The better your salsa tastes, the better this black bean soup tastes. It can be done. Pink grapefruit in guava nectar calls for only two ingredients, unless you count the colorfully complementary candied violets. An inventive, fat-free side dish calls for red cabbage, raspberry vinegar and honey.
Gold is the queen of minimal-ingredient cooking.
But don't think she's pouring canned mushroom soup over chicken and frozen broccoli. These days, many shoppers can find pesto and tapenade in jars, as well as fresh and dried wild mushrooms and conveniently packaged produce. So while I might be a little shy about preparing Gold's seared tuna with capers and mustard oil, she makes it clear that fast, delicious dinners are feasible. On an average weeknight with the family, I'm likely to use more kid-friendly ingredients. I garnish with whatever's handy.