A Vegetarian Table: Kale Salad with Everything Bagel Chips

Photo by Sarah Levine.

Learning about SCRATCH Bread’s vegetarian caesar dressing changed my world. I’ve been whipping tofu like no other these days. For the full recipe, buy a copy of Put A Egg On It issue 8.

Once you get that super secret dressing down, you massage it into shredded kale. Arrange it with sliced avocado and a soft boiled egg. I sliced an everything bagel thinly and dried it until it was chippy. What does that mean? I kept the oven at its lowest temperature, 170 degrees F in my case, and cracked the door open with a wooden spoon for an hour or two.

Right before we took this photo (left) I forgot to put the avocado in there and my fingers were messing up the slice I was holding, gah, what to do? Where to put it? And then it clicked, put the egg in the pit divot. Done!

Photo by Sarah Levine.

How do you like your kale? Let me know by tweeting to @Randwiches.

This is part of "A Vegetarian Table" menu shot by Sarah Levine.

Put a Egg on THIS! Celebrating 1 Year as Editor-At-Large

That was quick! I'm celebrating 1 year as editor-at-large of Put A Egg On It zine.  What does that mean? It sort of means that I'm a roving reporter, on call to brainstorm and execute features or projects. We announced this last year on my birthday and with this post where I made a version of Momofuku's Bo Ssam for my fellow Egg staffers.

Since then, we've been busy cranking out new issues, coordinating pop-ups and making videos. Visit our shop to grab a copy of our latest issue or ask your local independent book store why the heck they don't carry this zine, GOSH.

Here are highlights from the year:

DINNER WITH CHEF MARIA GRUBB AT XILLI LAB

PUT A EGG ON IT #12 + DINER JOURNAL #32 + FBF2016

BASIC KNIFE SKILLS + CONTEST

VINTAGE RECIPE CARD (styled for issue 13)

From our long, long out of print recipe card library! Here we have one of our cocktail party mainstays - Cheesy Cheer. Goat cheese and cream cheese whipped together with garlic and topped with sage, created by our editor-at-large @randwiches, astoundingly many years before her birth. With the Put A Egg On It Recipe Card Library you will NEVER be without fabulous, scrumptious treats for your party guests. Look for it on eBay. #vintagerecipes #cheese

53 Likes, 4 Comments - Put A Egg On It (@putaeggonit) on Instagram: "From our long, long out of print recipe card library! Here we have one of our cocktail party..."

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If you're interested in contributing to Egg, here's what we're all about:

Put A Egg On It is looking for writing, photography and drawings by people who love food. We’re interested in essays and art that document the culture and community surrounding eating and cooking; work that explores the historic, artistic and metaphysical qualities of food. We’re looking for personal stories – not journalism. You don’t need to be a “food writer” or a “food photographer.” Everyone eats! 

For essay proposals, please write a short abstract, at least 250 words, and email to  submit@putaeggonit.com.

We’re also always looking for proposals for these regular features: 

• Short pieces on a classic, regional food product: a loved packaged food item that is as much about time and place as it is about flavor. 
• Photo essays of a dinner party: An interesting meal shared by friends and/or family. 
• An illustration of a favorite childhood food memory for the back cover
• Food and cooking-related poetry

Illustrators and photographers should send links to their portfolios; Writers should email a PDF or link to samples along with their proposal to: submit@putaeggonit.com 

Please note: Put A Egg On It does not do product or restaurant reviews.

Enter to Win a Misen Knife (& Learn How to Use It, Too!)

Put a Egg On It and Misen have teamed up to give away one heck of a knife. I loved shooting this short tutorial video. I picked this salad because it had so many elements that displayed the different ways you can cut vegetables. 

Here's how to enter:
1. Follow @putaeggonit on Instagram 🍳

2. Take a selfie in the kitchen and tag @putaeggonit + #putmisenonit. It's ok if you're camera-shy, we accept photos with your hands in it, too.

3. Head to the Put a Egg On It blog to grab a recipe for my gingery garlic and sesame salad dressing from the video.

A winner will be chosen by jury to receive a FREE Misen Chef's Knife! Contest runs March 1st to March 13th! Sorry, U.S residents only. Get snappin' so you can get to slicin'.

Cure Your Mornings with this Savory Oatmeal

As seen on FeedFeed!

Here's a tip from issue #10 of Put a Egg On It. Cure egg yolks for two days in soy sauce for a custardy addition to oatmeal! This requires no skill except for cracking open an egg and separating the white from the yolk. 

