Oh My Once, Oh My Twice, Oh My Oh Chicken Soup with(out) Rice
As part of my Olympian preparations for Wednesday’s torture (leading up to Thursday’s entirely different torture), I made a big pot of chicken soup ...
More Complicated Than It Looks: Tabbouleh
For the last month or so, our neighborhood’s been watching with giddy anticipation as a new natural foods market was built next to the subway exit. ...
A Mother Recipe: Marinated Roasted Peppers
Right now I’m reading The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mains, Quick Suppers, Recipes, Sides, Soup, Starters, Vegetarian
Tomato Tomato Tomato (A Week of Vegetables)
Yesterday was Day 3 of A Week of Vegetables. (I didn’t write about Day 2 because it consisted largely of leftovers from Day 1. ...
Nap-Friendly Recipes, Soup, Starters, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
A Week of Vegetables for Dinner
After yet another disappointing Saturday morning at Weight Watchers (I stayed the same, even though last Sunday’s dinner at The Queen’s Hideaway was my ...
Quick Suppers, Recipes, Sides, Starters, Vegetarian
The Red Cat’s Quick Sauté of Zucchini, Almonds, and Pecorino
I actually read Frank Bruni’s review today–most Wednesdays I give up around the third paragraph, once I’ve confirmed yet again that he’s still.trying.too.hard. Reading the ...