Mains, Recipes, Weight Watchers
Sunday Supper: Spaghetti with Turkey-Pesto Meatballs
I was a little shocked to discover I hadn’t written about this yet—it’s one of my favorite makes-a-lot recipes. The original, from Epicurious, serves ...
Salad for Dinner
Lately I’ve been so busy with freelance work that I haven’t had the time—or the inclination—to do much cooking (or blogging, for that matter, for which ...
Sunday Night Dinner: Fricasseed Chicken Breasts with Fresh Herbs and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
When I’m working in an office, as I am until mid-June, I like to cook something substantial on Sunday nights—both to flex my kitchen muscles and ...
Mains, Recipes, Weight Watchers
Brisket with Dried Cherries and Crimini Mushrooms
Now that I know I can make a nice brisket by following a recipe, I decided it was time to experiment. On Saturday I picked ...
Books, Jew Food, Mains, Recipes
A Brisket, a Tasket (What is a “tasket,” anyway?)
On the great, long list of Jewish dishes worth losing a kidney for—kasha varnishkes, matzoh balls, potato kugel, kishke—one stands head and shoulders above the ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, Popular, Recipes, Weight Watchers
The Barefoot Contessa’s Turkey Meatloaf
This’ll be a short post since for some reason I’m exhausted at 5:30 in the afternoon…
It’s also short because this is, bar none, the most flavorful ...
Mains, One-Handed Meals, Pantry Cooking, Recipes, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
In Which We Atone for Caramel-Coated Sins with Tuna, Farro, and White Bean Salad
After a sugar-induced delirium lasting nearly a week (and a resultant gain at Weight Watchers on Saturday), all I could think about was having something ...
Nobody’s Perfect, but This Baked Brown Rice Pilaf Comes Pretty Close
Last night I was poking around on Chowhound’s home cooking message board and came across a lively discussion of baked brown rice. Baking my brown ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, Recipes
Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower, Figs, and Mint
Lately I’ve noticed a rush of cauliflower recipes on food blogs—likely because we’re in the throes of a seemingly endless winter and we’re ...
Mains, Recipes, Weight Watchers
In Which We Play with Leftovers (Sesame Noodles with Shredded Chicken)
As I said yesterday, the Chicken Adobo works really well as leftovers. I’d torn a recipe for Sesame Noodles with Shredded Chicken from an issue ...