Here I have a bowl of overnight oats with a cured yolk, chopped flowering mustard greens, garlic scapes, and sliced turnip. Sure beats a bowl of sugary oatmeal from a packet!

Randwiches Guide to Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is my favorite cooking holiday. Not going to lie, it's an awesome time to show off in the kitchen and I rarely get to cook large format meals. I pull out all the stops and I use every single leftover bit in a sandwich.

Instead of telling you what you should be cooking on turkey day, I thought it would be better to help you get through it. My cooking origin story goes like this: my mom asked me to help with Thanksgiving dinner when I turned 16. She told me to wake up at 6am and when I awoke, she was gone. She had to work at the hospital and I had to get the whole dinner on the table. The end of the story is that I did it and started watching Food Network as a result.

The point is: no one wants to panic on Thanksgiving morning. I put together these editable Google Drive templates for everyone to use and share with guests.

>> Click here to view the Thanksgiving worksheets<<
To save to your Google Drive: File > Make a Copy > Rename > Save	To save as a PDF: File > Download as > Select PDF > Save

Once you've got it filled out, print it out or display it on an iPad in the kitchen so you stay on track.

Page 1: Organize the guests

• Open the Google Document and share with your friends, have them sign up to bring a dish.
• Do you have enough platters and serving utensils to accommodate the whole dinner? If not, ask a friend who isn't bringing anything to bring or buy disposable.
• Note that there is a column for heat source. Make sure you can fit everything into the oven when they need to be or get creative with warming solutions, like...
  • In the microwave
  • Wrapped in a blanket or winter coat
  • Slow Cooker, rice cooker or steamer
• Short on fridge space? If it's cold outside, consider hosting your drinks in a cooler or (god forbid) in the snow. 
  • Any meats to be cooked can be out of the fridge for an hour to come to room temperature.
  • Cheese can be plated an hour ahead. Watch out for sheep or buffalo milk cheese, they will sweat. Prepare to blot them like a greasy pizza or plate them last.
  • Precut tubers like carrots or potatoes and store them with ice water if you can't fit them in the fridge.

Page 2: Lay out the schedule

• It really important to time your dishes. Figure out what can be made ahead.
• A good window of time to make gravy is while you rest the turkey, it will still be hot in 30 minutes!
• Think about the residual heat on the stove or in the oven, do any desserts need to be defrosted or held at a low temp?

Page 3: Plan your individual dishes

• Don't just read one recipe. Read many recipes and decide what steps you will take or if you're going to add a bit of flair.
• Document what you need to do and when.
• List all of the ingredients you have already.
• Manage shopping by grouping ingredients by store and department.

Finally, roll with it. People are going to bring different things if the store runs out. There might not be enough of one thing or another. A relative might have a strong opinion of how you're making your gravy. It's all ok, have a drink and I hope you treat yourself to a slice of pie!

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Love leftovers? Or better yet, leftover sandwiches? Join me for the Put A Egg On It issue 11 release party and Leftover Special event. Not only will you be the first to get a copy of the newest PAEOI, you can bring all of your Thanksgiving leftovers and compete in a sandwich making contest. Full details here.

Put A Egg On It #10 TASTY RELEASE PARTY

Seriously. Come to this zine launch party because I'm FRYING EGGS at it. Yes, you can eat the eggs!

HOSTED BY LINDA SIMPSON
JD SAMSON IS THE DJ
GIN COCKTAIL BY AVIATION GIN 
FRIED EGGS BY JENN DE LA VEGA

Celebrate the release of our DOUBLE-STUFFED 10th issue! Cocktails, fried eggs and FABULOUSNESS!

Details and RSVP HERE!

It's a Challenge! Thanksgiving Leftovers Special at Flux Factory

Sandwich #15: A dessert-wich with kanafeh, mozzarella and cranberry sauce,.

Sandwich #18: A second dessert-wich contender - The Donut Mama. Mississippi mud from Jodi’s, pineapple, and Rogue River blue cheese, 

My absolute favorite thing about Thanksgiving is leftovers. If you've been following me on Tumblr, you'll notice that I adore figuring out what to do with last night's leftovers. Back in November, my friends Julia Sherman and Sarah Keough organized Leftovers Special at Flux Factory. Here were my entries:

Sandwich #11: Turkey Paksiw! Pulled turkey in liver sugar sauce with arugula, pickled tomato and mayo.

Sandwich #13: Charcute-wheeeeeeee with salami, arugula, mayo, mustard, and walnut dill pesto, 

Action shot! All photos by Julia Sherman and Sarah Keough at Flux Factory in Long Island City. NY.