If you haven't tried jicama yet, you're missing out. Sweet and crisp and versatile, jicama is one heck of a go-to vegetable. It tastes great with almost any dip, adds a sassy crunch to otherwise ho-hum fruit salads, and can even be shredded into slaw or chopped into chutney for a cool … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
Joy, Sorrow, and Gobi Bhurji with Peas
It's been a wonderful, horrible week. The weekend before last, in celebration of Jeff's birthday, we went to visit his parents in Los Angeles. We had the most amazing time, visiting not one but two farmers' markets, touring, dining at all sorts of fabulous restaurants (including Chef Tal Ronnen's … [Read more...]
Squeezy Peas—Not Just for Babies!
Fruits and veggies on the go!Stay with me on this one.Hubby and I wanted to take an evening walk a few weeks ago, but the wind was howling and the weather was chilly—notwithstanding the fact that it was nearly April. Since neither one of us felt like freezing our keisters or plugging away on a … [Read more...]
Got Weird Stuff in Your Pantry? Get Answers with NPR’s “Cook Your Cupboard” Project
This is for all you adventurous food shoppers out there—you ambitious connoisseurs of the obscure with big ideas and perhaps less-than-stellar follow-through. (You know who you are.)I, for one, fall squarely into this category. Not only because I'm a food blogger, but because I'm more of an "ideas" … [Read more...]
Fast, Low-Fat Vegan Creamed Spinach
Sometimes you just want comfort food—something warm and rich and delicious that tastes like being hugged feels. For me, however, that craving usually comes when I have the least time to cook. Case in point: Last week, I was surfing through the freezer for something—anything!—to make for … [Read more...]
A Week of Overcoming Emotional Eating
Ah, emotional eating. Last week I talked the talk; this week I (attempted to) walk the walk.I stumbled a bit, shall we say. Monday, at least, was smooth sailing. My strategies were fresh in my head, I was well rested from the weekend, and I completely rocked my swim workout. So I had no problem … [Read more...]