vegetarian – Page 31 – Not Eating Out in New York

2 Jul 2008

Black Bean Ravioli with Cotija and Fresh Oregano

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Beans, Pasta & Noodles, Recipes, vegetarian | 14

It doesn’t have quite the timeless ring of “black beans and rice,” but here we are anyway: black bean ravioli. Where cheap comfort food and painstaking pasta-making collide. And like many good twists on classic dishes, this one was difficult and time-consuming to make, even with my disregard to the uniformity of the ravioli’s shape and overall prettiness. But if you’ll recall my last kitchen disaster with black beans, at least these homemade raviolis were edible. Actually, they were delicious, … Read More

8 Jun 2008

Savory Asparagus Pie with Goat Cheese and Creme Fraiche

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Cook-Offs, Pies, Recipes, vegetarian | 22

First of all: Holy heatwave! Bake at your own risk! I was kind of wondering when New York City weather would pull its annual trick of mutating overnight into a festering hotbox of city smog, in turn whipping us into hapless victims of stench. I’m still racking my brain for that clean water-saving alternative to showering twice or thrice daily.

1 Jun 2008

Pesto Avocado Portoburger

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Grains, Recipes, vegan, vegetarian | 19

Warning: If you make this at your next barbecue, your vegetarian friends may want to stand up on the picnic table and leap into your arms, proclaiming forever best friendship. I don’t know this from actual experience, but I can only imagine, after many summers of seeing glum-looking vegetarians skulking from the greasy-smelling fume clouds, nervously glancing at raw ground meat and drippy hot dog packages in the way that one cannot resist looking at a bug after squashing it … Read More

25 May 2008

Asparagus, Portobello and Watercress Salad with Sesame Vinaigrette

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegan, vegetarian | 8

Go East, young asparagus whore. That’s my motto for this salad, only the fourth or fifth dish this spring of what we should call the Asparagus Chronicles. I threw a dinner party last night, and this was one of the test salads I ultimately rejected for the night’s first course. That salad will probably end up in The Book, and the other unused salad was essentially the same as this one, only with olive oil and lemon juice instead of … Read More

19 May 2008

Penne and Asparagus Salad with Pecans

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Pasta & Noodles, Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegan, vegetarian | 12

This is either a very boring fact or a semi-interesting cooking tip, and if you grew up eating lots of Chinese food like me, you probably already know it even if it’s never been said aloud, but foods that share a similar shape and size go together. They just do. So if you’re cutting up chicken to go with green beans, you do long, thin strips. If you have something like fava beans and you’re cooking it with firm tofu, … Read More

12 May 2008

Simple Tomato and Basil Pizza

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Grains, Recipes, vegetarian | 12

Today marked the first two of hopefully many bike laps of Prospect Park I’ll ride this year. I fear the flab. I really do. It also marked an occasion for some gentler, fresher, milder and lighter fare that I’ll hopefully see much more of this year. Thin-crust pizza that more resembles a salad with breadsticks? Yes, please. Even if it involves few more than three ingredients and a seriously scant amount of cheese, I’m still calling it a pizza now … Read More

8 May 2008

Spicy Okra and Asparagus Maki Rolls

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Grains, Recipes, vegetarian | 17

Darn unstoppable cravings. I’ve been hungrier for more things than ever this past month or so, and I don’t know why. I’m fairly certain there’s no chance I’m pregnant unless an alien abducted me during sleep. I’ve been cooking away at a happy clip for about a year and a half now, not worrying too much about troublesome conversions of restaurant to home-cooked foods. Not missing too many of the ones that I hadn’t yet tried to make. And then … Read More

30 Apr 2008

Baked Eggs and Asparagus with Lemon Bechamel

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Breakfast & Eggs, gluten-free, Recipes, vegetarian | 18

This could be one of my favorite things I didn’t know I was making. Not knowing I was making in the sense that I had no idea it would turn out like this. I didn’t predict the asparagus would cook so perfectly, still juicy and a little bit crisp, and the egg’s yolk would combine with the lemony bechamel to drown it in an even richer sauce. Nor that a few scattered slices of Swiss would find its way into … Read More

25 Apr 2008

Basil Lemon Ice Cream

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Desserts, gluten-free, Ice Cream, Recipes, vegetarian | 15

Warning: it’s gritty. I did not take the advice from the Epicuious recipe I based this variation off of and expel the custard mixture of basil leaves with a “fine mesh strainer” before churning it into ice cream. That would have been more, well, refined. But then, aren’t home-cooked specialties supposed to be a little gritty? I should call this one Brooklyn Basil Lemon ice cream.

22 Apr 2008

Sauteed Carrots, Dandelion Leaves and Violet Leaves with Argan Oil

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegan, vegetarian | 21

I can’t think of a better blend of high and low culinary cultures (haute and “not”) than this fragrant late-spring vegetable dish. Nor a better time to cook it than Earth Day. Happy “green” eating, everyone — with maybe a little orange on the side.