Recipes
Making Chicken Soup with Rice
Even when it’s balmy, I tend to make a lot of soup. It’s the easiest way I know to use up wilting produce and turn disparate items into a harmonious and satisfying meal. Since the highest temperature we’ve reached around here since last Saturday was about 14, you can bet I’ve been at the stove happily stirring soup.
What is Healthy Eating Anyway?
A few days ago I had the, ahem…pleasure of going to the grocery store with both my kids in tow. As any mom probably knows,
Here’s to Health, Happiness, and Dinner in 2013!
It’s New Year’s Eve. I won’t bore you with too many thoughts on self-reflection or the little moment I had yesterday when I took down
Inspriring Gifts for People Who Cook
Can you believe it’s already December 21st? Where the heck did this month go? I had planned a big holiday gift guide post for last
Waste Not
I’m not going to suggest anyone be quite as obsessive about saving food as I am, but in the spirit of giving, think of not wasting food as a way of helping make sure everyone gets enough to eat.
Sit Down and Save Thanksgiving
Let’s not give those big-box retailers reason to think that we want Thanksgiving turned into a mere prelude to Black Friday, which, let’s face it, has become a holiday devoted to celebrating consumerism and the desire for more more more.
No Turkey Today
This here is an idea for something to eat the night before the big meal — or even tonight. And yes, it would make a lovely, if nontraditional, addition to your holiday lineup. If you’re into that kind of thing.
The 25-Dinner Rotation
What are we going to do for dinner? If that’s a question that you dread with every fiber of your being, it appears you are
My Anti-Cancer Grocery List
Promoting potentially cancer-causing foods like high-fat Kentucky Fried Chicken and hormone-laden Yoplait Yogurt just because their packages sport a pink ribbon during the month of October might not be the best way to make people aware of (or find a cure for) breast cancer.
Chile Season
It’s because of this—and our great weakness for all things spicy—that I can justify devoting an entire Sunday to chile peppers. It’s educational to head across town to the Mexican supermarket in search of the exact variety of dried guajillos called for in a green chili recipe…
An (Organic) Apple a Day
What should I buy organic if I’m on a limited budget? This is the question I seem to get asked the most. If I’m in
Last-Gasp-of-Summer Salad
The glorious weather pattern we’ve had for the last week or so—eighty-fifty, eighty-fifty, eighty-fifty—won’t last forever, I know. This time of year, I try to
Pasta with Melted Zucchini Sauce
After The New York Times published this misleadingly titled article last week, I had planned to dedicate this post to (yet another) defense of organic
A Fresh Start
It’s been a while, I know. Even though my mantras for the summer were “live in the moment” and “don’t over-commit,” the days and weeks
Summer Peach “Caprese”
Well, they’re finally here. Summer peaches are my single favorite thing to eat (okay, aside from tacos), and once they’re really and truly in season,