Tartare sauce…and more.
I love tartare sauce. Actually, half the reason I get fish & chips is for the tartare sauce. But I’ve grown sick of the disgusting green stuff that you get in jars. Luckily, one of the…
Hear it for Avos
Of all the foods I integrated into my regular diet in New Zealand, it wasn’t the kiwifruit that featured the most prominently, but the avocado. I hadn’t liked the fruit before – the Chinese call the…
Adventures in Cooking: Fennel
I like to think of myself as fairly adventurous in both cooking and eating. With the exception of making yeast breads (too many failures to count), I’m willing to try making just about anything. And vegetables?…
Going Veggie
As some of you may remember from the past, when Lent comes around I try to give up something– not just chocolate or sugar or caffeine (though I’ve done all of those things in the past),…
Homemade Veggie Burgers
My go-to quick meal of late has been Morning Star Garden Veggie Burgers. I had never really liked veggie burgers, but when there wasn’t anything else in the kitchen during a trip home, I thought I…
My Favorite Kitchen Gadgets
I’ll admit it, I’ve had a long love affair with kitchen gadgets. Let me set eyes on an infomercial for the latest “must have” gadget, and, well, I must have it! Fortunately, procrastination, laziness, and my…
Yummy Brekkie!
When I was in high school, I thought it was cool not to have breakfast, unless it was just coffee. Don’t ask me why. Sounds asinine now. But teens – what can you do? *shakes head…
Food Experiments Gone Awry: My Very Own Kitchen Nightmares
Over the years, I’ve developed confidence in my ability to cook just about anything except bread. I regularly search for different recipes online, but also don’t hesitate to come up with my own creations. My first…
Three Things to Cook
I recently came across an interesting article by Mark Bittman that appeared in the New York Times back in December. It advocates eating “real food,” rather than convenience or restaurant food. According to Bittman, everyone should…
Baby Showers
My roommate and I will be hosting a small baby shower for an expecting friend while she’s in town. Now, the last baby shower I remember attending was for my mom, when she was pregnant with…