Summer is in full swing, and there are parties and cookouts galore. Wondering what to bring? How about an easy crowd pleaser: crab dip in a bread bowl. Continue reading
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When most people look at the rangy, tenacious invaders in their lawns, gardens, and cracks in the pavement, they see a problem to be handled by digging, pulling, cursing, and spraying with herbicides. Weeds seem to follow us and insinuate themselves into every bit of disturbed soil and manicured garden imaginable. They are the bane of the perfectionist’s outdoor experience. But what if these invaders are, in fact, a vast, untapped nutritional resource?
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Now after you’ve filled up on hamburgers and hotdogs at all those 4th of July picnics and cookouts, it’s time to discuss a real American tradition.
The Italian (sort of) restaurant, The Olive Garden.
So, we after we received our CSA, the first thing I thought when I looked at all of those beautiful vegetables and herbs was, “Wow. I want macaroni and cheese.”
I never claimed to be rational.
It was a really hot evening, the cats were huddled on the bathroom floor, which is the coolest room in the house. The thought of turning the oven on made my stomach twinge. Why do I crave comfort food even when it is close to 90 degrees at 10 p.m.? Then I remembered a fun trick I had worked out this spring – sauteing panko and parmesan in a small pan mimics the crispy coating from baking. Continue reading
Please tell me that you don’t open a jar of Prego and pour some on your spaghetti. Please tell me that you at least sauté some onions and garlic in olive oil, add your sauce from the jar, and doctor it up with some basil, oregano, and cracked pepper. Continue reading
As someone who is always cooking and baking, I am very grateful for items that make my life easier. I found myself wondering the other day which appliances and utensils I would grab if my house were on fire. Continue reading
(Originally published on Let My People Grow)
People who enjoy a really good starch need to thank David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister. During the austerity period in Israel after the War of independence, there was a shortage of rice which many of the new immigrants to Israel relied on for their diet. Ben-Gurion knew that the immigrants would need something to replace rice, and he asked the Osem food company in Israel to come up with an inexpensive, wheat-based substitute. Continue reading
I’ve never braised meat – let alone for 8 hours. But I had a big plan for a big meal. So I braced myself – I was going to be tortured by the aroma of pork and spices for most of the evening/night. Continue reading
Is your mouth watering yet? Continue reading