Let it be known to all that in the year 2020, Thanksgiving SUCKED. It’s been cold and rainy all week – perfectly befitting a “holiday” where we’re all stuck in our own homes, away from family and friends. I was tempted to just pretend the whole thing wasn’t even happening. But it turns out that … Read more
If you’re going to serve an Indian meal, you need an array of chutneys, along with naan, rice and of course spiced masala tea! No-Rise Naan Makes 6 (medium-small) naan The first time I made this, it was awesome. The 2 or 3 times since, they’ve tasted more like pretzels than naan. From looking at … Read more
Carrot & Chickpea Curry The idea of this recipe compelled me but it was really … carrot-y. LOL Not that that was a bad thing; I just found I didn’t want a very large serving of it on my plate. And I certainly wouldn’t have wanted to make a whole meal of it. Makes 2 … Read more
I’ve been making it a habit recently to make large-ish batches of vegetables with a bit more panache to them than just roasting them with olive oil, and keeping the leftovers in the fridge. In my series of sweet and sour cauliflower recipes I’ve discovered there are a bunch of variations on a theme: to … Read more
This recipe came from a Plated box I got recently. What could have been a really ordinary steak with roasted vegetables was elevated to something extraordinary when this butter mixture melted into it. nom nom nom …. Makes a serving for 3 1/2 stick unsalted butter1-2 t sriracha 1/2 t smoked paprika 1/4 t crushed red pepper1 clove garlic, … Read more
This recipe is straight out of the Joy of Cooking. For years, I did a New Year’s Day brunch and this was always one of the big hits. I typically do a sweet one as well as a savory one. What follows is the savory recipe; the modifications to make it sweet instead are at … Read more
This Thanksgiving we couldn’t have salad because the e.coli outbreak meant that grocers were taking all their lettuce off their shelves. Because ’tis the season for huge brussels sprouts stalks, I decided that would be our vegetable side dish instead. I looked through a few of my recipes and kind of ended up with a … Read more
While staying at my friend Pamelah’s house for a few days, I had agreed to do some cooking. And the first thing I noticed in her kitchen was that she had some overripe bananas. What better to make than banana bread, right? The problem is that so many banana bread recipes leave me feeling flat … Read more
I bought a box of mushrooms to have in an omelette one day, and after eating 2 mushrooms in the omelette, I needed something to do with all the rest of the mushrooms! An online search produced this yummy recipe. I’ve simplified it here. All it needs is some rice or naan and a green … Read more
I had an eggplant in the fridge I needed to cook before leaving on a trip for a week, and I found this recipe for eggplant meatballs, and they were delicious! I updated it with herbs from my balcony garden. Makes 12-18 meatballs (19 points in whole recipe) 3 T olive oil 3 cloves minced … Read more