Posted in cheese, eggs, mexican, quick bread, vegetables, vegetarian on Mar 13th, 2010
After buying four and a half pounds of masa harina for a recipe that used, oh, about a cup of it, I completely messed up the recipe I was making. While I learned quite a bit about the chemistry of cooking beans (hint: don’t add tomatoes at the beginning), I have a feeling I [...]
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 [...]
Posted in cheese, mushrooms, sandwiches, vegetables, vegetarian on Feb 5th, 2010
I wouldn’t say that I get tired of pizza, but with nothing to break our Friday night pizza routine lately, I thought a break might be in order. I considered some of my other favorite take-out options that I could make at home and decided, mm, big cheesy toasted sandwiches.
As much as I love [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 fall, gluten free, healthy, mushrooms, soup, vegetables, vegetarian on Nov 4th, 2009
Cooking déjà vu: When you start to make a recipe and then think, “Wait a minute…this seems familiar…have I made this before?!” Generally not a great sign because if you don’t remember it, perhaps it wasn’t worth remembering.
I actually found pictures of this soup from last year, when I’d apparently made it and decided [...]
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 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 [...]
