Posted in breakfast, eggs, fall, gluten free, one pot meal, pork, potatoes, vegetables on Oct 30th, 2009
While I can be, shall we say, particular about preparation, I think keeping an open mind is so important when it comes to both ingredients and certain dishes. For example, stuffing. There’s nothing unpleasant about bread, seasonings, aromatics, and broth baked until the flavors are blended and the top is crispy. When people say they [...]
Posted in cake, chocolate, dessert, fruit, tuesdays with dorie on Oct 27th, 2009
Most people I know have some Thing that they are, corny and dramatic as it sounds, passionate about. For Dave it’s music. I have a friend who brews beer, another who gardens, one who is all about house renovation, one who could spend hours a day researching his next bottle of wine. I love this [...]
Posted in appetizers, dips, gluten free, vegetables on Oct 26th, 2009
Crusty bread, cheese, cured sausage, fruit. It’s a seriously underestimated meal. Yes, a meal. Not a particularly healthy one, I admit, but it does cover all of the nutritional bases, as long as you make an extra effort to eat a lot of the fruit. It doesn’t hurt to use 100% whole wheat bread either. [...]
Posted in beans, favorites, gluten free, healthy, one pot meal, vegetables, vegetarian, whole grains on Oct 22nd, 2009
Of all the whole grains, brown rice has been the hardest for me to accept. I realize now that I’d been cooking it wrong for years. I just couldn’t seem to cook it through all the way, and I tried a bunch of different recipes, but it was always crunchy. Then sometime last year, Cooks [...]
Posted in bread, breakfast, fall, freezer friendly, potatoes, quick bread, tuesdays with dorie on Oct 20th, 2009
I love that not just one, but two of this month’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipes are non-desserts. I haven’t baked a TWD dessert in weeks! I’ve gone almost a month with choosing all of my own desserts! I don’t mean to complain; obviously I like being part of the group, or, well, I wouldn’t be. [...]
Posted in cheese, fall, gluten free, rice, side dish, vegetables on Oct 17th, 2009
Everyone’s goal for their food blog is different. Are you keeping a log of recipes you make for your own sake – to store them somewhere, or to track your progress as a cook? Do you only publish recipes that you recommend others make? Do you have a blog just to cook along with various [...]
Posted in beans, favorites, healthy, sandwiches, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal, whole grains on Oct 15th, 2009
I believe that people are what they think they are, which is just a less fancy way of saying that you can do just about anything you think you can do. I remember in high school, I consistently got an 89% in my classes, and I always wondered why I hadn’t worked just a bit [...]
Posted in bread, breakfast, fall, quick bread, tuesdays with dorie on Oct 13th, 2009
Dave wants just one thing to make his workday more enjoyable, just one simple thing, and that’s biscotti. Although what he really wants is almond biscotti, and not any almond biscotti, it has to be this recipe. Sadly for Dave, biscotti aren’t one of my favorite things to bake, and I certainly have no interest [...]
Posted in cookies, dessert, recipe comparisons on Oct 10th, 2009
Uh…sorta forgot to write down which cookie is which, but, does it really matter? They’re just about identical. I don’t cook with shortening. I just don’t. Look, I know a tablespoon here or there isn’t going to kill me, but my granola-like reasons go beyond my health. For one thing, it kind of grosses me [...]
Posted in fall, fruit, gluten free, healthy, nuts, salad, vegetables, vegetarian on Oct 8th, 2009
It’s hard to believe that most years, I’m anti-anything fall until October 1st. Not this year. September included pumpkin breakfasts, apple desserts, and plenty of pumpkin beer. Granted, the weather was pretty warm in September and the trees were still green so it didn’t feel much like fall, but it didn’t feel like summer either. [...]
