When I was in college, I used to invite my friends over for Spaghetti Night. For a bunch of college kids, home cooked meals are the Holy Grail. I'd make a huge pot of my famous sauce and a couple pounds of noodles and we'd all eat and laugh and have a grand time. The … Continue reading day 5: Cooking for 1 (or 2)
On a never-ending search for healthier food options, I made a chicken pot pie this week that called for a phyllo dough topping instead of the traditional puff pastry. With no butter, potatoes, or heavy cream, it was parsnips that lent the dish it's signature creaminess and thick, hearty texture. I'm not a girl who … Continue reading Oh my-o, Oh me-o, Oh leftover phyllo…
How is possibly Thanksgiving week already?! I swear it was just June and I was stressing about David and Maggie's wedding and then it was September and my world was falling apart and not the Holiday Season is upon us! I have one exam and one homework that I have to get through before I … Continue reading Monday Musings: Thanksgiving Week Edition – of shopping, menus, and kitchen disorientation.
So today is September 1. It's also Labor Day in the US. It's also the unofficial end of summer, even though summer technically ends later this month, and the heat will (likely) stay with us until at least mid-October. It's also the first holiday since I quit my job and committed myself (mostly) full-time to … Continue reading Of Life, Labor, and Turkey Burgers
Who doesn't love bacon? Vegans - go home. This one isn't for you. By the way, did you see this week's episode of How I Met Your Mother where Ted discovers bacon? http://youtu.be/TyUhf3Oc7z4 See? The point is, everyone loves bacon. But, as delicious things tend to be, it's not really what you might call "healthy". … Continue reading Calling yourself “bacon” doesn’t make you delicious any more than standing in a garage makes you a car…
Okay okay...I've talked about my chicken salad before, but I have this problem wherein I make chicken salad, with the intention of taking a photo and showing all of you lovely people, and then something terrible happens. I eat it. Every last bite. No photo. No bueno. Chicken salad is one of those crazy personal … Continue reading Let them eat chicken…
So, I've started a new job. Not just now, a couple weeks ago. One of the perks of having this job is that I have coworkers. These are generally lovely people and they have this great tradition of eating lunch together every day at noon. For someone who has been working by herself for 2 … Continue reading You Know What? Fine!
In many ways, I owe Julia Child my life. That sounds super weird, but there you have it. My first interactions with Julia were really in passing. I was vaguely aware of her as a child and occasionally watched her show on PBS in re-runs. You see, I'm actually too young to have witnessed Julia first hand. … Continue reading Ode to a formidable woman….
We're experiencing the tail end of a Nor'Easter here in Maryland. Josh (my sweet friend and resident weather expert, you can read his blog here) tells me that the rain is probably over, but it's going to be cold for the rest of the week. Swell. Over the weekend, I did a few projects, the … Continue reading Need Directions? Don’t Ask Winter…
I have a confession: before Saturday, I'd never used a food processor. I'll pause for reaction. You done? Good. Let's move on. Now I'm not one of these people who thinks that using a food processor instead of hand chopping, mixing or cutting is a gateway to harder drugs like buying marinara sauce in a jar or … Continue reading Easter Wrap Up Or, How I Learned to Stop Dieting and Love Butter
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