Notes about Recipes in this book

• Spicy kale salad with miso-mushroom omelet

  • babyfork on October 04, 2020

    I'm not rating the recipe because I only made the omelet part. But I loved the miso-mushroom omelet and it's super simple and delicious. I added some chopped fresh chives into the egg mixture. A dollop of creme fraiche or sour cream on top of the omelet isn't strictly necessary, but I like it that way too.

• Szechuan-style tofu and shiitake stir-fry

  • eselque on September 14, 2013

    After toasting the Szechuan peppercorns, there's no instruction for when to add them to the stir-fry. I put them in with the soy and sugar.

• Cherry-almond smoothie

  • ingabritt on September 03, 2017

    A-. I used slivered almonds and water instead of ice cubes. This is very good, but equally good is: 1/2 cup pitted sweet cherries, 1/4 cup tart or sweet cherry juice, 1/2 cup plain yogurt (Greek or regular, doesn't matter), and one banana.

• Caramelized onions

  • ChefGrumpy on November 30, 2021

    Salting the onions for half hour before squeezing to remove liquid is the technique that is different. Although why only cook 1 lb at a go is a question.

• Za'atar

  • Jane on October 29, 2014

    I made this to use in an Ottolenghi recipe. I liked the proportions of the spices - sumac was the bulk of it but that is a subtle spice so it didn't overpower the cumin and thyme. I don't know why I haven't made my own za'atar before - it was so easy and tastes much better than some musty bought mix that may have been made months ago.

• Hearty greens

  • swegener on January 30, 2015

    This was a nice simple way to prepare greens--I used collards for New Years Day.

• Tomato sauce with a kick

  • ChefGrumpy on November 30, 2021

    Very good and quite quick

  • Mariarosa on March 17, 2022

    Didn't like it at all. The vinegar made it too acidic.

• Advocate by Diane Anderson-Minshall

  ...a great selection of vegetarian, flexitarian, and vegan recipes that are specifically sized for single portions (and can be adaptable for couples). Perfect antidote to those Army-sized recipes...

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• Boston Globe by T. Susan Chang

  Although his ingredients are global, he rarely crafts a dish in a single ethnic idiom, preferring to mix and match until he arrives at his own world-on-a-plate version.

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• Kitchn

  The book is vegetarian, but it's not exclusively for vegetarians as many people today are like Joe — not necessarily strict vegetarians, but who are eating and preparing less meat in general.

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• New York Daily News

  Yonan avoids preaching, but does sprinkle occasional essays and insights...among the dozens of easy-to-follow recipes...One nice bonus is that all of the dishes are designed for the single cook.

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