How to Roast Vegetables
Ask a home cook what to do when that crisper full of vegetables threatens to become a slimy pile of mush, and you’ll hear all kinds of suggestions: Pickle! Preserve! Freeze! Soup! Those are lovely ideas, but my go-to is roasting. A short(ish) session in a hot oven works magic on otherwise unappealing produce: It ...Keep Reading
Banana Split with Friendly’s Peanut Butter Sauce
Friendly’s holds a certain nostalgia value for my husband. No surprise, since Stephen went there a lot as a kid. When we found ourselves in his home territory recently, it made sense to meet his mom there for lunch. Let’s just say the cheeseburger on toast didn’t live up to his memories. But the dessert ...Keep Reading
Potato Skins Bar: Super Bowl Picky Eater Special
Yeah yeah yeah, my kid’s picky. Cry me a river, right? I’ve figured out exactly one trick that entices Harry to eat what I cook: Customization. My individual pot pies, food cooked in parchment paper packets, salad bars, lettuce wraps, and pizza all score big with the kid because I hand over the reins. I ...Keep Reading
Better Late Than Never: Hot Cha-Cha Chili Seasoning Mix
Procrastination: It’s all the rage. When December 21 arrived and with it the start of Harry’s school vacation, I gave up on the idea of sending out Christmas and Hanukkah gifts to my editors and clients. I’d spent so much time dithering about what to make, I’d missed my chance to actually make anything. Instead, ...Keep Reading
Less-Oil Latkes for a Crowd
Last night my family gathered for the annual Hanukkah latke-palooza, and I provided the star of the show. I’m focusing on Weight Watchers again, so on Saturday night I made a quadruple-batch of Less-Oil Latkes—Stephen, Harry and I feasted on some that night, and we shlepped the rest to Long Island for the shindig yesterday. ...Keep Reading
