pasta with kale, garlic, and lemon
I'm taking full advantage of a long-awaited opportunity to clang around the kitchen at 4am. There are seven tiny jars of vanilla-bean-flecked yogurt tucked in for the night. A handy little pan full ...
lentil stew with spinach and potatoes
I'd always heard that there's no such thing as a simple home improvement project; that once you've started you've opened up a can of worms. Now I know that saying is true, for sure. We ...
oatmeal waffles
The fact that I spend most of my work "day" working on my own means that sometimes I have way too much time to think. About things like, could a highly trained monkey actually do my job? How long ...
mango caprese with basil vinaigrette
I understand that you might be a little scared right now. I've presented you with a bizarre combination of mango, mozzarella, and a mysterious green goo. We were a little scared, ...
crispy waffles
Waffles! They totally deserve the exclamation point. Pancakes have their place, but waffles? Waffles have built-in maple syrup and whipped cream/butter receptacles! No contest. It's 5:30 on a ...
buttermilk biscuits
Biscuits, honey, apple butter from a South Carolina orchard, and my sister's delicious strawberry jam. It was a nice welcome back into the world of the living after a 24-hour regimen of plain ...
ranch dressing
This one goes out to Anne and Louise...and any other lovers of ranch dressing that might be lurking out there
coconut rice pudding
My self-imposed deadline for posting Tofu Summer Rolls passed this morning at 5:05 am, so, instead, I present to you: Coconut Rice Pudding! It'll comfort you on a chilly autumn evening, ...
black bean burgers
I can be such a slacker. Last week, I had to move into the guest room because a pile of laundry (clean, I swear!) had taken over the bed. I subsisted on packages of Trader Joe's chile and cheese ...
fig, berry, and spinach salad with poppy seed dressing
This particular salad is a spin-off of the greatest salad of all time (in my ever so humble opinion.) Need I say more? I hope not. I've got nothin'. *crickets* Oh, wait, yes. One ...
rice noodle salad with scallions and herbs
I'm posting this recipe for a couple of reasons: One, the weather channel is telling me it feels like 106 out there, and I'm going to take their word on that one. This recipe requires barely any ...
cafe affogato
Cafe affogato translates to drowned coffee. Drowned in coffee. That's how I'd like to go out, if I must. This isn't so much a recipe as it is a public service announcement. You must should try ...
yogurt pops
We're getting deep into summer here; 'tis the season of popsicles and blackberries and cherries. By chance, I happened upon a recipe for yogurt pops at orangette and a stack of dinosaur-themed ...
chard with garlic and lemon
Bunches upon bunches of bright, beautiful rainbow chard sat smack dab in the middle of the produce section, on sale no less. Enticing, enchanting, how could I refuse their colorful, Summery lure? ...
spinach, strawberry, and feta salad with poppy seed dressing
I'll keep it short. If I knew when I was going to die and my last meal, for some sick, inexplicable reason had to be a salad, this would be