A good friend of mine and his wife celebrated his anniversary recently, and welcomed a houseful of friends with this wonderful appetizer. He has an interesting history and a lot of experience with Indian food, being that he had years of involvement at a restaurant in a small town in India.

Here’s the secret recipe:
Urad dal [...]

1 red onion
1/2 head radicchio
1/2 head beet greens (can sub chard or chiffonade collards, don’t overdo it though)
salt & pepper
olive oil
Dice the red onion. Cut the radicchio into small squares. Chiffonade the beet greens. In a large sautee pan cook the red onion with the olive oil until translucent, adding plenty of salt & pepper, [...]

1 lb brussel sprouts, washed and cut in half
1/2 pear, diced
1 inch peice fresh ginger, grated
2 T butter
1 T olive oil
salt & pepper
In a nonstick pan at medium high heat, melt the butter and then add the brusselsprouts cut side down. Cook until colored nicely on the bottom and the green has brightened andb ecome [...]

1 large head green romanesco (sub cauliflower, but not as beautiful)
cajun seasoning blend (or make your own with herbs + chili powder etc)
1/2 C - 1 C water
olive oil
salt & pepper
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Slice romanesco thoughtfully, making some slices thinner and none too thick to be unevenly cooked, also trying to keep them [...]

I couldn’t be more pleased to open my shipment today and find my spicy sesame seared baby bok choy recipe on the back of this week’s newsletter! What an honor!
Thanks, folks! I hope y’all enjoy it. Check out the forthcoming recipes for ideas on this week’s seasonal, Capay produce!

This is a meal to be shared by two people, heavy on the greens, lighter on the wallet than would be otherwise. Last night we were both exhausted and wanted to eat at home (mostly for economical reasons) but I really wanted a great Friday night date dinner, so we grabbed a filet from Andronico’s [...]

1 pork tenderloin, salted, peppered, pan seared & roasted in the oven
5 small carrots or 3 large ones, sliced in small, even rounds
2 small red onions, sliced in quarter strips
5 cloves garlic, peeled
1 apple, in large cubes
1/4 C pumpkin seeds
1 lb Bok Choy
olive oil, salt, pepper
Roast your tenderloin while you make the other items (~ [...]

Israeli Couscous
Pan steamed dino kale
Roast Pork Tenderloin
Apricot-Whiskey Compote
Serves 3-4 with appetizer or for light meal; serves 2 very generously
For the tenderloin & compote:
1 small to medium pork tenderloin, silver removed
1/4 medium yellow onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, thick slivers
1-2 tsp thyme
5-10 dried apricots, sliced
1/3 C whiskey or brandy
salt & pepper
olive oil
Preheat oven to 375. In a [...]

1 large, gorgeous head of Napa (Chinese) cabbage
1 large carrot
2 apples
1 C walnuts
1/3 lb blue cheese (preferably a good creamy one like St. Agur but the store crumbled stuff will do)
4 T cider vinegar
1/2 C olive oil
1/4 C heavy whipping cream
1/2 lemon’s juice
salt & generous pepper
In a medium bowl combine the vinegar, lemon juice, some [...]

Great for breakfast or dessert served warm with ice cream, whipped cream, or custard. Makes four large personal apple galettes.
Use the recipe for crust on the Leek & Bacon Galette. These were so good my boyfriend actually thought it was dinner in its entirety (see the Napa Cabbage Salad I was busy making while these [...]