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Author Archives: shelly
Iraqi meat latkes
Evan loves these. He claims not to like potatoes, but he devours latkes. There’s something about the grated potatoes in them that gives these meat patties a delicate texture. Last time, I made them with a cup of parsley, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraqi cuisine, latkes, meat, Quarantine cuisine
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how to eat a pomelo
First, choose a beautiful pomelo that feels a little heavy for its size. If it’s heavy, it’s juicy, and your fingers, chin, and the corners of your mouth will be dripping with its sticky-sweet acid dew. Next, cut the cupola … Continue reading
not fideo
One of my Facebook friends made an elaborate and beautiful fideo, which inspired me to throw together this very simplified imitation with whatever I had in the refrigerator. (It’s not really fideo, more like “in the style of”.) The goal … Continue reading
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Tagged greatest tomatoes from europe, pasta, Quarantine cuisine, tomatoes
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quarantine vegetarian lasagne
So I ordered a bunch of groceries in bulk from Cheetah, a wholesale shop for restaurants that recently opened their virtual doors to ordinary citizens. I like using half and half to make the occasional hot chocolate or decaffeinated chai. … Continue reading
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making dinner (and lunch) from leftovers, part the first: a tuna salad that beckons
My son doesn’t care for artichokes. I love them. They’re in season now, and I had one in the fridge, so I decided today is the day I’m going to eat that artichoke. I trimmed it, gave it a lemon … Continue reading
Posted in couchpotato, eggs, main dishes, one dish meal, quarantine cuisine, salads
Tagged dinner in the time of corona, leftovers, meal for one, Meal for two, Pantry cooking, Pantry cuisine, quarantine dinner, tuna salad
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spaghetti with bacon and peas
This morning, I ate a couple rashers of bacon with a mashed half avocado on toast with a sunny side up egg. Evan smelled the bacon, and remarked that he liked the small, and could he please have some for … Continue reading
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Tagged bacon, pasta, quarantine dinner, spaghetti
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Greek-ish lemony burgers with tzatziki and buttered vegetables, or dinner in the time of corona
Greek burgers with tzatziki meal I’m rather amazed at what I put together with $3.67 worth of ground pork from Mitsuwa market, and odds and ends from Trader Joe’s. I bought the pork a few days ago, towards the beginning … Continue reading
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Tagged dinner, mediterranean, quarantine dinner
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chicken soup with tomatoes
My seven year old had a mild form of the plague recently. OK, fine, not the plague, just one of those awful viruses that’s been going around. Not that one. So I set to work making him the best chicken … Continue reading
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pasta with chickpeas and tomato sauce, a festival of leftovers
I tend to have a lot of leftovers. I cook for my son and myself, and I never know whether he’ll happily eat what I’ve made, or stare at it and me rather suspiciously, declaring that he doesn’t want any, … Continue reading
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Just shakshuka, without any weird crap
My platonic ideal of shakshuka—the North African tomato stew with poached eggs—without any weird crap. I’ve made it here with canned San Marzano tomatoes from Europe. #GreatestTomatoesFromEurope
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