Lemon-parsley rice pilaf with beef and summer vegetables
Like the convenience foods of my childhood, but gussied up: light and herbal, but still being deeply satisfying, with a garden’s worth of colorful vegetables
Category Archives: Grains
Charred corn quinoa bowl
Soft, pillowy quinoa; sweet-savory charred corn; a dollop of cool yogurt and some chopped tomatoes. If you’re suffering from corn fatigue, this should get you out of your rut.
Strawberry-snap pea salad with quinoa and tofu
A hodge-podge of some of my very favorite things: sweet, vibrant early-summer strawberries and sugar snap peas; salty marinated tofu; fluffy, chewy quinoa. Definitely more than the sum of its parts.
Bay leaf rice
Bay leaves usually play a supporting role, lending complexity to more complex dishes. In this rice, though, they step into the spotlight, infusing plain white rice with a heady perfume.
Garlicky oat and broccoli salad
Filling, flavorful oats, sweet-tart cranberries, nutty pepitas, and crisp-tender broccoli the bright green of springtime. I mean.
Steel-cut oat salad with walnuts and raisins
Delicious whole grains in your diet without hours of stove time! Great as a side dish with a protein and/or a vegetable dish, but also a perfect brown-bag lunch star.
Spicy bulgur and spinach
Winter finally got to me. I usually maintain a fairly even keel about the season, and actually rather like the snow when it’s being picturesque (and when I can watch […]
Arroz Luz Catalina
I have a thing for rice. I’m ravenous for all things starch, but rice has a special place in my diet. I buy it by the twenty-pound sack. On vacations […]
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