Posted in Entrees, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian on 12. Mar, 2010
I made this recipe last February, but at that stage my food photography skills were seriously disappointing. Luckily, I’ve improved since then. I decided to give it another go, with some minor tweaks. Golden beets are the uglier, sweeter cousins to the traditional reds and typically grown only in small batches by specialty farmers. It [...]
Posted in Appetizers/Sides, Entrees, Pasta, Recipes, Salad, Vegetarian on 10. Mar, 2010
During the week’s first bout of sunshine, I went a little overboard shopping for fresh produce. The colors! The textures! Everything was just so fresh and bright. Have you ever seen Supermarket Sweep? That game show from the ’90s where contestants ran through the grocery store filling their carts with everything they could grab? It [...]
Posted in Entrees, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian on 27. Feb, 2010
And so there I am on the train back to Jersey after a long day. Flickering overhead lights. Dingy fabric seats. A disconnect. I am clutching at my too-heavy laptop bag and practicing my yoga breathing. This breathing, this mindful control of my body and lungs, is supposed to help me calm down. Which I [...]
Posted in Carnivorous, Entrees, Pasta, Recipes on 26. Feb, 2010
Most people that know me know that I love to go out to eat. Given the cost of gas these days ($30 to fill up my little Lancer) it’s becoming increasingly clear that I need to be more frugal elsewhere. So with great regret, the budget for eating out is getting cut first. Now, as [...]
Posted in Entrees, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetarian on 14. Dec, 2009
The scene of the solo kitchen is a strange one. Sometimes lonely. Sometimes a bit eccentric. When cooking for just myself, just me, only me, my creations are less gastronomic and more businesslike. I am hungry – what will make that go away? A few crackers with peanut butter becomes a meal. Or some vegetables, [...]
Posted in Entrees, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian on 29. Nov, 2009
Italian peasant food is wonderful in its simplicity, flavor and ability to keep your belly happy and full! Inexpensive ingredients like dried beans can pump up a plain meal into something substantial and nutritious. I’ll always admire the way my mother can make a meal stretch – bit of leftover something here, a bit of [...]
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