Monday, September 1, 2008

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These lovely sites have nothing immediate to do with food, but I always find something worthwhile in these pages.
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Simple Suppers

More nights than I care to admit, getting dinner on the table can feel like a feat. Let alone an interesting dinner (pizza, again!?). It's all I can do not to reach for the phone and call my beloved Chinese take-out spot. I'm sure I'm not the only one in this boat. Right? You've had those nights too, right?

Well, even if I'm alone on this one it's still nice to have a cache of simple recipes at hand. So, as of late, I've been collecting recipes that are effortless, flavorful, engaging, and most importantly, quick (all recipes listed take 30 minutes or less from kitchen to table)! Simple suppers, if you will.

Poultry, Pork & Beef
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About

A deep love of food was instilled in me from childhood. Growing up on a small Texas farm I spent a lot of time picking berries, collecting eggs, chasing cows, milking goats, herding barn cats & playing in the weeds. I got to watch my dad make fresh cheese & beer. There was an uncomfortable experience with butchering a Thanksgiving turkey too, aptly named "Thanksgiving". My mom baked. A lot. Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies were plentiful. I've landed somewhere between my dad's adventurous experiments in food & my mom's tried-and-true classics.

After leaving the fog of art school I realized that I had no clue what I wanted to do "when I grew up" or what I really even liked. Several tedious, retail-ish jobs later I came to food. I've always cooked & enjoyed it, but it didn't seem like anything unusual. Doesn't everyone relax by whipping up a 3 course meal? Didn't they all grow up on stools in kitchens? Don't they all love spending way too long around the dinner table? No. I guess not.

That's when I decided to start Cloves & Cream. It's my goal to make cooking enjoyable & approachable for others. Particularly for younger cooks - those with tiny hole-in-the-wall kitchens, little time & less equipment. Often cooking is skirted around by 20-something cooks because it seems like too great an undertaking. It's really not. All you need is 30 minutes or so, a bit of patience & a hungry belly.

Right now I'm a Southern Californian. A Santa Barbaran to be specific. I live in a tiny late 70's apartment with my artist/grad. student husband, Ray. I love green peas, sausage, spicy foods, tacos, rosemary, espresso, garlic, beer, dark chocolate, & mint -- in no particular order. Oh, that's me up there munchin' on a coconut. Nice to meet you!

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Recipe Index

Vegetarian Entrees
Mushroom & Sweet Pea Parpadelle
Baked Sweet Potato with Fried Thyme
Torta di Carciofi e Spinaci
Polenta Poblanos
Spring Green Fritatta
Aus-Mex Migas Tacos
Ratatouille
Chèvre Mint Cream Pasta with Eggplant
Grilled Artichoke with Roasted Vegetable Couscous
Mediterranean Chopped Salad
Salty Spring Greens with Fleur de Sel
Chana Punjabi
Risotto Primivera
Melanzane alla Parmigiana
Mother's Enchiladas
Lemon Pepper Parpadelle with Parsnip Ribbons & Capers
Turkish Orzo
Roasted Butternut Squash & Chickpea Salad
Kale-Edamame Dumplings
Wilted Spinach Salad with Sweet Potatoes & Parsnips
Spiked Cauliflour Macaroni & Cheese
Buttery Basil, Eggplant & Mushroom Stir Fry
Pastel Azteca
Checca Penne
Lemon Arugula Spaghetti
Fennel & Grape Tomato Egg White Frittata
Pissaladière (Olive & Blue Cheese "Pizza")
Citrus, Berry & Radish Salad with Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette
Heirloom Tomato Mac
Huevos Monteleños with Homemade Tortillas
Zucchini, Squash & Goat Cheese Pizza
Spinach, Pepper & Egg Salad
Hunter's Stew
Italian Dogs

Poultry
Savory Mole Chicken
Chicken Carbonara
Garlic Mint Grilled Chicken
Cranberry Chicken Enchiladas
Spinach & Sundried Tomato Stuffed Chicken Breast
Grilled Chicken Breast, Carrot Ribbons & Pear with Curry Vinaigrette
BBQ Grilled Chicken
Crispy Chicken
Suprêmes de Volaille aux Champignons
Yellow Chicken Curry
Champagne Braised Chicken Breast
Prosciutto Turky Burger
Crusted Chèvre & Crisp Chicken on Maché
Seared Balsamic Chicken
Coq au Vin
Chicken Pot Pie
Roasted Beet Salad with Seared Chicken
Chicken Puttanesca
Aioli Chicken
Roasted Chicken, Tomatoes & Leeks
Peach & Chicken Kebabs
Red Wine & Tomato Braised Chicken Thighs
Chicken Rolls with Manchego & Peppers
Ginger Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Roasted Chicken with Olives & Tomatoes or "Loo Chicken"

Pork & Lamb
Chao Yardlong Beans with Pork
Pesto Sausage with Sweet Peas & Parsley over Fettuccine
Catalonian Pork Chops
Mexican Chorizo Pizza
Lavender Dijon Chops
Cuban Mixto Sandwich
Quick Brined Rosemary Pork Chops
Lamb Chops with Shallot Mint Vinegarette
Spaghetti with Sweet Pea Purée & Crispy Prosciutto
Chili Mint Noodles with Eggplant, Pork & Edamame
Sweet Potato Fritters with Sunnyside Up Egg & Crisped Pancetta

Sides, Salads, Etc.
Polenta Chicken Tartlets
Hazelnut Fig Jam
Rosemary Chevre Mashed Potatoes
Spring Berry Salad
Seared Strip & Lemon Arugula Salad
Spanish Shrimp Salad
Thyme Sweet Potato Spears
Texan & Angeleno Guacamole
Yankee Cornbread
Mediterranean Chopped Salad
Savory Collards
Salty Spring Greens with Fleur de Sel
Poicamole
Curry Deviled Eggs
Zucchini & Asparagus Crudi
Rosemary Boursin
David's Zucchini
Potato Fondantes with Rosemary Beurre Blanc
Carrot-Potato Crisps
Rosemary Delta Blues
Roasted Butternut Squash & Chickpea Salad
Scallion Cakes
Wilted Spinach Salad with Sweet Potatoes & Parsnips
Red Chili Broccoli
Grapefruit Basil Mint Salad
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