Category Archives: Vegan

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

Peach-Strawberry Oatmeal Breakfast Cobbler

Posted on August 14, 2012 by cuocaciccia

Where have I been? For at least two months I attempt to answer this question, fill you in on my calamities, felicities, and all the news in between and I realize I am completely stymied. Therefore, I have decided that … Continue reading →

Posted in Berries, Breakfast, Stonefruits, Vegan, Whole Grains | Tagged Baked Oatmeal, Oatmeal Breakfast Cobbler, Oatmeal custard, Peach Baked Oatmeal, Peach Breakfast, Strawberry Breakfast Oatmeal, Vegan Baked Oatmeal, Whole grain breakfasts | 9 Comments

When Your Five-Year Old Renounces Meat or Spicy Swiss Chard Pasta with Poor Man’s Cheese

Posted on February 21, 2012 by cuocaciccia

I often post my newest recipes or the things I am most recently excited about here and forget that some of my easiest and humblest recipes might also be useful to many of you, as my youngest sister reminds me. … Continue reading →

Posted in Chard, Dinner, Inept-but-Earnest Cook's Night, Uncategorized, Vegan | Tagged chard pasta with breadcrumbs, lemon garlic chard pasta, poor man's cheese formaggio dei poveri, spicy swiss chard pasta, spicy swiss chard pasta with poor man's cheese, vegan chard pasta, vegan pasta | 3 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

Vanilla Pear-Apple Compote

Posted on October 7, 2011 by cuocaciccia

If you are enamored with the taste of real vanilla bean then it is certain that when you are done scraping the vanilla bean seeds to steep into cream for your creme brûlée or gelato or folding them into your … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Dessert, Jams & Preserves, Jams and Preserves, Pears, Rustic Fruit Desserts, Vegan | Tagged easy pear dessert, pear apple compote, vanilla bean apple pear sauce, vanilla bean pear apple compote, vanilla bean pear preserves, what to cook with vanilla pod, what to do with leftover vanilla bean | 2 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

Every Day Multigrain Whole Wheat Bread

Posted on August 30, 2011 by cuocaciccia

Do you love whole wheat, multigrain bread like my family does? Would you like to make a loaf so tender with such a luscious crumb that the only thing limiting your perfect slice is a well-sharpened knife? I make a … Continue reading →

Posted in Breads, Breakfast, Vegan, Whole Grains | Tagged Homemade multigrain bread, multigrain bread, Recipe for multigrain bread, Vegan multigrain bread, Whole wheat, Whole wheat multigrain bread | 3 Comments