Posted in alcohol, cheese, favorites, freezer friendly, good as leftovers, italian, pasta, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal on Aug 19th, 2010
People keep asking me how my recent vacation was, and I can’t think of any response other “so, so good.” How else do you sum up a week of playing in the waves, drinking margaritas, snorkeling, baking cookies, swimming with sea lions, watching shooting stars, eating shrimp tacos, and just basically everything that is good. [...]
Posted in beans, healthy, pasta, spring, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal on Jun 30th, 2010
I had my doubts about this salad the whole time I was shopping for it, making it, testing it for seasoning, and serving it. But now, weeks later, my doubts are gone and I want some more. Except with better peas. Most of the doubts came from an unsuccessful shopping trip for ingredients. Sometimes I [...]
Posted in cheese, citrus, healthy, one pot meal, pasta, spring, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal on Jun 24th, 2010
I feel like I used to have this room (my life), and it had some stuff in it; mostly stuff I liked (cooking, reading, teaching, gardening), although of course there were things I didn’t (cleaning). My main problem was that it was too empty. There was too much space, and I could never get it [...]
Posted in cheese, freezer friendly, italian, pasta, vegetables, vegetarian on Apr 2nd, 2010
Spring break was last week. I miss it already. On the other hand, I’m apparently bad at spring break. I had plans to do all these big things, and then when I didn’t get every single one of them done, to perfection, every day, I got all annoyed. Plus, you know what I did instead [...]
Posted in casserole, cheese, chicken, freezer friendly, good as leftovers, italian, pasta, vegetables on Mar 24th, 2010
I’m hardcore – I made an Emeril recipe more complicated. I did skip a few of his steps, so maybe I’m not completely ridiculous. It’s just that if I’m going to go through all the trouble of making lasagna, with cooking chicken, stirring béchamel, layering and baking, I might as well go all the way [...]
Posted in cheese, italian, pasta, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal on Feb 21st, 2010
I’m all about taking water out of ingredients. Zucchini, eggplant, cabbage, tomatoes, tofu, even bread for French toast. Water doesn’t contribute flavor, so if it isn’t improving texture, I have no use for it. In this recipe, ricotta is drained in cheesecloth for several hours, then baked. What I thought would happen is the cheese [...]
Posted in cheese, pasta, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal, whole grains on Jan 28th, 2010
I don’t think I do too badly with self-control. I can sit at home all day with banana cream pie in the fridge and not even think about it until it’s time for dessert and tea. I don’t drink alcohol on weekdays (those extra calories are saved for dessert), and it isn’t a struggle, even [...]
Posted in casserole, cheese, favorites, freezer friendly, pasta, vegetables, vegetarian, whole grains on Jan 21st, 2010
I am officially out of recipes to share. I am now raiding my “Probably Not” folder – the rejects that either didn’t taste good or didn’t photograph well. I’ll spare you that ones that didn’t taste good. It seems like I could just make something new and blog about it, right? The thing is though, [...]
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 casserole, cheese, favorites, freezer friendly, mushrooms, pasta on Nov 16th, 2009
This is, for me, perfect lasagna. You can’t go wrong with most combinations of pasta + sauce + cheese, but this one has just the right balance of light and rich, cheese and tomatoes, pasta and sauce, vegetables and…well, not meat, because there is none. But don’t worry, it isn’t vegetable lasagna. It’s vegetarian lasagna. [...]
