This is a great salad for when you’ve just pulled some beets out of the garden, and have both beets and greens. I’ve adapted it from here. Ingredients:Salad:4 or so beets (maybe more if you have small garden beets)The greens from those beets (or 1 bunch beet greens)2 scallionsOptional: Some sort of crunchy nuts or […]
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Ethiopian collard greens
Part three in the Ethiopian series (parts one and two). This recipe is based on “Ye’abesha Gomen” but again, modified somewhat. 1 pound collard greens (I actually mixed collards and turnip greens)1-2 cups water3 tablespoons niter kibbe (see other recipes for recipes/comments)1 cup chopped red onions1/2 teaspoon minced garlic1/4 teaspoon minced fresh gingerSalt, to taste1 […]
From the Thanksgiving Leftover department
Stir Fried Leftover Salad in Black Bean Garlic Sauce (If I had known how delicious this was I would have taken a picture) Saute in un-flavored oil: Onion, carrot sticks, green vegetables, pre-soaked shiitake mushrooms Stir in a heaping spoon of Black Bean Garlic Sauce, combine well Add the leftover salad that didn’t get dressing […]
Super easy greens
I just made this the other day, and I like how it turned out, so I figured I’d post it. I’ve yet to try Lillian’s Southern Style Greens, but this seems like an easy second best: Greens (I used collard, though something a little less tough might be good)Bacon grease (1 Tbs. or so – […]
Chicken with Thai Basil (Can also be made with virtually any other form of protein)
This is a super easy stir fry with an unforgettable flavor. In Thailand, ‘Holy basil’ is typically used, but in the US most people make it with ‘Thai basil’. (Now that I’ve tried the holy basil, I think that Thai basil is better.) You can use any mild meat, like chicken or pork, and either […]
Meat or Spinach Fataayir – Savory Arabic Pastries
Alex linked me to a website with Middle Eastern recipes and videos (accompanied with very entertaining musical choices) called Mimi Cooks. The recipes all look good, and I stumbled across this one for Sfeeha: Meat Pies. It was uploaded with “When Doves Cry” by Prince, which is one of my favorite songs so I knew […]
Black-Eyed Peas and Southern-Style Greens
Here are a couple of components to a Southern style meal. You could accompany these with any number of delicious things, such as cornbread, grits, mac ‘n’ cheese, sweet potatoes, biscuits and gravy, etc… I like to keep the peas very simple and dress up the greens a bit. Black-Eyed Peas 1 lb. black-eyed peas, […]
Beef Soup with Greens and Homemade Egg Noodles
Looking for a meal that uses some spring greens but can also fortify you through an evening of thunderstorms? I have the soup for you! I’m basically on a quest to Re-Master the Art of Jewish Cooking by Jennie Grossinger (a la Julie Powell’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking in Julie/Julia), but not quite […]
Beef and Baby Bok Choy Stir-fry
You can use any hearty vegetable for this. It cooks pretty quickly, so start some rice first. I was going to take some cool pictures with one of the fancy cameras around here, but I couldn’t figure out how to work the dang thing 
so you’ll have to use your imagination. Basically it looked […]
Syrian Style Melukhiyya (Jew’s Mallow) with Chicken, served with Vermicelli Rice
So, this is the second in my multipart “What my friend Reem taught me to cook” series of Syrian recipes. This entry is “melukhiyya”, known in English as “Jew’s Mallow” for who knows what reason. There are two versions of this recipe apparently – the Egyptian(and Jordanian style) consists of a more soup like consistency […]