Category Archives: Side Dishes

RUSTIC MUSHROOM TART with BRAISED VEGETABLES

Posted on November 2, 2014 by thesolitarycook

Come fall, I crave mushrooms. Read enough cooking magazines, and one can’t help but associate mushrooms, optimistically or vicariously, with professional foragers who supply The French Laundry and its ilk. Nice work if you can get it. But I’ve previously stated that, … Continue reading →

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MEMORIAL DAY: A TOTALLY GRILLED DINNER

Posted on May 26, 2014 by thesolitarycook

I love Monday holidays. It’s like we’ve been given a second Sunday. I’ll spend the rest of the week wondering what day it actually is, but that’s a small price to pay. We seem to feel honor bound to grill … Continue reading →

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SESAME-CLEMENTINE BRAISED CABBAGE

Posted on December 28, 2013 by thesolitarycook

I need a break from rich food. It isn’t that I’ve consumed a lot, but I’ve just been around so much of it non-stop for the last month.  In fact, there were many nights during party season when I felt … Continue reading →

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SEVEN LAYER SALAD

Posted on July 21, 2013 by thesolitarycook

I’m often asked if I really go home, after a day in a restaurant kitchen, and make dinner in my own.  Even after a day in July in a restaurant kitchen, when I swear I could bake a cake in the car … Continue reading →

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WEEKNIGHT DINNER: GRILLED LAMB CHOPS with MINTY QUINOA

Posted on July 6, 2013 by thesolitarycook

I’m still basking in the glow of a beautiful 4th of July.  I was invited back this year to a picnic given by friends who own a ranch in the achingly-beautiful East Rosebud River Valley.  It’s actually Poppy and Esmé … Continue reading →

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MEATLESS MONDAY: QUINOA CAKES

Posted on April 22, 2013 by thesolitarycook

Quinoa is one of those perfectly perfect foods:  it’s high in protein (8 grams of protein per 185 gram serving – about 6 ounces), high in fiber (5 grams per serving), and best of all, it is a complete protein; … Continue reading →

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GRILLED VEGETABLE SALAD AND A DISCOURSE ON KALE

Posted on August 11, 2012 by thesolitarycook

I find I’m in somewhat of a frenzy these days over the abundance of local fresh produce practically everywhere.  The farmers market, sure.  But driving home one afternoon last week (a distance of perhaps 3 or 4 miles), I passed … Continue reading →

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MEATLESS MONDAY: GRILL-ROASTED EGGPLANT CAPONA OVER ROASTED POTATOES

Posted on August 6, 2012 by thesolitarycook

Just look at these beauties!  I almost don’t want to cook them; I’d rather cradle and caress them, they’re so perfectly smooth and ripe.  But cook them I will.  (Re-reading this, I’m anticipating a couple of responses:  some will be … Continue reading →

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SUMMERTIME PASTA SALAD, OR HOW I SPENT MY 4TH OF JULY

Posted on July 25, 2012 by thesolitarycook

My bison-ranching friends invited me along to a picnic being held on a ranch owned by friends of theirs out south and east of where their own ranch is.  It was a spectacularly beautiful place, an abundance of wonderful food was arrayed … Continue reading →

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PANTRY DINNER: ASIAN NOODLE SALAD

Posted on July 22, 2012 by thesolitarycook

. . . With Grilled Salmon and Apricots I have a thing about recipe names that are too long.  You know, titles that try to include every ingredient and how they’re all prepared.  My rule is that if I breathe … Continue reading →

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