Overnight Chicken Soup: Parents Need to Eat, Too
Overnight Chicken Soup? What? How?
If you’re a regular reader, you can probably guess what I’m going to say: Make it in the slow cooker. After we eat a cozy roast ...
It All Started with a Pot of Beans
I’d been eyeing this post over at The Paupered Chef for a while—it describes how to cook dried beans quickly (relatively), without soaking. I’m ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, Recipes, Slow Cooker, Vegetarian
Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Risotto
When Harry was born, I was really active on a women’s message board, the outgrowth of an indie wedding-planning board for those of us who’d graduated ...
Pumpernickel: Not Chocolate, But a Favorite Nonetheless
“When you were little, did you think pumpernickel was chocolate bread?”
These are the kinds of questions my husband asks me. The answer, I’m pretty sure, is ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, Recipes, Starters, Vegetarian
Nap-Time Cooking: Corn, Peach, Tomato over Grilled Polenta
I think this may be the most delicious salad I have ever eaten. It’s two days later, and I’m still thinking about it. Bonus: it breaks ...
Mains, Pantry Cooking, Recipes, Vegetarian
Angel Hair with Garlic and Lemon-Parmesan Breadcrumbs
Stephen and I are tired. Really tired. Almost all the time these days. He’s working on a ginormous job—it’s a wonderful thing, a prestigious project, a ...
Mains, One-Handed Meals, Pantry Cooking, Quick Suppers, Recipes, Vegetarian
The Power of the Pantry (Quinoa Salad with Chickpeas, Walnuts & Dried Fruit)
All I can say is, Thank god for my pantry.
Today was the first session with a new group for my Parents Need to Eat, TooSM cooking class. ...
Mains, New York, Pantry Cooking, Recipes
Savino’s Quality Pasta with Chicken, Artichokes, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
You know that chicken I “roasted” in the slow cooker? Well, one downside of letting something cook for five hours is that by the ...
Mains, Quick Tips, Recipes, Slow Cooker
Slow Cooker “Roast” Chicken: Parents Need to Eat, TooSM
OK, that picture isn’t quite accurate. That’s a picture of a chicken roasted the old-fashioned way, in the oven. But people like to look at pretty ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, One-Handed Meals, Pantry Cooking, Recipes
Black Bean & Corn Turnovers
These little pups have quite a few things going for them:
They’re vegetarian
They’re made with whole grains, beans, vegetables, and cheese: a nutritionally-complete little package
They’re perfect for ...