Makes 1 (9½-inch round) cake
2 sticks/8 ounces butter, room temperature plus more for greasing the pan
Zest of 1 lemon
1 cup sugar
3 eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon sea salt
1 cup ground pistachios (see note)
Powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)
Strawberry + Basil Salsa (recipe follows)
Preheat the oven to 350°F and line the bottom of a 9½-inch round pan with parchment paper.…
Serves 4
2 pounds multicolored carrots (I used yellow, orange, red)
2 tablespoons finely chopped mint
¼ fresh jalapeño, finely chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil (a nice, high-quality fruity one is best)
Lime juice to taste
Sea salt to taste
¼ cup pistachios, roughly chopped
Peel the carrots, then also with your peeler, shave the carrots into long ribbons.…
Serves 4 to 6 (makes about 30 3-inch galettes)
2 pounds red-skinned potatoes
2 large leeks, trimmed
Sea salt and pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 jalapeño, chopped
½ cup flour
Canola oil, for frying
1 bunch cilantro plus additional for garnish
⅓ cup canola oil
1 small shallot
Juice of 1 lime
½ cup Greek or full-fat yogurt
Pinch sea salt
Water
Scrub the potatoes and slice them into 1-inch chunks.…
Makes 2 large flatbreads / 8 pieces each
2 ½ cups flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ cup olive oil
1 cup water
1 recipe Sweet Pea Pesto (recipe here)
1 pound asparagus
2 handfuls arugula
2 handfuls lettuce mix
Mint
Chives
Parmesan
Make your flatbread.…
Adapted from COWGIRL CHEF: Texas Cooking with a French Accent (Running Press)
4 cups fresh peas (or you may use frozen)
½ cup grated Parmesan, plus more for serving
6 leaves mint
1 minced shallot
1 teaspoon olive oil
Put a medium-size pot of salted water onto boil.…
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