Baingan-less Bharta (or One Pot South Asian Zucchini)

Baingan-less Bharta

I struggled to fit yet another arm load of zucchini and squash from my CSA weekly farm share into the vegetable drawer.  Something needed to be done about this and fast.  I knew that, before I could blink, Saturday’s CSA pickup would roll around again and I’d have no choice but to build a fort made of vegetables and fruit.  Continue reading

Virtuous Comfort Food: Soba Noodle Soup with Miso and Veggies

IngredientsThis endless and bone chilling winter is really getting old.  In times like these, comfort food is in order.  But the steaming pots of beef stew, pasta, bread and cheese haven’t tasted quite as good since my pants have been cutting off my circulation.  I’m certainly not looking to cut these essential food groups out, but sometimes I need another hot, comforting meal that makes me feel like, one day, I can wear shorts again.

I decided to make a hot, soba noodle soup.  It would have a flavorful but light broth and lots of veggies.  And, soba noodles are made from buckwheat which sounds awfully healthful to me.