For some reason I was in the mood for pickles recently. So, I bought a few extra vegetables while ingredient shopping for a few recipes, and made a little medley of pickled vegetables. These types of pickles are a great antipasto, and can also be used in a salad or to garnish an entrée. One [...]

Cold carrot soup is a summer classic; sweet and refreshing, as well as brightly colorful. Orange juice and white wine give this one a nice acidic lift, while cloves, ginger, and cardamom round out the flavor. This is a very easy, quick soup to make. Just start by sauteing the aromatics, then add the carrots [...]

This is a fresh-tasting orange salad with a kick of heat and a classic Mediterranean flavor. Harissa is a traditional Tunisian spice mixture of ground hot chilies, coriander seeds, and various other spices, usually mixed with olive oil. I bought some homemade harissa at Kalustyan’s in New York, a wonderful store full of exotic spices [...]

Roasting these baby carrots with herbs and shallots gives the vegetable a nice French flavor. Simple recipes like this one are good to have on hand for when you buy fresh herbs for one particular dish and then have a lot leftover.