I admit it — I’m in a breakfast rut. Pancakes are the pinnacle of our weekend existence (though we did branch out and make apple cinnamon pancakes this weekend), leaving room for the occasional muffin and frittata, but not much else. So I took it upon myself to find some unique breakfast recipes that excited […]
Perhaps it’s because I’m a busy mom and winter, with its lack of grill meals, is quickly creeping up, but I’m becoming intrigued with the idea of freezer meals.I love making pesto and freezing it all summer long so I can enjoy it even when the snow is piled high, but that’s all about enjoyment. […]
It’s been a while since I’ve cooked tempeh, and a longer while since I tried to do anything fun with it. When Owen was younger, one of his favorite foods was pan-fried tempeh strips. They were so easy for him to grab and eat and just as easy for me to pack for our outings. […]
I recently highlighted Heidi Swanson’s recipe for double broccoli quinoa in my Recipe Roundup column. I mentioned that I’d like to try it sometime but using roasted broccoli instead of steamed. Yeah, this post isn’t about that, because I did use the steamed. I did, however, add, subtract and substitute a few things to tailor […]
Being a lacto-ovo vegetarian is the bomb. Why? I’ve got two words for you: “cheese” and “eggs.” A life without one or both is simply not a life worth living. My baby seems to agree with me, as scrambled eggs have recently become his favorite food that isn’t blueberries (kid has a blueberry obsession right […]
I know I really like almost every recipe that I create, and I’m not ashamed to tell you so. But this one — oh, this one! — is something special. Creativity hasn’t been my strong point in the last couple of weeks and I had been feeling a little guilty about not creating many original […]
Pasta. Talk about universal and unifying. Everyone likes pasta, and if they don’t, then you can quickly weed them out from the group of people with whom you should associate, because they are clearly insane. When I moved in with a meat eater, we would make pasta most nights, because it was an easy dish […]