Monsters, within recipes In thinking about this carrot pesto, even before getting the gall to try making it, I wondered how much culinary privilege was occuring by leaving out the traditional basil. And pine nuts. …
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Bring me my rainbow As we all may have heard before, when in doubt, one of the mainstays of planning foods to enjoy and relish can include simply focusing on eating foods that provide us …
I… I… olive you! Another tray of chicken thighs to add to your arsenal as we still seem to find ourselves in the middle of the winter and I swear, turning on the oven is an …
*sniff* no YOU’RE crying… Because lo, behold, the leek, how it’s an allium with less intense raw kick in certain regards (so less actual crying while chopping), and yet, lo, behold, it’s an allium with …
When your fridge has got your back… You know, there’s something to be said for the kitchen staples. The unsexy foods, the pantry items that just sit, waiting patiently behind closed cupboard doors in the …
Classic recipe, indeed… At some point in my pre-adolescent youth, I believe I was watching the Martha Stewart Show (perfect time slot, it ran the hour before our schoolwork started, what else would an 11 …
Hasselback plantains?? Yes, indeed! I mean, you can pretty much hasselback anything if you try hard enough! It seems to be quite the trend these days, and I couldn’t be happier. Here are a few …
We don’t have to hide the mayonnaise… I know–we’re all staring at the same photo of a lone plop of homemade mayonnaise all by itself. I see it, too. But there’s a reason behind this …
The Roasted Chicken. It may seem scary, and truth be told, I haven’t roasted many this year. And then every time I do, I’m like “that just increased my soul’s understanding of the universe” and …
To wax poetic about beans? Of course not! Ok, so, a little, yeah. I mean, this is a food blog after all… Wax beans for your bones The thing about beans, and all those colorful …
Delicata squash for all your bold needs Ok, maybe not all your bold needs. But like, most of them? Especially those seasonally appropriate, pumpkin/squash/cozy weather needs. Yeah. Now THOSE needs will be met by a dish …
Mmm, good old potatoes. Always there when you need them. A bag of these spuds, regardless of color, size or shape, can seemingly rest for great stretches of time in a cool, dark pantry. And …
Oh, lactofermentation. How simple you are, how amazing your benefits! Really, any vegetable can be fermented. This natural fermentation process provides a batch of green beans that snap and crunch with every bite–a perfectly refreshing …
Pan roasted, of course! These Roasted cannellini beans with thyme, then. No ovens this month, or next month if I can help it. Too hot. Too steamy. I made some banana bread yesterday due to the …
I’m an anchovy FREAK. I really noticed it when I was about 13 years old and went gaga for a certain restaurant’s Caesar salad. When I was 17 and saw Jamie Oliver throw anchovy fillets …
This summer as I was prepping what felt like boatloads of meals for myself to get through each week, I realized I needed something other than my Dijon, garlic and olive oil vinaigrette. And something …
Don’t you worry, I have quite the post lined up for when I make my own fish sauce. It’s something I’ve been wanting to make for years, yet the slimy, fish head-y opportunity hasn’t risen …
Listen. Nothing about this recipe is avant-garde. Nothing has been recreated with a minor, special twist. Nothing. These thighs are purely utilitarian. These get me through the week, my belly content and full. The only …
Ah, Mother’s Day! I welcome the impending afternoon rain today and saw tulips and a few worms on the sidewalk as I walked the pooch. Unopened dandelions in the early morning, tucked fiercely between the …
Easy vegetable soup–don’t overthink it! If I had read this recipe before throwing together the ingredients from the fridge, I don’t think I would ever try it. Where’s the chicken broth? Isn’t water soup a …
I’m walking on sunshine… Luckily, winter is just beginning and we have plenty of months to cozy up on the couch with a bowl of these mashed vegetables, spiked with a little garlic and ginger …
Where there’s a wing, there’s a way I know, I know, more wings? Have I gone batty (the multitude of seasonally appropriate puns are very much intended)? Maybe I have; maybe I’m cross-eyed from continually …
You aren’t winging it anymore! Eating chicken wings makes me wish I had a game to watch. Any game. They seem to be the perfect pastime–your mind is racing, the teams competing, you’re on the …
Immune system boost. Back to school, back to cooler weather, back to… colds. Luckily, I haven’t had to deal with the onslaught of nose-turned-faucet for months. And this is why I am such a baby …