Cooking Simplified
Recipes with a savory taste!
With Thanksgiving break around the corner – which, for me means lazy mornings with family – I figured a breakfast recipe was in order. If your family is anything like mine, holidays include five hour morning hangouts in the kitchen, noshing until it’s appropriate to switch to lunchtime foods. These nests are a great way to start …
When I switched from vegetarian to pescatarian a few years ago, I was psyched to try the real sushi – not the crunchy veggie-filled kind I’d been dunking in soy sauce my whole life. Let’s just say I was less than impressed by the mushy texture of basic salmon and tuna rolls before me. I …
I’m sure there are advanced techniques for soup-making…French words to describe the different stages of simmering, expensive spoons and funnels and strainers. Clearly, I have no idea what these fancy methods involve – which is why I would like to share my own preferred soup-making technique: put everything into a large pot and let it simmer until …
People are really good at forgetting the “bad” parts. I know this because each year, as one season fades into another, I am incredibly psyched for what lies ahead. I feel un-American just typing the next few words…but I was ready for summer to be over the first day it hit 90 degrees – which dates my …
I was hesitant to call this a “copycat” recipe for two reasons. First of all, it’s a marriage between two of my most favorite fast casual salads – the Mexicali Vegan from Chop’t and the Gaucho from Fresh&Co – so it’s not an exact copy of either. Secondly, the words “copycat recipe” summon up the …
Coming back from vacation always gives me whiplash. This time around, things were especially difficult given the fact that I boarded a red-eye from California – the land of sunshine and palm trees – and woke up in gloomy, rainy New York. But that oh so pleasant post-vacay slump also came from the realization that no, I …
I have tried some of the crazier health food “replacement” recipes. Case in point: chickpea cookie dough. Let me save you some time by telling you that combining chickpeas with a bunch of stuff does not serve as a substitute for the irresistible cookie dough you find yourself licking out of the bowl before baking. Cauliflower …
I’ve waited out these last bits of winter weather with a lot of “necessity” cooking. Plenty of large batches of quinoa and roasted veggies have come out of my kitchen, and very few photo-worthy dishes. But now that I’ve pushed past coat season, I can taste the summer. The Mister Softee trucks have started re-appearing …