Yellow Bean Salad
I’m going to argue that this is a summer salad better overdressed than under. And, it’s all about getting your hands on the best beans you can find. No joke, if all you can find are crap beans, make it...
View ArticleGinger Coconut Milk Soup
The other day I posted a quick snapshot of my lunch on instagram (if you’re there, I’m @heidijswanson). It was a soup I make quite often this time of year – with little riffs or tweaks each time. A few...
View ArticleFig Leaf Coconut Rice
Claudia Schwartz is the lovely, charming proprietress of Bell’occhio, one of the establishments that makes San Francisco special. I see Claudia nearly every Saturday morning, early, at the farmers’...
View ArticleCoconut Broccoli Soup
For the time being the QUITOKEETO studio has no kitchen. It has a warhorse of a sink with two of the legs truncated, but that’s about it. If we want to expand our lunch options to warm or hot foods,...
View ArticleJob’s Tears – You Need to Check Out this Power Ingredient
Job’s tears are incredibly delicious, nutritious, and practically non-existent on the menus and tables I encounter. It perplexes me, because I love this ingredient. We’re talking about an ancient...
View ArticleSpring Roll Salad
A spring roll salad is for the times you crave the flavors and textures of Vietnamese spring rolls, but want to skip out on the “making spring rolls” part of the equation. A number of you spotted this...
View ArticleThai Zucchini Soup
My intent here was to make a chilled, pureed, Thai-spiced curry soup. It would be summery and refreshing, and at the same time, strong with green curry flavor. It would be a fantastic lunch. As you can...
View ArticleAt the Studio: Coconut Yellow Split Pea Soup
It might be incredibly hot where you live right now, and, if that’s the case, I apologize for posting a soup recipe. But its one I love, and it’s the sort of thing I like to take for lunch at the...
View ArticleNikki’s Sweet Potatoes
Ten years ago, my friend Nikki shared this recipe with me. She described these sweet potatoes as a sweet potato mash, but with a twist – they get creaminess from a generous splash of coconut milk,...
View ArticleGreen Curry Porridge
I thought I’d share another QUITOKEETO lunch with you today. This one in particular was a stand-out. It went something like this: a boisterous green curry porridge made with pan-toasted brown rice,...
View ArticleCoconut Red Lentil Soup
Let’s talk through the story of my favorite lentil soup. Years ago, two of my neighbors hosted a soup party. It was an inspiring affair – big pots of simmering soups and stews, house full of chatty,...
View ArticleA Simple Asparagus Soup
It is asparagus soup season. The markets here have shifted from yellow and orange orbs of citrus to banks of green asparagus, baskets of artichokes, bouquets of green garlic, and tiny favas the size of...
View ArticleMeal In a Jar: Spicy Coconut Curry Noodles
I’ve been trying to nail down a great curry noodle “in a jar” situation for months. My first attempt was late last year when we took the Airstream out to the desert south of Palm Springs. I’ve worked...
View ArticleThe Spicy Coconut Milk Dressing I Love on Everything Lately
We spent the past week on the west shore of Lake Tahoe not far from where my family would stay each summer when I was young. The cabins along the lake are larger now, the water low. Teens fling...
View ArticleCoconut Chocolate Pudding
This chocolate pudding recipe took a while to get just right. It took almost thirty dollars in premium chocolate and many lackluster attempts to come up a version special enough to share with you....
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