Fall is here, and for me, that means soups and stews. This is a hearty stew from the Moosewood Restaurant Soups and Stews Deck. According to the recipe, the “three sisters” refers to a Native American myth by which three sisters are transformed into corn, beans, and squash to feed a tribe. I do love [...]
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B4 Burger
Posted in recipes, sandwiches on Apr 22nd, 2009
I don’t like burgers. This is one of two pronouncements about my food preferences that inevitably shock people.* When I say this, most people think I’m a freak. “How can you not like burgers?” they ask in disbelief. I’ve never been a fan of ground beef in general. I don’t like its consistency. My stomach [...]
It’s been a recent tradition of mine to usher in the spring with a colorful salad. The niçoise salad is one of my favorites (a poetic recipe can be found here), so when I saw a version on Bellini Valli’s site, more than burnt toast, I knew I had to make it. Some changes I [...]
“Why don’t you make the dishes your mom makes?” is a question I get from Lipby every time we come home from a dinner at my parents’. My mom is a great cook, and a hard act to follow. Her Japanese dishes always elicit a sigh from me when I taste them– it’s comfort food, [...]
I like to cook with my slow cooker, but somehow I never remember to use it in the wintertime, when I crave soups and stews. I’m trying to rectify that now. This curry was a big hit, and I expect it will made again while the weather is still cold. This is adapted from the [...]
White Bean Dip
Posted in appetizers, recipes on Jan 19th, 2009
This was a hit of the get-together I threw yesterday. No photo, unfortunately– it was gobbled up before I remembered to take a picture. Adapted from Everyday Italian by Giada de Laurentiis. Ingredients 1/3 cup olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt (or more to taste) 1/4 teaspoon pepper (or more to taste) 1 15 oz. can [...]
Every dish has a story. This lentil soup was the first soup I made from scratch. I was a senior in college, sharing a house with three good friends. We all loved to cook in our tiny kitchen. (Unfortunately, not all of us liked to clean up, but that’s another story.) I had recently purchased [...]
Chicken Pot Pies
Posted in baked goods, dinners, recipes on Oct 22nd, 2008
Gridley rocks the house by sending in our first recipe to our new site! He is a good friend and neighbor, and a good cook to boot. I keep saying he and K should invite us over to dinner– and we’d be happy to reciprocate! Here’s his awesome chicken pot pie recipe that I begged [...]