The Hearty Cook

HeartyJune 30, 2014

Summer…y’all, it suddenly seems like we’re in the thick of it now. The watermelons, squash, hot peppers, eggplants and tomatoes are all starting to roll in, and everyone’s obsessed with cooking out. That always begs the eternal question, “What does a vegetarian eat at a BBQ?”  As you likely know if you’ve been here before, […]

HeartyJune 23, 2014

There is no better way to start making a smoothie than feeling the heft of a cleaver in your hand and bringing it down onto a young coconut. The thud is satisfying, and the rush of cracking into the tough outer shell to get to the lightly salty coconut water and the soft, rich meat […]

HeartyJune 18, 2014

We go a little crazy when berries finally arrive at the farmers markets and then think, What in the world are we going to do with two flats of these? We froze them and used them for this! Frozen berries tend to work better for it because they seem to give off less juice during the […]

HeartyJune 13, 2014

Talking to Sabine about borscht while I was taking photos at ECCO on Overton Park the other day made me start to think about what all I would do with this traditional dish. So we thought about it, looked up a few recipes to glean the basic structure of borscht…and then we decided to just […]

HeartyJune 4, 2014

It’s pretty fun to have two heaping cups of vegetables hiding in something sweet — truly, this is a cake that’s not as savory as you might expect it to be. Love this because we’re very slyly planning to fit tons of summer vegetables into every meal this season, and we’ve been mulling over some […]

HeartyMay 25, 2014

The Chubby Vegetarian: Beet and Goat Cheese Ravioli with Parsley and Mint Pesto Beet and Goat Cheese Ravioli with Parsley and Mint Pesto (This is one of the dishes we served at the wonderful 2014 Project Green Fork Spring Supper on 6/1/14 at Southward Fare & Libations!) This is a dish we make for company or the family on […]

HeartyMay 23, 2014

The Chubby Vegetarian: Olive-Bar Puttanesca with Cauliflower Chops Olive-Bar Puttanesca with Cauliflower Chops (This is one of the dishes we served at the wonderful 2014 Project Green Fork Spring Supper on 6/1/14 at Southward Fare & Libations!) I love the olive bar. It just may be my favorite part of the whole entire grocery store. I really can’t […]