Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category
From me, with love: Penne alla vodka
I’m not one who likes to go out to dine on Valentine’s Day, mainly because I have to share my dinner with the other hundreds of couples doing the same thing. Plus, I don’t like to deal with crowded restaurants. Truth is, going out to dinner on this day is overrated, but you still have [...]
Scrambling for recipes? Try these sites
Earlier this week a coworker stopped by my desk and asked if I could recommend good recipe Web sites for his sister. I wrote him a quick email with my favorites not really planning on sharing its contents here. But when a friend in Chicago left me a voicemail last night asking for some sites [...]
Thanksgiving a la criolla
I know, I know. Thanksgiving was almost two weeks ago but I still wanted to post something about mine. I traveled to Houston to see my family and had what my uncle aptly called a Thanksgiving a la criolla. (Criolla — literally creole — can be used to describe something characteristic of Hispanic culture or [...]
Sonoma Chicken Salad
Just as I was absent from my blog, I had been absent from the grocery store and my fridge was very empty. That meant lots of money spent on eating out, but I finally made it back to the grocery store and packed one of my favorite chicken salads for lunch this week. This recipe [...]
An ode to edamame
I’m not really going to write a poem here. The title of this post just aims to convey the sense of admiration I have for this, the so-called wonderveggie. What is it, oh green one, that makes you so addicting? In fact, there may be no real point to this post except to share my [...]
Zucchini bread
I’m not much of a baker.
No reason in particular, I just rarely bake anything. In culinary school I hated my baking class, especially bread baking. Maybe it’s because everything has to be so precise, — you just can’t decide to throw in a little more yeast or flour and expect something good to happen — [...]
Mango, tomato and avocado salad
This recipe is easy and the salad fresh and tasty. I served it with grilled chicken breast at lunch today. It’s almost like a salsa so it’s a good complement to grilled chicken or fish.
Healthy Mango Malai
Malai is what they call clotted milk or Devonshire cream in India. In Spanish, we call it nata. This recipe, however, is in the words of its author a little “perverse” because it uses non-fat yogurt instead of malai. I tried it this afternoon; it is incredibly simple and takes no more than 10 minutes to make.
Dinner tonight: Pasta with a lemon splash
“You’re making that pasta again?”
I heard those words out of my friend Kim’s mouth quite often a few years back when I first discovered Martha Stewart’s Spaghettini with Lemon Zest and Chives. Basically, the fact that I could look like the cooking queen with such little effort made me want to make it over and [...]
Asparagus and red bell pepper scramble (for one)
Simple egg dish for when cereal and milk start to get old.
