Breakfast, My Story, Vegetarian
Order Up! Facon and Eggs
Can you smell that bacon sizzling in the pan, the smoky promise it makes? Um, me neither. In fact, I’ve never cooked bacon in my life. I ...
Did Somebody Say “Binge”?
Raise your hand if the first thing you thought when you saw this article was Great, now I can eat the whole package!
Yeah, me too. If ...
Mains, One-Handed Meals, Pantry Cooking, Quick Suppers, Recipes
Sometimes You Just Don’t Feel Like Cooking (Artichoke Ravioli with Herb Sauce)
Sometimes stress makes me want to cook (well, bake). And sometimes it makes me want to do anything but cook. This week ...
Lemons: Lemonade: Easy Gingersnap Peach Crisp
We went down to south Jersey again this weekend, to visit S’s dad. It’s all so draining, both physically and emotionally, that we’ve begun to look ...
Mains, Recipes, Recommendations
New Product Alert: Peppadew Splash-On Sauce (with recipes for Herb-Crusted Baked Chicken Breasts and Tomato-Peppadew Salsa)
It was only a matter of time. As soon as I saw jarred Peppadew* peppers I should’ve realized that line extensions were sure to follow. And ...
Food Is Love: Oatmeal Cookies
It’s excruciating, waiting. S and I have some practice at it, after so many months of waiting for a positive pregnancy test, but nothing compares to ...
Mains, One-Handed Meals, Recipes
Chipotle Turkey Burgers
Food is love.
I’ve said it before, and in the last few days I’ve heard it repeatedly.
Our ongoing family emergency took a turn for the worse this ...
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’ ...