Surprise: it’s July, and it’s hot outside. We got back from vacation on Monday, and the weather when we got home to DC was about the hottest, muggiest weather you can imagine. I’m sure it could technically be hotter and more humid, but I defy you to actually imagine what it feels like. DC and [...]
How delicious are these quesadillas? Let’s listen in on a conversation Nathan and I had earlier tonight, when we’d both just gotten home and both our stomachs were growling: “We need dinner,” I told him. “We have two options. We can have spaghetti with the veggie meatballs -” “Did I mention those meatballs were really, [...]
New Year’s is rarely a big holiday for me. I never make resolutions, in part because I know I won’t keep them. You won’t see any 2009 recaps or 2010 resolutions on this blog. I hope 2010 will bring us all more happiness and less stress, which seems very promising. That’s about all I have [...]
Brussels sprouts may not be as bad as you (and I) think – it may just be that we’re doing it wrong.
Pancakes can easily be adapted into a healthy dinner – just keep adding to them!
There’s some confusion in the world about exactly what “organic” means – in fact, it means less than you think. Organic food – essentially food certified that it was made without pesticides – can still be junk food, and can still be unhealthy. Mark Bittman has a great article this week about how the “organic” [...]
This dinner is so simple it doesn’t even need a recipe: cook some quinoa, and mash it together with a baked sweet potato. That’s it. Really. I like to use about equal parts of each. Top it with your choice of cheese (goat cheese or cheddar are my favorites), or just salt and pepper for [...]
Pasta is delightfully flexible and tasty – it’s easy to prepare an elegant dish in just a few minutes, and it goes with almost anything. This week the Washington Post had a nice article reminding us all about why we love pasta so much, and all the myriad things you can do with it. I’ve [...]