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Category Archives: breakfast
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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Breakfast for one: avocado toast
Breakfast for one this wintry Saturday morning is avocado toast with lemon and lemon thyme, with a fried egg on top and more lemon thyme. Sugar snap peas on the side. The other slice of toast is simply buttered. It’s … Continue reading
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not quite jambalaya
I bought some house-made smoked andouille sausage from the butcher last week. I think I’ve only eaten andouille sausage once or twice, probably in a jambalaya which I imagine I must have tasted off my husband’s plate. It’s not a … Continue reading
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vegan tea-smoked tofu and almond stir fry
Warning: this recipe is neither authentically Chinese in any way, nor is it pretty. It does, however, taste good. Feeling peckish and rather surly on a cold, grey Saturday morning, I threw this together using whatever fresh vegetables I had … Continue reading
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matzah brei
I have fond memories of eating matzah brei for breakfast of a Sunday morning during Passover. I’d wake up to the smell of browned butter and cinnamon, and wander into the kitchen. My dad preferred the scrambled style of the … Continue reading
sabikh!
Falafel’s lesser known little sister is sabikh. Sabikh is a pita sandwich with fried eggplant, a sliced boiled egg, chunks of steamed potatoes, salad, hummus, tahini sauce, and amba, a sort of sour mango pickle sauce. Traditionally, sabikh was eaten … Continue reading
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nagaimo: the legend of the slimey tuber
Remember that weird looking vegetable I bought at Berkeley Bowl? It’s up there on the right, looking potato-like in an anemic sort of way, and somewhat hairy. Nagaimo is its Japanese name, and the Japanese turn it into a pancake … Continue reading
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tindoras and eggs
Here’s what I did with those funny little mini-cucumbers I recently bought. I fried them with spices and eggs and served them with potatoes for a Sunday breakfast. Tindoras are fun to eat, they’re crunchy like cucumbers, but with an … Continue reading