I usually stick with a Cabernet or Merlot or a blend of the two. Sauvingnon Blanc or a Riesling if I'm in the mood for a white. I've had both good and bad wines from particular regions, so that i...
I'm super frugal, but also a perfectionist so I don't like eating my mistakes. Luckily I rarely screw a dish up, but when it happens, I give it to my husband or my dog.
My favorite new salad:
Arugula, roasted tomatoes, white beans, grilled asparagus, red onion and some canned tuna, all dressed with a simple olive oil/lemon vinagrette and a generous am...
peeling and cutting beets.. stains the hands and cutting board
destemming cilantro or parsley
chopping really fresh garlic, cause it's super sticky
washing greens from the garden....
When I'm on my own for dinner, which is only usually one day a week I tend to eat something simple, usually avocado and scallion nori rolls, pasta with kale, lemon and some pecorino or a huge batch...
yeah.. if I was a raw foodist!!
I tend to eat lighter fare in the spring and summer, but not having an oven in the winter would do me in. I'm anti-microwave, and don't have a grill y...
When I went vegetarian 13 years ago I ate portobellos like they were going out of style. Now that I'm married to a mushroom hater (it's a shame, really) I don't really eat them as often. I do a h...
I'm a vegan and a chef at a veg restaurant and can probably come up with 1001 ways to serve tofu, but I could not cook a piece of meat to save my life! My husband eats meat, but he gets his chicke...
I'm totally obsessed with organizing my pantry. I use leftover peanut butter jars (which, due to my husbands peanut buuter obsession we have an abundance of) for grains, flours, nuts and seeds. I...
Become more DIY in the kitchen! I already prepare a majority of my meals from scratch, but I would love to start fermenting more foods. I've been making my own saurkraut and kombucha for awhile, ...
My husband and I always bring a nice hunk of manchego with us whenever we go camping. Olive tapenade, a fresh baguette and manchego along with some cold beer is the perfect snack after an all day ...
I usually give my little pugster scraps of food while I'm making dinner, like carrots, kale, chicpeas, apples and other healthy bits. We usually don't feed her at the table (our food tends to be v...
Roasted roots and brussels..
Combine a variety of root vegetables (sweet potato, carrot, parsnip, red and yellow beets, turnip, rutabegga etc..) in a large roasting pan. Season with s...
I make a similar version with bulgar or brown rice and french lentils with carmalized onions. I usually cook the rice and lentils and onions separate and throw them all together in the end. I se...
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toss 'em into the stock pot.. or fold into a grain based salad with some other fresh herbs (parsley, basil, chives etc..)
I usually stick with a Cabernet or Merlot or a blend of the two. Sauvingnon Blanc or a Riesling if I'm in the mood for a white. I've had both good and bad wines from particular regions, so that i...
oooh all my favorite colors!!
yes, please!!
I'm super frugal, but also a perfectionist so I don't like eating my mistakes. Luckily I rarely screw a dish up, but when it happens, I give it to my husband or my dog.
My favorite new salad: Arugula, roasted tomatoes, white beans, grilled asparagus, red onion and some canned tuna, all dressed with a simple olive oil/lemon vinagrette and a generous am...
peeling and cutting beets.. stains the hands and cutting board destemming cilantro or parsley chopping really fresh garlic, cause it's super sticky washing greens from the garden....
very simple.. avocado, red onion, lime, serranos, cilantro and salt. sooooooooogoood.
When I'm on my own for dinner, which is only usually one day a week I tend to eat something simple, usually avocado and scallion nori rolls, pasta with kale, lemon and some pecorino or a huge batch...
yeah.. if I was a raw foodist!! I tend to eat lighter fare in the spring and summer, but not having an oven in the winter would do me in. I'm anti-microwave, and don't have a grill y...
Olive oil, tamari, sea salt, garlic.
When I went vegetarian 13 years ago I ate portobellos like they were going out of style. Now that I'm married to a mushroom hater (it's a shame, really) I don't really eat them as often. I do a h...
I'm a vegan and a chef at a veg restaurant and can probably come up with 1001 ways to serve tofu, but I could not cook a piece of meat to save my life! My husband eats meat, but he gets his chicke...
I'm totally obsessed with organizing my pantry. I use leftover peanut butter jars (which, due to my husbands peanut buuter obsession we have an abundance of) for grains, flours, nuts and seeds. I...
Become more DIY in the kitchen! I already prepare a majority of my meals from scratch, but I would love to start fermenting more foods. I've been making my own saurkraut and kombucha for awhile, ...
My husband and I always bring a nice hunk of manchego with us whenever we go camping. Olive tapenade, a fresh baguette and manchego along with some cold beer is the perfect snack after an all day ...
I usually give my little pugster scraps of food while I'm making dinner, like carrots, kale, chicpeas, apples and other healthy bits. We usually don't feed her at the table (our food tends to be v...
Air popped with olive oil, granulated garlic, fresh grated parmasean and a pinch of salt. Great late night with an ice cold beer!!
Roasted roots and brussels.. Combine a variety of root vegetables (sweet potato, carrot, parsnip, red and yellow beets, turnip, rutabegga etc..) in a large roasting pan. Season with s...
I make a similar version with bulgar or brown rice and french lentils with carmalized onions. I usually cook the rice and lentils and onions separate and throw them all together in the end. I se...