Debbie says that her gourmet mesclun salad is the world’s easiest. And don’t get me wrong, it looks quite easy. But my salad greens are even easier. I’d be shocked if it took five minutes to put them together, ten if you’re washing and tearing up the greens yourself. But let me back up a […]
I’ve had beans on the brain lately, and I don’t know why. Maybe it’s reading about flexitarians. Maybe it’s Lent, and thinking about how Catholics observed it pre-Vatican II. Maybe it’s because they make tasty soups that are easy to make in bulk and freeze. Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure piqued my interest in heirloom […]
Not long after my first post about oatmeal, my Bay Area friend ajh emailed me his favorite steel cut oats recipe. It wasn’t long before I tried it out, and once I knew how good it was, I couldn’t keep it to myself! This oatmeal is almost decadent. The oats have such a creamy feel […]
My sister and my dear friend S. were coming over the other night for dinner. It was nearly 6 pm, I was tired and hungry, and I wanted to have something ready by the time the girls arrived. So I pulled out my four pound bag of red lentils and set to work. I know […]
Mornings and I don’t exactly get along. I am wont to hit the snooze button until well after the very last second and then stumble (late) through my morning routine. A healthy breakfast doesn’t always find it’s place in my schedule. There are plenty of convenient breakfast foods to choose from, but a bowl of […]
If you’re going to have any chance in hell of putting together a decent meal when you come home from work tired, hungry and cranky, you had best stock your pantry wisely. I was inspired by this article by Mark Bittman at the New York Times last month to restock my woeful, bare cupboard, and […]
I returned to work after a week’s vacation yesterday … and returned home at 11:20 p.m. Neither the cafeteria’s pedestrian offerings (yawn!) nor the too-rich restaurant food on SeamlessWeb appealed when suppertime rolled around tonight. So I had a snack and resolved to cook when I came home. After a week of eating lots of […]
