On Being Flexible, and Last-Minute Pasta
Tuesday night was one of those nights when you’re glad you are the kind of person who errs on the side of too much. I …
Split Pea Soup with Vegetables
In an effort to start cleaning out the pantries before we ship the bulk of our assorted kitchen stuff and furniture off to Morocco I …
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 …
A Proper Lunch
The days of cookbook-writing are winding down (2-ish weeks to go – yikes!) and I have been trying to incorporate more vegetables into my daily …
What I Wanted
A few nights ago, after days of being ‘good’ and cooking at home (minus a cheese sandwich for lunch at the local deli) and eating …
An Oldie but a Goodie: Quinoa Chowder
It’s definitely on the cusp of spring here, though today doesn’t feel like it exactly: San Francisco is swathed in fog and I had to …
Sunny Days + (Vegan) Sweet Potato Mac + ‘Cheese’
[Pt. Reyes Station, Calif., January 2013.] The Bay Area currently is experiencing a string of brilliant days (weeks?) of sun and clear skies that have …
Quinoa Salad with Apples, Arugula + Sweet Potatoes
In the first month of the year a person’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of quinoa – or isn’t that how that line goes? No …
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 …
Roasted Butternut Squash Macaroni and Cheese
Thanksgiving was lovely, and now it’s on to the next thing, yes? This is how this time of year makes me feel: happy, so happy …