Tag: vegetarian

Chimichurri Sauce

Chimichurri Sauce

A raw parsley and garlic sauce that goes well on anything, comes together quickly, lasts about a week in the fridge. Great for steaks, empanadas, fish, veg, really… anything. I can’t stress that last bit enough.

Smith Island Rainbow Cake

Smith Island Rainbow Cake

I’ve heard from other parents that the rainbow cake can be a nightmare – too much cake. If you slice it thin so it’s a reasonable amount of cake, it falls apart, if you split the layers so each kid gets 2 or 3, kids complain they didn’t get the colors they wanted. Then you have this awkwardly tall leftover cake hanging around. Well, the state of Maryland has a solution for you. I baked a rainbow cake, Smith Island Style (with white chocolate icing) and it worked on 8 levels.

The Santi G: banana, dulce de leche, and Scottish (or Irish) cream milkshake

The Santi G: banana, dulce de leche, and Scottish (or Irish) cream milkshake

A boozy banana dulce de leche milkshake inspired by a recipe from Santiago Giorgini, an Argentinian Chef and TV presenter. Bananas and dulce de leche are a classic Argentinian combination, the milk and bananas are the creamy foundation from which the Scottish (or Irish) cream and dulce de leche sparkle.

Pan Tomate (Tomato Bread)

Pan Tomate (Tomato Bread)

One of my favourite foods. My mind was blown when I saw it served at our hotel breakfast buffet on our last trip to Spain. I struggled to make it using the traditional catalunya method and then discovered how I’m sure they do it in the restaurants.

Vegan Parmesan

Vegan Parmesan

A great topping for our weekly or so vegan meals, also tasty right out of the jar. I may or may not sneak a spoonful while walking from the table back to the fridge.

Vegan Maccy Cheese

Vegan Maccy Cheese

A hybrid of Isa Chandra Moskovitz’s Broccoli Mac & Cheese and America’s Test Kitchen’s Vegan Nacho Cheese Dip. What I’ve done here is basically double the amount of sauce by adding a medium potato blended past recognition, and some coconut oil.

Pressed Halloumi Sandwich

Pressed Halloumi Sandwich

My hommage to the Pressed Halloumi sandwhich from a little take away that I think is now long gone, in Tenleytown DC.

Zingy Lemon Glitters

Zingy Lemon Glitters

Based on Isa Chandra Moskovitz’s “Citrus Glitters” I’ve added candied ginger and narrowed it down to just lemon zest. This is basically a vegan take on old fashioned sugar cookies, and could easily be adapted to any flavour you like.

Miso Nuts

Miso Nuts

A craving and some detective work lead to this recipe. Sweet, salty, bright with citrus and ginger, but with depth from miso and sesame oil. A moreish snack that feels healthy enough.

Mom’s sugar cookies

Mom’s sugar cookies

Easy to work with dough that yields crisp, crunchy cookies. This is my mom’s adaptation of McCall’s cook book’s “Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies”. They’re the Christmas cookies I grew up with.