black bean and wild rice soup
Soup, to me, is something to be thrown together from odds and ends lurking in the fridge and pantry. Which might be why I see a look of terror in Eli's eyes whenever I tell him soup's on. It's never ...
mexican lasagna
This is a simple dish, if you let it be. No-boil noodles, a jar of salsa, four cans of beans, and some cheese. Done. Or you could make things complicated by making your own noodles--pictured are ...
falafel with tzatziki
Allright, let's keep this going. I shall call this series... The Poorly Photographed Food I Eat at 2am. Catchy, right? Up now: falafel with tzatziki and crispy, oven-baked ...
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 ...
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 ...
savory tart
I was thisclose to grabbing the t-rex cookie cutter. Didn't want to freak anyone out, though. I think I made the right decision. This is a beloved savory tart from the good old days of the ...
hummus and pickled carrots
I was flipping through some old issues of Saveur when an article on Jerusalem caught my eye. It featured vivid scenes of a bustling shuk, or market: shakshuka--eggs poached in a spicy tomato ...
black bean chili
I'd intended to post this soup as a nice recipe to bridge the gap between the chill of early spring and the hell that most people refer to as Summer. A warm, hearty chili complemented by a ...