Eggplant! Which is why I wrote such a long comment on the eggplant post the other day. It's healthy, versatile, cheap and purple! Now that's a power food.
You can also get lemongrass in spice form; I have some from Penzeys. I haven't worked with fresh lemongrass so I can't really compare, but it works well enough if I'm just adding flavor to a curry...
1) Grilled with adobo as a side to rice and beans.
2) Sauteed with red pepper, lemongrass, onions, ginger, chili powder and coconut milk; rice on the side for a quick pseudo-Thai dinner.
Mmm, I love a sweet potato for lunch. I like to add a little salad of feta, red onion, olive oil, kalamata olives and red pepper flakes. The flavors are intense but just my style.
Not to be obtuse, but what exactly is fromage blanc, aside from white cheese? What would I ask for at a store in the U.S.?
I had flammkuchen (sp?) in Germany last summer and it was so...
We have been doing this quite a bit lately, because we have been grilling on the weekends rather than eating out. Even when we go "all out" with fresh, butcher-bought steaks or sausage, have fancy...
My biggest tip: go to Ikea once a day (assuming it is as close to you as it is to me--a 5 minute drive) while you are moving into your house and memorize the layout. Once it makes sense, you will ...
I love cilantro. It is the essence of summer, to me, in my mom's fresh salsa.
But I'm mainly posting to point out that this debate had a very high-profile forum on The OC a couple yea...
If we are having rice and beans, I'll sprinkle some adobo on eggplant slices and grill it (on the George Foreman or whatever.)
I also use cubed eggplant in stir-fry and in marinara sa...
I thought reupholstering some dining room chairs would be soooo simple. And, truth be told, it was simple, but more time-consuming than I expected.
We had to completely gut our house ...
My mom's salsa: juicy tomatoes, cilantro, red onion, jalapeno. Sure, you can jazz salsa up with all kinds of different ingredients, fruits, etc., but for me, nothing beats this basic recipe.
Plan, plan, plan. I don't just mean plan what you'll be eating all week long, but figure out when you will go to the market/grocery store, make lists of the ingredients you'll need for the recipes...
I just blogged about this article over on my own home renovation blog. I really identified with the story until I got to the price tags of these fixer-uppers, and then I thanked my lucky stars tha...
Here in Philly, peppers are practically a dietary staple. Lots of little old Italian ladies making sausage and peppers or peppers and eggs. It all starts with frying them in olive oil (I throw on...
I have a great mortar and pestle from Singapore that I use fairly regular. My husband has to buy pint glasses wherever we go--there's no more room for them!
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Eggplant! Which is why I wrote such a long comment on the eggplant post the other day. It's healthy, versatile, cheap and purple! Now that's a power food.
You can also get lemongrass in spice form; I have some from Penzeys. I haven't worked with fresh lemongrass so I can't really compare, but it works well enough if I'm just adding flavor to a curry...
1) Grilled with adobo as a side to rice and beans. 2) Sauteed with red pepper, lemongrass, onions, ginger, chili powder and coconut milk; rice on the side for a quick pseudo-Thai dinner.
Leftovers: curried cauliflower and chickpeas with basmati rice. Deeelish.
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Mmm, I love a sweet potato for lunch. I like to add a little salad of feta, red onion, olive oil, kalamata olives and red pepper flakes. The flavors are intense but just my style.
Not to be obtuse, but what exactly is fromage blanc, aside from white cheese? What would I ask for at a store in the U.S.? I had flammkuchen (sp?) in Germany last summer and it was so...
May I recommend TJs frozen macaroni--it is unbelievable cheesy and delicious, fantastic comfort food.
We have been doing this quite a bit lately, because we have been grilling on the weekends rather than eating out. Even when we go "all out" with fresh, butcher-bought steaks or sausage, have fancy...
My biggest tip: go to Ikea once a day (assuming it is as close to you as it is to me--a 5 minute drive) while you are moving into your house and memorize the layout. Once it makes sense, you will ...
I love cilantro. It is the essence of summer, to me, in my mom's fresh salsa. But I'm mainly posting to point out that this debate had a very high-profile forum on The OC a couple yea...
If we are having rice and beans, I'll sprinkle some adobo on eggplant slices and grill it (on the George Foreman or whatever.) I also use cubed eggplant in stir-fry and in marinara sa...
I thought reupholstering some dining room chairs would be soooo simple. And, truth be told, it was simple, but more time-consuming than I expected. We had to completely gut our house ...
My mom's salsa: juicy tomatoes, cilantro, red onion, jalapeno. Sure, you can jazz salsa up with all kinds of different ingredients, fruits, etc., but for me, nothing beats this basic recipe.
Plan, plan, plan. I don't just mean plan what you'll be eating all week long, but figure out when you will go to the market/grocery store, make lists of the ingredients you'll need for the recipes...
I just blogged about this article over on my own home renovation blog. I really identified with the story until I got to the price tags of these fixer-uppers, and then I thanked my lucky stars tha...
Oh, and the eggs are scrambled.
Here in Philly, peppers are practically a dietary staple. Lots of little old Italian ladies making sausage and peppers or peppers and eggs. It all starts with frying them in olive oil (I throw on...
I once had a dream that I ate a five course meal and every course was eggplant. I woke up happy. True story.
I have a great mortar and pestle from Singapore that I use fairly regular. My husband has to buy pint glasses wherever we go--there's no more room for them!