Friday, December 16, 2005

Recipes: Lemony tabouli, Italian chard pie and farmers market jambalaya.

Victoria picked up fixings for three different recipes on her recent visit to the farmers market in Campbell, Calif. With some late season tomatoes, which weren't particularly tasty when eaten fresh, she whipped up a southwestern Louisiana-style (ie. wet) jambalaya.

Victoria also made some tabouli, a refreshing salad that features lemons.

Victoria's most unusual concoction features chopped chard mixed with ingredients including almonds, raisins, sugar and ricotta cheese, baked in a crust. As the ingredients suggest, it is a sweet pie and it is called erbazzone, a traditional dish from Bologna, in Italy’s Emelia Romagna region. You can make a savory variation by holding the sugar and stirring in some browned pancetta.