Kitchen Operas

This summer I was fortunate to eat again at my favourite west-coast spot: Chez Panisse. As part of my decadent meal, I had a gorgeous salad: “Willey Farms Eggplant & Rocket Salad with Red Onions & Mint” It was so good, I’ve been eating nothing but lemony arugula salads at home.  And then Solveig introduced […]

I first started making Mark Bittman’s Beet & Lentil Salad last April, when I needed to take a gluten-free vegan dish to Ashley‘s birthday potluck.  I had some ramps (also known as wild leeks) on hand from the farmers’ market and roasted them along with the beets, and tossed them into the final salad.  Holy […]