Tag Archives: hors d'oeuvres

Making a Pantry Staple from Scratch (Quinoa-Stuffed Grape Leaves)

By Alexa | Published: January 11, 2010
I love stuffed grape leaves (dolmas), and I always have at least a couple of cans stocked in the pantry. While dolmas can technically be stuffed with anything, I’m referring to the grape leaves that are stuffed with rice and various herbs, usually bought canned soaked in oil. Dolmas are one of the few ready-to-eat [...]
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Fresh Cranberry Beans!

By Alexa | Published: November 25, 2009
With all the Thanksgiving love going to the cranBERRY lately, I thought I’d throw a bone to that other “cranberry” the BEAN, AKA borlotti bean. On a Sunday excursion to a 24-hour Korean supermarket in Flushing, Queens (one of the million reasons Queens is the best food borough!), I came across fresh, shelled cranberry beans. [...]
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Modern Day Crudites

By Alexa | Published: November 30, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving! We were away with 20 friends and family for the holiday weekend—and there was plenty of cooking, eating and celebrating going on. For an hors d’oeuvres one night, to update a classic, I decided to make crudites summer rolls. Rice paper is a great ingredient to keep in the house for an easy, [...]
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7 Dishes for a Tuscan Picnic

By Alexa | Published: September 21, 2008
SustainablePantry.com was asked to cater a birthday party for a family member. Andi (the birthday girl) and Marshall are huge foodies and we wanted the menu to be delicious while still remaining simple and vegetarian friendly. The party was on the beautiful roof of Matthew’s sister and brother-in-law’s apartment in the East Village–and we were [...]
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