Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I hope you can take today to relax, wear some green and cook some Irish-inspired, green things! Crisp up some kale. Whip up some colcannon. (Psst…it’s just mashed potatoes with cabbage or kale.) Enjoy a piece of super sharp Irish cheddar. Or try my new favorite veg: sauteed cabbage with onions. […]
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Simple Saturday: Flour Tortillas
Guess what, next time it’s taco night, you can totally make your own tortillas! It’s the truth! I did it and you can definitely do it. All you have to do is combine flour with some olive oil, salt and water then cook them on the stove for a few minutes. And you’ve got your […]
Best Tomato Sauce Ever
Have you ever had a dish that tasted incredibly delicious but was so simple? This pasta sauce falls into this category. I stopped using pasta sauce from the jar about a year ago because it always seemed to just sit in the fridge and eventually go bad. And most jarred sauces have a lot of […]
Simple Saturday: How to Cook Kale
The other day someone asked me how to cook kale. And my face lit up and I got extremely enthusiastic about explaining the delicious merits of this green veg. Because kale deserves excitement! Kale is the perfect side dish, pasta mix-in, pizza topping, salad green and even chip. I call it nature’s popcorn, because when […]
Going Seasonal
A few days ago I wrote about Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a fabulous book that has changed the way I think about food in many ways. It focused a lot on the positive, lasting impact of seasonal eating and buying locally. It’s amazing, when you think of it, how greatly the quality and taste of our […]