Posted in cheese, dinner party, good as leftovers, healthy, vegetables on Mar 3rd, 2010
When my friend Ramie visited me last spring, it was the first time I’d seen her in eight years. I wanted to cook a great meal for her on her first night, but we’d lost touch for a lot of those eight years, and I wasn’t sure what kind of eater she was. [...]
Posted in freezer friendly, gluten free, good as leftovers, lamb, winter/holidays on Jan 7th, 2010
Whenever I eat lamb, my first whiff of it always seems a little…off. Is lamb like feety cheese – stinky, but in a good way? Or am I just attuned to beef, and I’m surprised when the lamb smells different? Whatever, I’ve decided that I officially like lamb. Stinky or not.
This [...]
Posted in freezer friendly, good as leftovers, mexican, pork, recipe comparisons on Nov 18th, 2009
A carne adovada comparison post is a very bad idea because:
1. I don’t love cooking with meat, with the constant hand-washing and being careful not to contaminate cooked meat tools with raw meat tools.
2. My limited counter space makes working with large roasts difficult.
3. The oven was on for four hours – in July.
4. One [...]
Posted in fruit, gluten free, good as leftovers, healthy, nuts, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal on Nov 14th, 2009
I sort of hate when I find great recipes from blogs that come from a cookbook I already own. I guess it makes sense – now it isn’t just words on a page because someone (in this case, a number of people) is actually recommending it. But man, I sure wish that I [...]
Posted in cheese, favorites, gluten free, good as leftovers, healthy, vegetables, vegetarian, whole grains on Nov 11th, 2009
I’m really looking forward to moving to New Mexico. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with Philadelphia; any unhappiness I had here was my own deal and not a result of the location. But I am excited about having a fresh start somewhere.
I am a little concerned about the grocery store situation. I have [...]
Posted in asian, bread, favorites, good as leftovers, healthy, pork, quick bread, vegetables on Jan 18th, 2008
I haven’t been reading food blogs long – only about a week longer than I’ve had my own, in fact – but I’m already playing favorites. One of the blogs that first caught my attention and held it is Jen’s use real butter. Jen’s blog has what I consider the three requisite aspects [...]
Posted in beans, chicken, crockpot, favorites, good as leftovers, healthy, rice, weeknight meal on Nov 29th, 2007
Well, we can’t eat sandwiches every night! We also had rice two nights in a row. Not a great week for variety.
I realized recently that I only have one crockpot meal that I make regularly. That needs to change! My sister is a crockpot fiend, so I need to ask [...]
Posted in favorites, good as leftovers, sandwiches, soup, vegetarian on Nov 27th, 2007
Usually I’m pretty careful about planning our weekly dinners with a fair amount of diversity. This week, however, it worked out that we’re having sandwiches three nights. Yay! I love sandwiches!
Sandwich week starts out with a classic, and one of my absolute favorite, meals–tomato soup and grilled cheese. When I was [...]
