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 ...
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 ...
Breakfast, One-Handed Meals, Soup, Vegetarian
Cookooning in a Blizzard (with Frittata and Tomato-Rice Soup)
Don’t know ‘bout you, but here in lovely Brooklyn we’re snowed in. It started around 11:30 this morning and it’s been quietly blanketing us all day—they ...
A Quick Ratatouille-ish Stew
18:30 Friday January 7, 2005.
It’s been dark for nearly two hours already. S and I are just back from the Laundromat (oh, for a washer and ...
Artichoke Tortellini Primavera
The night before I went back to Weight Watchers, S and I cooked together. Although I do the majority of the cooking around here (and he ...
Baking, My Story, Recipes, Snack, Starters, Vegetarian
Nu? Chrismukkah? (Featuring Recipes for Roasted Red Pepper Spread and Parmesan Crackers)
I love this time of year, always have, and since I met S I’ve been enjoying it even more. You see, I have a confession to ...
A Broccoli from Another Planet
What the hell is this? I saw it at the farmer’s market the other day. Something about its swirling chartreuse peaks, like a cross between a science ...
Mains, My Story, One-Handed Meals, Pantry Cooking, Quick Suppers, Recipes, Vegetarian
Grandpa’s Kitchen-Sink Tuna Salad
I had a difficult relationship with my grandfather. He died when I was a senior in high school, so some of it may have been simple ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, Recipes, Weight Watchers
Baked Whole-Grain Penne & Roasted Eggplant
When I have plenty of eggplant on hand and a few hours before dinner, this is one of my favorite things to make. The original model ...
Nap-Friendly Recipes, Recipes, Soup, Vegetarian
Roasted Vegetable Barley Soup
There’s a small, but pretty good, farmer’s market on Saturdays in a scruffy park near my apartment, and now that the weather’s turned so has the produce. Last weekend I ...