Pizza with Roasted Zuchini, Red Onion + Tahini Sauce
Like many, I’d say Mondays are my hardest day of the week, mostly because I have to get into the office by 8:30, sometimes earlier. …
Vegetable Pizza with a Polenta Crust
[Fruit at the market, July 2013.] A grey day here today, as it’s been the past few days, at least in the morning; except for …
Weeknight Dinners for Busy Folk
[Abbotts Lagoon, January 2013.] Note: I had planned earlier in the week to post this today, but after all the crazy sh*t that has been …
The Tuesday Treat: Chocolate Cupcakes
For an explanation of The Tuesday Treat, see here.
New Year, New Soup
[In the redwoods, January 2013.] Today was a cooking day. By that I mean I made an enormous pan of butternut squash macaroni and cheese …
Nearly There (+ flourless cookies)
[Today, December 2012.] Winter Solstice. The shortest day of the year and also the most hopeful, at least for me: from here on out the …
A Soup So Nice I Made it Twice (e.g. Vegetarian Minestrone Soup)
[Dinner, September 2012.] My parents are currently in Italy for three weeks, taking the long-dreamed-of trip of a lifetime. Of course I had them over …
A Reminisce (+ Pearl Couscous with Tomatoes and Feta)
There was a lot of cake last weekend – did I mention the cake? – and a bit more this week, too, of the banana-chocolate-almond …
Quinoa Salad with Feta and Mint
How do I love quinoa? Let me count the ways: it’s a whole grain that’s actually a seed (I wrote an article for NPR in …
The Tuesday Treat: Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream
For an explanation of The Tuesday Treat, see here. Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting When you have a surfeit of strawberries, and you’ve made …