Posted in chicken, one pot meal, quick bread, soup, vegetables on Jan 8th, 2010
Aargh, I hate when I choose a recipe specifically because of one step that I find interesting, and then I screw up that step! In this chicken and dumplings recipe, Cooks Illustrated uses chicken wings to thicken the broth, instead of starch. I’m always fascinated by how homemade stock is gelatinous when it’s [...]
Posted in asian, healthy, one pot meal, pasta, soup, whole grains on Jan 2nd, 2010
I don’t get sick very often, which I chalk up mostly to luck (or I guess good genes). It probably also helps that I try to eat bunches of fruits and vegetables, drink a lot of water, get plenty of sleep, and exercise regularly.
Of course, over the holidays, I tend to grab a cookie [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Posted in cheese, favorites, one pot meal, pasta, summer, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal on Aug 21st, 2009
I know I’ve been harping on my love of summer lately, and I did the same thing last year. Honestly, while summer is undoubtedly my favorite season, fall is a not-too-distant second, and really, there are aspects I like about every season. But summer doesn’t just have sunlight and warmth and lightning bugs [...]
Posted in cheese, gluten free, one pot meal, pie, potatoes, summer, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal on Aug 16th, 2009
Dave and I have this conversation nearly once a week:
Me (whining, after baking all day): I’ve been cooking all day and I’m tired and I haven’t even stupid started dinner. Stupid stupid stupid.
Dave: Okay. We’ll order pizza.
Me: We can’t order pizza! I bought ingredients for dinner! If we don’t use them tonight, [...]
Posted in cheese, healthy, one pot meal, pasta, soup, spring, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal on Jul 23rd, 2009
It turns out that pea-picking is way more fun than strawberry picking. For one thing, it isn’t nearly as crowded. Shocking, I know, that strawberries are more popular than peas. There’s also nothing squishy lurking under the foliage, and the peas are plentiful and just demanding to be picked. And pick [...]
Posted in asian, favorites, healthy, one pot meal, tofu, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal on May 31st, 2009
A friend of mine once, oh-so-innocently, asked me if I had any recipes with napa cabbage. Poor guy. You have to be careful talking to me about food, because I can go on forever. I sent him longwinded comments about a bunch of recipes. I also sent a recipe for tofu [...]
Posted in cheese, healthy, nuts, one pot meal, pasta, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal, whole grains on Apr 22nd, 2009
I was recently reminded me of why I unabashedly (okay, maybe a little abashedly) stole Smitten Kitchen’s “one year ago” idea (although all the cool kids are doing it these days it seems). I’ve had this pasta recipe bookmarked since she posted it, and every week when I plan my meals, I consider it, [...]
Posted in cheese, freezer friendly, one pot meal, pasta, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal on Apr 11th, 2009
I read the Pioneer Woman’s cooking blog, even though I don’t find too many recipes there that are my style. Ree tends to add more butter, more oil, and more cream to her dishes. And yes, all of those things make food very good. But it’s a safe bet that I live a [...]
