A Mother Recipe: Marinated Roasted Peppers
Right now I’m reading The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute ...
Quick Weight Watchers Update
I lost 2.8 pounds!
I’ve missed every meeting since my Exile in Fatville post–for a variety of reasons, all legitimate–so I was a little nervous. Usually missing meetings does not ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, One-Handed Meals, Recipes, Weight Watchers
A Greekish Orzo-Tomato Salad
And again, it started with the tomatoes. I came back from the farmer’s market this afternoon with six beauts: two each of yellow, regular ol’ ...
Recipes, Sides, Starters, Vegetarian
Variations on a Theme: Two Salads with Cucumber, Tomatoes, and Herbs
Lately I’ve been struggling with a certain ennui regarding the overwhelming abundance of tomatoes at the farmer’s market. On the one hand, I feel I should be sampling every variety, ...
Mains, Recipes, Starters, Vegetarian
Broiled (or Grilled) Ravioli
And now, it’s time for another installment from my husband and guest writer, S:
As I wrote in my prior guest appearance, I was ...
A PSA for Brooklynites: NEVER USE BROOKLYN LOCKSMITH, AKA SPEEDWAY
Feel free to pass this on to anyone and everyone—these people have really pissed me off, and it’s time to use the power of the Internet…
Two weeks ago the front-door ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, Recipes, Vegetarian
Corn, Zucchini, and Tomato Pie
On Thursday we were summoned, via an emergency phone call, down to south Jersey again. The family emergency continues, sadly—I don’t mean to be so oblique ...
Books, Soup, Starters, Vegetarian
Food Is Love: Cold Cucumber Soup
S has been having a hard time recently—the family emergency I mentioned last week was his, and it continues—so I wanted to do something ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, Quick Suppers, Recipes, Starters, Vegetarian
Summer in a Bowl: A Quick Sauté of Corn, Tomato, and Zucchini
Just because we had some chicken the other night, it doesn’t mean I’ve lost interest in having all-veg dinners whenever possible. And as long ...
Reintroducing Meat in a Most Delicious Way (With 3—Count Em, 3—Recipes)
Our Week of Vegetables ended abruptly with a phone call from S’s brother Friday morning, summoning us to south Jersey for a family emergency. It ...