Mains, One-Handed Meals, Pantry Cooking, Recipes, Vegetarian
Mushroom Risotto, for Stephen
You know, risotto’s never been my bag. Don’t get me wrong, I like the taste of it just fine, quite a bit in fact, and the ...
Pantry Cooking, Soup, Starters, Vegetarian
On Tomato Soups and Blizzards (Sopa de Fideo Aguada)
What is it about blizzards that makes me long to cook the tomato soups of my childhood? Last year around this time, a blizzard inspired me ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, Pantry Cooking, Recipes, Vegetarian
In Which a Trip to Trader Joe’s Leads to Black Lentil Stew
Trader Joe’s rocks my world. Now, maybe if I lived near one it wouldn’t be as thrilling to walk through those automatic doors (and ...
Baking, Books, Breakfast, Pantry Cooking
Five Points Applesauce Muffins: Fa-Bu-Lous
Last night’s reading before bed: Brunch: 100 Recipes from Five Points Restaurant ...
Baking, Breakfast, Nutritious Nibbles, Pantry Cooking, Snack
Yup, It’s Autumn: Pumpkin Bread
One day maybe five years ago, my friend and former colleague L brought a loaf of pumpkin bread to work; it was devoured in about sixty ...
Baking, Books, Bread, Breakfast, Pantry Cooking
Whole Wheat Fig & Pecan Bread
It’s been a really long time since I baked bread.
Years ago, when ICE was still Peter Kump, I took a three-week bread course there. We ...
Mains, Pantry Cooking, Quick Suppers, Recipes
Taking the Night Off: Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
My husband is a man of many delightful attributes: He often laughs out loud—a full-throated, no-holds-barred guffaw—when reading a book. Metaphors roll off his tongue (in ...
Misc, Pantry Cooking, Quick Tips
Taming the Wild Spice Rack (Garam Masala Chicken)
My spice rack was looking pretty good not too long ago:
But that was before I started ordering like a freak from Penzeys. In no time, ...
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 ...
Pantry Cooking, Recipes, Sides, Starters, Vegetarian
Dangerous, but Versatile: Herbed Polenta Triangles
It was to be a memorable, yet still blissfully simple, dinner, one I planned even before I left for work that morning: Herb-flecked triangles of polenta, ...