Archive for May, 2011

Mushroom ragu

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

This mushroom tomato sauce is killer. Super earthy and savory. Thank you, dried porcini mushrooms, for existing. This dish has an incredible amount of meatiness for having so little meat in it! Yet another great strategy for eating less meat — try using meat as a condiment or seasoning, rather than the main part of [...]

Veggin’ out

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

The gorgeous weather we’ve been having has me jonesin’ for light, fresh meals chock full of veggies and herbs! Here are two great veg meal ideas for spring. Both follow the concept of filling out a meat-free meal with a starch (which I mentioned previously). The first, grilled veggie pizza! Simply make your dough as [...]

Steamed pork buns, in pictures

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

When I saw this Fine Cooking article about how to make authentic dim sum pork buns, I was majorly intrigued. Fluffy, slightly sweet buns filled with Chinese barbecue roast pork, steamed to perfection… I had to try making them. The pork alone was absolutely fantastic. I would make this again just to slice it and [...]