This month for the Secret Recipe Club, I was assigned the blog Samayalarai: Cooking is Divine. What an interesting blog—and something of a challenge for me, an Indian food rookie! Looking through the pages and pages of recipes, mostly for things I had never previously heard of, was a real education for me. I mean, […]
Do you know the food talk show, The Chew? Five very different personalities joining together to share recipes and mock each other. Love it. The Chew has become party of my daily lunchtime ritual. I rummage around in my fridge until I find something that takes about 1 minute to get ready, wander into the […]
Rothman’s Fire-Breathing Salsa
What Superbowl party would be complete without some chips and salsa? And boy, do I have a doozy for you. Backstory. This salsa came into my life when I was a weird 9th grader, struggling through Algebra 2 with possibly the greatest math teacher ever: Mr. Rothman. It’s not that I actually remember any algebra […]
Okay. I am a squash junkie. Am I alone in this? I mean, squash is great in all its forms. I could eat it for every meal. Luckily for me, there are about a bazillion winter squashes, so I am unlikely to get bored, no matter how much squash I eat! Let’s try out this […]
Melitzanosalata (Roasted Eggplant Dip)
Maybe I am alone in this, but I still have the munchies. But maybe you, too, have a hard time cutting out all snacks entirely, simply because we have crossed the threshold into 2012…maybe your holiday munching mode can’t be switched on and off that easily. Never fear…I bring you good news of great, healthy […]
So I haven’t posted in a week…but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been cooking! In fact, it’s been kind of a frenzy of kitchen activity over here, between meals with visiting relatives (over 20 in all!) and Christmas dinner…lots of spicy, herb-y yumminess going on. I wish I hadn’t missed the chance to share about […]
How high is your spicy tolerance? Mine is apparently a lot lower than I thought…and more surprisingly, so is Dave’s! Despite this, I think that Thai curry is going to become one of our go-to meals. And don’t worry, I will share with you what I learned about the right proportions of curry paste to […]
Confession: I have never liked lasagna. There was always just something about the texture and greasiness of ground beef that was off-putting to me…it didn’t match with the smooth noodles and the creamy, stretchy cheese. Even before I became a vegetarian, I never felt quite at home with ground meats. So…imagine my delight when my […]
This is probably the best pizza in the world. I know, I know, that is a fairly outrageous claim. After all, everyone looks for different things in their ideal pizza: cheesiness, how sweet or spicy the sauce is, the thickness of the crust, the layers of toppings… So how can I possibly claim that this […]
One of the challenging aspects of being a vegetarian is how hard it is to find Italian food. Most Italian restaurants only offer vegetarian options that consist entirely of carbs, cream, and cheese. I shouldn’t really complain about that, because homemade ravioli is heavenly, but I do often find myself wishing for more variation. The […]