Bob Degon‘s got me thinking about foods that go well together. He’s come up with a great idea for a new feature — Perfect Pairs — and he’s already made me salivate with his first entry, the spectacular combination of pomegranate and chocolate. I’ve got a few pairings I’ll be writing about soon enough, but […]
You’re probably thinking I’m pretty full of myself, making a claim like that. Well sure, it’s probably not for everyone, but if vegetable soup is your thing, you should try it my way at least once. And yes, that is alphabet pasta in my soup. I have a three year old. Do I really need […]
I’m having another one of those weeks. You know, the ones where you don’t actually plan anything for dinner, but instead decide around 5:00 that you’ll whip up something amazing while your kid plays the Wubbzy game on PBS Kids‘ website. Amazing quickly becomes palatable, and you thank your lucky stars that you had the […]
I’m a bad vegetarian. Growing up in a family where we ate out most of the time and no one really cooked has made me a mostly non-adventurous eater. Case in point: veggie chili. This is one of those dishes that’s super-easy to make and infinitely customizable. Well, I’ve got the super-easy part down, but […]
I LOVE sardines! In fact, I’m always trying to find new ways of eating and cooking with them. I had a hankering for these small oily fish just the other day, but I also wanted something fresh and cool to balance it out. So, I came up with a very satisfying Sardine Salad. I’m often […]
Now that baseball season is here, I have been able to partake in one of my favorite pastimes. I like to sit and watch baseball and eat ball park food. No, I do not mean a bowl of soup like you can get in A T & T Park in San Francisco. I mean real […]