Slow Roasted Cauliflower with Beluga Lentils

Remember my post a month or two ago about my hatred for raisins? Then I said my one exception is pickled golden raisins? Seems like a strange exception, and this recipe is the reason.

This particular recipe is a homemade version one of the best vegetarian dishes I have ever eaten, and of course it was at Longman & Eagle. Their cauliflower entrée is so amazing that I couldn't even strongly object to the raisins in it. However, when I tried to make it at home, I found that pickling the raisins made it even better. I'm not sure if they do this in the original recipe as it's not published anywhere, I also don't remember exactly what every component tasted like, but I have a version that my home-cooking self is happy with.

Savory Pear Tart with Blue Cheese & Pancetta

I really like the combination of sweet and salty. A lot. I love honey mustard, barbeque, sea salt caramel, and I even put a tablespoon or two of dark brown sugar in my chili. But I must say, my favorite combination of sweet and salty comes in the form of fruit and cheese. Apple and gruyere grilled cheese? Fig jam and brie on crackers? Strawberry and blue cheese salad? Come hither, my lovelies, and take your spot on my dinner plate.

Southwest Salad with Chipotle Lime Vinaigrette

It's time to get back on the vegetable train. Sometimes I get on these kicks where I just really want to make certain dishes. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your viewpoint) last week the great majority of recipes I was itching to make had meat in them. For example beef noodle soup, a pear and pancetta tart, and a burger, among other things. I'm hoping that this colorful salad has set me back on track.

Spicy Garlic Scape Spaghetti

For one short week last year, we received two garlic scapes in our CSA box. When I first plucked the long, curly, green, and tender vegetable out of the box, I was perplexed. To the internet I went to do some research! I decided to make garlic scape buttermilk biscuits and they were fan-freaking-tastic. I was hoping for more scapes the rest of the season but they never came (the farm had absolutely no shortage of cucumbers, I had cucumbers coming out of my ears all summer long, if only they could have replaced some of those with garlic scapes).