Delicious-looking recipes of the week

24 April, 2010 (08:51) | Recipes | By: Laura

  • This Kale and Ricotta Salata Salad (from Kim Severson) looks delicious and simple. It calls for lacinato/Tuscan/dinosaur kale/cavalo nero/black kale. Why does this kind of kale have so many names? Probably because it’s so awesome. My favorite name is dinosaur kale, because it makes me think it was so named because the leaves look like dinosaur tongues (something I completely made up, but which profoundly appeals to my inner 7-year old).
  • Pasta with Edamame Pesto (from The Kitchn) would make an delicious, speedy weeknight dinner.
  • Our sunny, warm and clear spring weather has taken a hiatus to allow some rain, so I totally want these Hoisin Pork Wraps with Peanut Slaw (from the Kitchn) to get in my belly.
  • The St. Paul Farmer’s market opened this weekend. I am totally going to wuss out because it’s raining (maybe next weekend?), but reports are that everything is about 2 weeks ahead of a typical schedule because it’s been so sunny and warm this spring, so there may already be asparagus. So, I’ll be closer to making this Warm Asparagus Salad with Basil & Mint Pistou (from Sprouted Kitchen) than I ever would be in a normal spring.
  • I love rutabaga, because it’s fun to say, delicious, and available from local sources well into the winter. I love celeriac for similar reasons, and also because it’s less stringy than celery. I only learned of my love for scallops when I attended a wedding catered by Sea Change last year; they served scallops in several presentations, each of which more delicious than the last. In the short term, I ate approximately my body weight in scallops. In the long term, I always want scallops, even if I rarely actually purchase or eat them. Long story short, this Rutabaga and Celeraic puree with Seared Scallops (from the Kitchn)? Right up my alley.
  • Vegan Vanilla Coconut Ice Cream (from the Kitchn) seems like a pretty good option, especially given the number of my friends who have dairy issues.

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