This past week was really busy, and I survived mostly on microwaved frozen vegetables and brown rice tortillas. But you can only eat so much frozen broccoli in your life, and over the weekend I started looking at some cookbooks and food blogs for inspiration. I came across a great blog called Aayi’s Recipes, which […]
I know it’s not really the season for warm salads, but since the farmer’s market is full of fresh chard and beets I couldn’t resist. I never liked beets growing up (this was the pickled variety), but once I tried using it as a fresh vegetable I discovered that it’s really good in salads and luckily tastes nothing like […]
This is one of the questions kids ask at an early age, but as adults we seem to somehow have forgotten the answer. Milk comes from a carton or plastic jug at the grocery store, right?
I recently discovered the Golden Glen Creamery milk for sale in Seattle (in glass bottles!), and the milk just tastes fantastic. […]
I need food. I think I’ve never been this hungry in my life.
The first few days of the yoga teacher training have been really fun, but I hadn’t foreseen the need for calories to sustain three hours of practice and four hours of lecture every day. By 2 pm today I had eaten my way through […]
Sometimes the best things are also the simplest. I have many Indian cookbooks, but there is one dish I always come back to. Dal was the first Indian dish I learnt how to make, and it continues to be my favorite to eat.
The red masoor dal used in this recipe is mild and almost sweet and […]
I am now the proud member of the Madison Market co-op. While reading Nina Planck’s Real Food (which is a whole other discussion), I started looking for a store that sells organic, local, and grass-fed meat, seafood and dairy (well, obviously the seafood won’t be grass-fed, but you get the point.) I like knowing where […]
I’m a creature of habit. I have probably had the same type of cereal for breakfast for the last 752 days. I can also be seen making 1:00 am runs to the grocery store to make sure I have nonfat organic milk for my morning chai. I know this is a bit obsessive, but I really enjoy my breakfast! […]
I’m hungry, I’ve come down with a cold, and I’m home alone watching Jon Stewart. What to eat that doesn’t involve opening a can of soup? Quick, easy, salty… Maybe some pasta? With garlic?
Whole Wheat Fusilli for One
1 cup whole wheat fusilli (I love Trader Joe’s fusilli with flax)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 a small onion, […]
It’s official. I am now a granola-cruncher. I haven’t hugged any trees today, but I can no longer pretend I’m not standing soundly in the granola-cruncher camp. Last night I made my first batch of home made granola, and it made me really happy. I loved the messiness of mixing grains, seeds, and honey, the […]
Last week I learned three things about cooking:
The “cook with a wine you would drink” principle, i.e., good ingredients make good food
If you mix too many ingredients the flavors will just cancel each other out
Don’t trust everything you hear on the Food Network, especially not from Rachel Ray
To start with the last point first - the […]
