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In a Pickle: Lemony Cauliflower Florets
The last two weeks have been a hazy fog of homemade toffee, pans of bar cookies, and gift bags full of holiday treats. As a girl who is overly fond of sweets, I am most certainly not complaining. I am, however, finding it increasingly necessary to take steps to counteract this all-day buzz on a combination of butter, sugar and flour. But one bite of a pickle and I'm usually able to find balance.The Crisper Whisperer: Gobble-Worthy Cruciferous Side Dishes
This week's column goes out to all you brave soldiers of turkey day who volunteered to bring the vegetables. Sure, you could have made the stuffing to end all stuffings, or the deep-fried turkey that blew a hole through the backyard shed. But you're making the vegetables instead. And with these recipes in your arsenal, you'll blow away your friends and family anyway.Thanksgiving Sides: Gratins
I usually like my vegetables straight up, crisp-tender and green, but every autumn, I'm drawn to gratins (which tend to cancel out most of the nutritional value of any vegetables within.) Layered with cream and butter, sprinkled with something crispy and broiled until golden, the lure of the gratin is definitely decadence. Here are a few recipes for gratins to serve on Turkey Day.The Crisper Whisperer: Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower
Not every beautiful, brainy head of cauliflower would admit that she likes to be Buffaloed. Some like to keep it under wraps, perhaps for good reason. I say, let the demure demur. I'll be over here with a stick of butter and a bottle of Frank's Red Hot. Care to join me?Knife Skills: How to Cut Cauliflower
Along with broccoli, cauliflower is unique in being the only vegetable with a central nervous system. Ok, not really. But it sure looks like brains up on top, don't it? And that's the problem. Their irregular shape makes them a little cumbersome to chop. As with most vegetables, the key is to cut off a flat surface to hold them steady and work from there.In Season: Cauliflower
[Flickr: Muffet] Mashed, cheesed, buttered, or plain, cauliflower is a favorite vegetable for many. Perfect in soups or to accompany proteins, it's available year-round, but its peak season is the fall. Cauliflower differs from other cruciferous veggies (broccoli, cabbage and kale) in that it lacks the green chlorophyll which the leaves of the plant shield the florets from the sun as they grow. Some cauliflower recipes, after the jump....Mixed Review: Arora Creations Gobi Cauliflower
Every once in a while, a girl's got to take a break from baking cookies, cakes, and brownies and start cooking some vegetables. For this week's Mixed Review I decided to prepare an uber-healthy cauliflower dish using an Arora Creations Indian spice mix. Like a lot of people, I love to eat Indian food in restaurants but am intimidated to make it at home because of the numerous and unusual spices required for many dishes. Fenugreek? Nigella seeds? Where am I going to find them? And what am I going to do with the leftovers? What attracted me most to the Arora mix was the fact that it was made entirely from organic, exotic spices, including ground turmeric, ajowan...Market Scene: Thanksgiving at SoCal Farmers' Markets
The hoards of people stocking up for the Thanksgiving holiday on Sunday made the Hollywood Farmers' Market (map) feel like Lollapalooza with vegetables, which means the upcoming Santa Monica market on Wednesday may end up looking like Burning Man at the beach. The best way to battle the crowds this time of year is to hit the market with a plan and a heavy helping of patience. With that in mind, the Southern California farmers' markets have almost everything you need to have a delicious Thanksgiving. Don’t forget to thank your farmers! Turkeys Dozens of people lined up early this morning to pick up their organic, pastured turkeys from the folks at Healthy Family Farms, who also had an on-farm...Serious Sandwiches: Najib's Special at Nuba
Cauliflower is a pretty unpopular vegetable, isn't it? I'm not a huge fan (possibly because of the cauliflower and ketchup pasta I was subjected to as a kid), and I'm not alone, due in no small part to the fact that most people boil it to death. Take that same cauliflower, deep-fry it, and serve it in sandwich form, like they do at Nuba, in downtown Vancouver, and you may see a lot more converts....Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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