All posts tagged: arugula

artichoke tapenade, mushroom, sausage arugula pastry braid

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appetizer / greens / meals / mushrooms / seitan / snacks

WHAT!! WHAAT?!?! THIS IS SO DELICIOUS. this recipe makes 3 big pastry braids that you can eat many times. i somehow ate them all already but i want a hundred more. one braid is 2-4 servings, depending on whether it’s a stand-alone or side. along with this, is a recipe for the artichoke olive tapenade, which is good on pretty much everything. sandwiches! crostini! dip! pasta! everything! ARTICHOKE OLIVE TAPENADE (pretty much from Smitten Kitchen) […]

warm salad with potatoes, mushrooms, summer squash, avocado and sausage

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greens / meals / mushrooms / potato / salad / salads / squash / tasty trash

this is the first MEAL meal that i’ve cooked in my new house so i’m pretty pleased with myself. until now there was a lot of this:   this was a weird meal. i didn’t know if it would pan out but the results were tasty results. i wanted a trashy potato thing but also needed vegetables so this was the compromise.     THE SALAD 2 handfuls arugula 2 handfuls baby spinach 1 carrot […]

thor’s big brunch

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breakfasts / savoury / secret brunch/dinner / tofu

thor is my cat and on sunday he turned 8 years old.  we usually have some sort of party for him which is just an excuse to make a big food thing and drink and put a tie on the cat. this year i made it a secret restaurant/birthday combo and did a 25 person brunch. it was sort of insane, but also really not very hard. somehow. it was a sit-where-you-want casual deal which […]

secret dinner photo times

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BACKYARD DINNER SET-UP it went well! it’s done! it tasted good! THE FOOD THE MENU -arugula salad with carrot ribbons and toasted almonds -butternut squash risotto -asparagus, green bean sautee with basil and radish -roasted cherry tomatoes -chocolate ice cream with strawberries and cointreau -boozy iced coffees EVERYONE LOOKIN REAL SERIOUS THOR he did nothing to help all night, and didn’t even dry dishes. dishing up the dessert recipes to come! next up is a crazy brunch […]

mushroom risotto with grape tomatoes and arugula!

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greens / meals / mushrooms / noodles + pasta / quick / one-pot / tomato

TASTY TREATS! i have to admit for the proportions on this recipe i was seriously eyeballing it, so if anyone follows this and has problems let me know i guess? i think it should be ok. ok so this was delicious. i love risotto and it’s easy to make vegan and good so many ways, mushroom and butternut squash being my 2 favourite ways. also it requires a small amount of white wine so then […]