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A great snow day recipe! These will be gone in minutes. 40 minutes – serves 2 to 3, makes 12 pancakes 1 pound (about 2 medium) zucchini 1/2 large yellow onion, sliced thinly 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse or Kosher salt, plus extra to taste 1 large egg, lightly beaten Freshly ground black pepper 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder Olive oil 1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. Have a baking sheet ready. 2. Trim ends off zucchini and shred in food processor. 3. Toss zucchini with 1 teaspoon salt and let sit for 10 minutes in a colander. Squeeze out the liquid by pressing shredded zucchini against the sides of the colander with a wooden spoon, and then squeeze out small handfuls at a time, transferring wrung-out handfuls to a medium metal bowl. 4. Add ½ teaspoon salt. Stir in onion slices, egg, and some freshly cracked black pepper. In a small bowl, stir together flour and baking powder, then stir the mixture into the zucchini batter. 5. I...

45 minutes – serves 4 to 6 3 tablespoons grapeseed or olive oil 1 tablespoon minced shallot 12 large brussels sprouts (about 1 1/2 pounds), trimmed, leaves separated from cores (about 8 cups), cores discarded 3/4 cup shelled unsalted natural pistachios 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallot and stir 20 seconds. Add Brussels sprout leaves and pistachios, and sauté until leaves begin to soften but are still bright green, about 3 minutes. Drizzle lemon juice over. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl and serve. from Dan Barber, Bon Appetit

When the thanksgiving turkey is taking too long to cook through, and you don’t eat turkey anyway, you need something to snack on… 1 hr 30 min– serves 12 2 large butternut squash (5 ½ lbs) – peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch dice 1 19-ounce can chickpeas- drained, rinsed and dried ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon curry powder ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 3 cups plain whole-milk yogurt ¾ cup finely chopped cilantro 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1. Preheat the oven to 375ºF. In a large bowl, toss the butternut squash with the chickpeas, olive oil, curry and cayenne and season with salt and pepper. Spread the squash cubes and chickpeas on a large rimmed baking sheet and roast for 1 hour, or until tender. 2. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir the yogurt with the cilantro and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. 3. Spoon the roasted butternut squash and chickpeas onto a platter and d...

3 ½ hours total – makes 2 medium pizzas ½ cup extra olive oil, plus more as needed 4 garlic cloves, finely minced 1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano 2 cups fontina, diced (12 oz) 1 ½ cups fresh ricotta (12 oz) 4 cups mixed fresh wild mushrooms, brushed clean and sliced 2 potatoes, scrubbed clean and thinly sliced optional: 4 eggs whole wheat pizza dough (see below) 1. Prepare pizza dough the morning before you plan to make your pizzas. Divide dough into three rounds, save one for another time as this recipe is for two pizzas. 2. Place pizza stone (once I pay off all my grad school tuition) or baking sheet  (that’s more like it) on the lowest oven rack. Preheat oven to 500ºF and let the stone get very hot. 3. In a small bowl, combine the oil and garlic. 4. Form pizza crust. For the next steps, divide ingredients among the two pizzas. Spread the Parmesan and fontina on each dough round, then crumble a quarter of the ricot...

I’m still trying to figure out a recipe to match the amazing salad served at Golden House in San Francisco. 40 min – makes 4 servings Nuoc Cham Dressing ¼ cup warm water 1 ½ tablespoons sugar ¼ cup rice vinegar ½ tablespoon fish sauce (optional!) 1 garlic clove ½ tsp chili-garlic sauce ¼ tsp salt 1/8 cup shredded carrots Salad 1 package cooked vermicelli noodles 1 cup mung bean sprouts 1 cup shredded carrots 1 cup sliced cucumbers ¼ cup chopped cilantro ¼ cup chopped basil ½ cup chopped peanuts ½ cup chopped green onions juice of 1 lime salt to taste 1 package frozen veggie spring rolls 1. Mix the warm water and sugar in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved. Add the following nuoc cham ingredients and set aside. 2. Preheat the oven to the temperature provided on the spring roll package. Drizzle a little oil on a cookie sheet and roll the frozen spring rolls in it. Bake the spring rolls and chop into ½ inch pi...