amy chaplin

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Tagged as: LENTILS

GENTLE LENTILS + BASIL IS THE BOMBE SAUCE

POSTED ON February 5, 2017

Posted in cookbook, pantry, Soup

GENTLE LENTILS + BASIL IS THE BOMBE SAUCE

 

The reason this title doesn’t seem like something I would name one of my recipes is because it isn’t mine—I’m celebrating the release of a friend’s book: The Perfect Blend: 100 Blender Recipes to Energize and Revitalize by Tess Masters. The book sounds as if it would be full of smoothies [...] continue reading ->

Roasted eggplant salad with tangy miso dressing

POSTED ON July 22, 2014

Posted in Gluten free, Mains, Salads

Roasted eggplant salad with tangy miso dressing

Summer is in full swing and my meals like the farmers market are bursting with tomatoes, cucumbers, basil and greens galore. The buttery little Asian eggplants have arrived finally and this year, I pounced on them immediately. I have been envisaging them golden and roasted until melting inside, then generously drizzled with a bright and [...] continue reading ->

Lemony french lentils, herb roasted vegetables and browned shallots over Baby Spinach

POSTED ON December 31, 2011

Posted in Gluten free, Salads

Lemony french lentils, herb roasted vegetables and browned shallots over Baby Spinach

I always savor the last week of the year.  To me it’s the ideal cozy and reflective time, where you can stay home, read, write, take baths and catch up with yourself. This is the first year in a long time that I have actually done any of those things, as there is usually travel, guests [...] continue reading ->

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