Summer Salads
The minute the weather turns hot and humid, my food cravings change. I no longer want homemade soups and stews, and the comforting carb-filled foods of winter. I want salads! Without a doubt, my very favorite,…
Ewwwww! Not.
The other night I made what I think of as a good old (faux) Mexican fry-up: Mince with onions, mushrooms, kidney beans, chili sauce and plenty of grated cheese, all over rice. And it was fine….
I Miss Crème Fraîche
I’m a pasta hound. I don’t easily get bored of repetitious food, and I could probably happily eat pasta 5 days a week. But last night I had a hankering for pasta redux. I just wanted…
Indoor Gardening
I’ll be moving into a new apartment in May, and one of the best features about is the windows– tall ones, that run the length of our living room wall, with nice wide windowsills. My roommates…
Spring Cravings
We’ve had a flurry of unseasonably warm weather up north the past week. In addition to breaking out my flip flops about a month early, I’ve started thinking about the foods I like to eat in…
Pasta Anyone?
Rike’s post the other day about comfort foods got me thinking about some of my favorites. I love many of the things she mentioned to snack on. But when we’re talking a meal, and when I’m…
Grandma's Cheesecake Recipe
A few weeks ago, I blogged about the cheesecake my grandmother used to bake, and which is a favorite of mine to this day. Here is the recipe: For the base of the cake, you need…
A Cold Winter Vice
For the most part, I eat healthy foods but I am a complete chocoholic. I love dark chocolate in and in the winter, I get the most intensive hot chocolate cravings ever. When the wind comes…
Grandma's Baking Recipes
When my grandmother died, seven years ago, one object I took from her home to mine was her book of baking recipes. Grandma was a good cook, but a passionate baker. She loved trying out new…
Looking for Recipes on the Web
Back in the early days of the web, there weren’t a lot of things to do. I mainly looked for information about three things on a regular basis: (1) the Chicago Bulls (these were the glory…