Soba Noodle Salad with Peanut Sauce

Soba noodles are easy to find, including a gluten-free version, and they taste terrific. Traditionally they are made from buckwheat and wheat flour, but you can find them made from … Continue reading Soba Noodle Salad with Peanut Sauce

Breakfast Tortilla Sandwich

My new weekend brunch obsession is this egg sandwich with chorizo, avocado, red onion, jalapeƱo, cheese and salsa. I miss the El Camion food truck in Seattle. There is nothing … Continue reading Breakfast Tortilla Sandwich

Instant Pot Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage

On our recent cross-country journey from Seattle to Florida in Pernell, we aimed to be as self-contained as possible, avoiding restaurants and restricting shopping trips as much as possible. I … Continue reading Instant Pot Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage

Portobello Burgundy

This dish almost didn’t make it onto Comfort Me With Beets until I realized that the reason I wasn’t initially wowed by it might be exactly why others would appreciate … Continue reading Portobello Burgundy

Pan Bagnat

A popular street food throughout Provence is pan bagnat, a sandwich that is essentially a NiƧoise salad on crusty french bread. Literally translated, pan bagnat means “bathed bread,” and after … Continue reading Pan Bagnat