Tag Archives: Lunch

Nicoisesque Salad

By Alexa | Published: July 30, 2009
Another week, another stellar CSA box from Golden Earthworm. As soon as I heard that we would be getting potatoes, green beans and lettuce, a “Nicoise” lightbulb went off in my head. Traditional Nicoise salads have tuna, potatoes, green beans, hard boiled eggs and anchovies. But I like to make mine with sardines, and we [...]
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Leftovers Pancake

By Alexa | Published: March 5, 2009
We always keep leftovers, even small amounts, and this is the kind of dish that makes use of all the little bits of leftovers in the fridge.   This is a quick savory pancake for an easy lunch or dinner.  This time, I was working with leftover brown rice, scallions and kimchi (spicy Korean pickled cabbage), [...]
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Mushroom Barley Soup

By Alexa | Published: January 27, 2009
In the deep cold of winter, there is nothing quite like a warming bowl of soup.   This recent NY cold spell inspired me to make a wonderful earthy soup featuring pantry staples barley and dried shitake mushrooms. Together with fresh mushrooms and vegetables, this is a hearty and nutritious soup and is not difficult [...]
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Slow Cook While You SLEEP!

By Alexa | Published: January 8, 2009
What is better than sleeping? Sleeping WHILE lunch is being cooked! All this (and more!) is possible with a slow cooker.  Dried beans are a cheap, durable pantry item and they take very well to the slow cooker—With a slow cooker, there’s no need to even pre-soak the beans. Black Bean Soup 3 carrots, chopped [...]
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Something from Nothing

By Alexa | Published: December 2, 2008
There wasn’t that much in the fridge, but I was able to wrestle something delicious out of what I found. What I was working with: Napa cabbage Garlic Ginger Red onion Scallions Celery Thai pepper Tempeh A Sustainable Pantry (always) What I did: I sauteed the onion, garlic, ginger and red pepper in olive oil [...]
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