella spread, homemade recipe chocolate hazelnut, recipe chocolate hazelnut cocoa nibs | 4 Comments

Shirin Polo (Persian Rice with Orange Peel, Nuts, and Raisins) and Kashk-e Badamjan (Persian Eggplant with Whey)

Posted on October 19, 2011 by cuocaciccia

My story of rice actually begins with last week’s cultured butter and 15 gorgeous eggplants from the farmer’s market. I adore all manner of Persian food, even the stuff that my Persian friends think is quacky (like “doogh” the salted, … Continue reading →

Posted in Almonds, Dinner, Eggplant, Nuts, Pistachios, Rices, Vegan | Tagged How to cook Persian rice, how to make Persian eggplant with whey, how to make tadik, Iranian rice, kashk, kashk fermented whey, Kashk-e bademjan, Persian almond orange peel rice, Persian eggplant recipe, Persian jeweled rice, Persian pistachio barberry rice, Persian rice, Persian rice cooker recipe, Shirin polo, Shirin polo recipe, tadik | 5 Comments

Quince and Apple Frangipane Tart

Posted on September 29, 2011 by cuocaciccia

Rosy-pink Spanish membrillo with an aged cheese plate is delightful. Yet, I had never cooked a quince myself until this last week. As the seasons begin to hint at a change here in the Bay Area, the leaves turning orange, … Continue reading →

Posted in Almonds, Dessert, Nuts, Rustic Fruit Desserts | Tagged Gravenstein apple quince tart, how to cook quince, ideas for cooking with quince, quince apple frangipane recipe, quince apple tart recipe, quince galette, quince tart with almond paste, what to do with quince | 4 Comments

Borlotti Bean Corn Salad and a Pluot-Almond Cake

Posted on September 1, 2011 by cuocaciccia

Even a decade ago, the year I studied in the city of Bologna, Italy, I fanatically sought out unknown fruits and vegetables. For a nineteen-year old Americana, porcini mushrooms and white truffles were a sight to see in the fall. … Continue reading →

Posted in Almonds, Cakes, Nuts, Rustic Fruit Desserts, Vegan, Whole Grains | Tagged basil borlotti corn tomato recipe, borlotti bean salad, corn and borlotti bean salad, pluot almond cake, pluot cake, tongue of fire bean salad, whole wheat almond cake, whole wheat pluot almond cake, whole wheat pluot cake | Leave a comment

Roasted Figs with Prosciutto, Gorgonzola, and Walnuts with a Mache-Wild Arugula Salad

Posted on August 24, 2011 by cuocaciccia

Folks, I believe that, at some point in the months since I began this site, I declared my fervency for vegetables, fruits, and all things sweet. Despite my realization tonight that this is my first post that includes some sort … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner, Figs, Nuts, Salad, Walnuts | Tagged mache arugula fig recipe, prosciutto crudo ficchi gorgonzola, prosciutto fig recipe, roasted figs with gorgonzola prosciutto walnuts, valeriana salad mache arugula | 1 Comment

Sheep’s Milk Yogurt with Almond-Pistachio Olive Oil Granola

Posted on July 30, 2011 by cuocaciccia

When I first moved to San Francisco, I lived in a very fun, tasty neighborhood about a block away from the corner of Haight and Ashbury nearby one of the San Francisco Boulangerie bakeries. I would always order some sort … Continue reading →

Posted in Almonds, Breakfast, Nuts, Pistachios, Vegan, Whole Grains | Tagged pistachio granola recipe, pumpkin seed pistachio olive oil granola, sheep milk yogurt, vegan granola recipe | 8 Comments