Some recipes are clearly simple. Other recipes are clearly complicated. Then there are the recipes that just seem simple. A tablespoon of this, a teaspoon of that, some chopping, some stirring, and you’re done. Except “this” has 20 ingredients of its own, and “that” has to be made 3 days in advance. Last weekend, I [...]
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Chocolate Cherry Walnut Oatmeal Cookies
What did you give your mother for Mother’s Day? My new-ish tradition is baking cookies (I know, shocking for someone who professes to hate baking cookies, but I make this sacrifice for some). Cookies have won out over other gifts because they’re easy to ship, and who doesn’t like a cookie? Really. Can you think [...]
Brown Sauce
Growing up on the East Coast, open-kitchen Chinese takeout joints were ubiquitous. It seemed like when you ordered food at these places, most stuff either came in a brown sauce or a white sauce. There were exceptions such as sweet and sour sauce or whatever sauce came with General Tso’s Chicken, but everything else? Brown [...]
Salmon with Dill-Pistachio Pistou
Okay, I’m new to this whole cooking thing, so I had never heard of pistou before. Like all things French, I figured it would be something incredibly complicated and fattening, albeit delicious. I was right on only the last part. A pistou (as described by Wikipedia) is typically a cold sauce used as a condiment [...]
Great Granola From Your Pantry
Recently a friend started making her own granola and recommended that I give it a try. Taking her advice I did some research and found that there are as many ways to make granola as there are people who enjoy it. Some recipes used so many different types of nuts, fruits and sweeteners that the [...]
“Ultimate” Veggie Burgers
Vegetarian week was easy when it was cold outside. A hearty bowl of vegetable stew is perfect to take the chill off. But then Spring came to San Francisco, ever so briefly. Thick and heavy are not the right fare for Spring and Summer evenings. And what about lunch? It can’t be leftovers of the [...]
Got a pulse? Try some lentil soup.
I think lentils, an ancient food, are the crop to save the future as we adapt to new weather patterns hastened by “global weirding.” The more I read about lentils, the more I wonder why I don’t eat them more often. As a crop, they can tolerate extreme temperatures and survive with minimal water and [...]
Panko Crusted Fish with Avocado Orange Salsa
Fish is good for you! It’s loaded with omega-3′s! It’s a lean source of protein! Eat a serving at least once a week! Do it…NOW! Every now and then I wonder whether I’m eating enough vegetables, too much ice cream, etc. But for some reason I always feel such tremendous guilt when I walk by [...]
Flax Muffins – A Delicious Way to Get Your Omega-3’s
What do you eat for breakfast most days? Cereal made with kids in mind? An egg and cheese McKingwich with extra sausage? A grande mocha coffachino? We all know those are not the most nutritious choices for what is supposedly the most important meal of the day. Why not start your day with a true [...]
Double Chocolate Cookies
Somewhere along our enlightened path of whole grains and health-conscious cooking, we took a detour. A very rich, very chocolatey, and very satisfying detour. There’s not much to say about these double chocolate cookies. No lengthy cultural or culinary background (see, e.g. gefilte fish, char siu bao). No romantic-ish anecdote about where the recipe comes [...]