Do you know how, once a little thing or two have disrupted your routine, it can be incredibly hard to get back into that routine again? It’s been quite some time since I’ve posted here, never mind blogged regularly. I haven’t been cooking much that’s interesting, so I’ve had a shortage of things to blog [...]
I’ve got something I’m excited to share with you. I’ve been working on it for a while, and finally figured out how to fit it in here. If you’ve been reading this blog for long, or if you’ve ever cooked with me, you know I believe fiercely in messing with recipes. I’m more likely to [...]
The title is misleading. This isn’t really bruschetta – I had no good bread on hand when I made it. As you’ll see in the picture, I made it in one large dish, instead of individual servings (that’s polenta, underneath). But it was meant to go on bread, and would have, if I weren’t too [...]
Amanda, over at the Internet Food Association, posted this week about her success in making risotto – her “Everest,” a dish that has always intimidated her. I’m pretty sure everyone has foods like this. I’ve never worried about risotto, and as a vegetarian I happily don’t need to deal with things like de-boning chicken, but [...]
This “recipe” comes from my friend Lee (@mr_butlertron), who is an amazing cook and wrote this… recipe? essay? stream-of-consciousness story?… about the soup he made for dinner the other night. It’s full of improvisation (if you’re a regular reader, you know I’m all about improvisation) and I love how he captures both the excitement of [...]
Now, as much as I advocate experimentation in your cooking, I don’t recommend randomness. If you’re going to do something off-the-wall, make sure you have a good reason, even if the reason is just to see how the flavors go together. If you want to put bacon in your martini (and I know people who [...]
In college, I invented a dish I called “apple tofu.” I was very proud of myself; it was the first recipe I’d ever made up on my own, and I thought it was pretty tasty. It was basically chopped-up apples, simmered with cubed tofu until they got soft and the tofu picked up the apple [...]
I’ve been posting a lot about blueberries, because they’re bountiful (but soon to be out of season), delicious, and adaptable. This is my newest creation: Southwest Blueberry Soup. This recipe has been beating around my brain for a few weeks (I mused about it when I made a more dessert-like blueberry soup), and tonight I [...]
This weekend featured a surprising number of experiments in my kitchen. Blueberry soup I’d seen a few recipes for blueberry soups over the past week, and it seemed like too much of a coincidence not to try it. It’s incredibly easy: simmer and blend the berries, chill, stir in yogurt. It made a nice and [...]
Three cooking adventures came out of this weekend: My first attempt at making yogurt! I’ve been planning to do this for a while, and finally got to it since we had an abundance of milk. It’s surprisingly easy. I used my favorite farmer’s market yogurt as a starter. I love foods that live forever: yogurt [...]