I’ve been making a lot of really big meals lately. I’ve been in kind of a cooking rut this summer. Although that does tend to happen when things get busy and I don’t have the time and/or the energy to come home from a long […]
Every now and then I like to grab something at the grocery store that I don’t often cook with. It makes me feel like I’m in one of those mystery box cooking challenging on culinary game shows. Plus, it gives me a chance to explore […]
I adore vermicelli salads. They’re hands one of my favorite foods. I’m about to go out of town for a couple of weeks and I have some produce that I absolutely need to eat up before I go! So, instead of trying to figure out […]
Vermicelli salads are one of my favorite quick and easy recipes to toss together. There’s nothing worse than a plain old salad with wilting lettuce and syrupy salad dressing. I really just dislike the idea of lettuce as an entire meal. Any time I ask […]
Vermicelli salads are quick and easy to toss together. They have all of the produce you enjoy in a salad, with vermicelli instead of lettuce. I use brown rice vermicelli, so it’s gluten free and not as indulgent as pasta. It’s almost like an Asian-style […]
It’s false spring. It’s 50 degrees. There are sunny skies. I left my jacket in the car three days ago never went back out to get it. But it’s supposed to drop 40 degrees and snow 3-6 inches by Thursday. Which I’m delighted about because […]
As much as I like Tofu Stir Fry, I’ve never been entirely sure whether or not I need a wok. I technically do own one. I sort of inherited it. Although it’s Teflon, so I’ve never used it. I’m not entirely opposed to Teflon. My […]
Being in the restaurant industry, the holidays are always incredibly busy. No one wants to cook when they’re about to cook for the whole family! So, I’ve been in quick and easy dish mode lately. My idea of a “simple” meal is anything that takes […]
I’m in the process of making Roasted Kabocha Squash and have to also make something to actually eat today. As the weather starts to get chilly, I tend to switch from quinoa in the summer to lentils in the winter. There’s nothing seasonal about the […]
Fall is in full swing and I am absolutely in squash mode. There are several squash varieties that are available all year round. The staples, like acorn, butternut, and delicata squash, are almost always in every grocery store. Although once a year, for a few […]
