A couple of weeks before the COVID-19 stuff became disruptive locally, a friend gave me some sourdough starter. I read up and bought flour (just in the nick of time) and messed around with it and managed to keep it alive, but I had no idea when I’d have enough time to babysit dough longContinue reading “Shelter-in-Place Recipe: Egg-Free Sourdough Discard Chocolate Cupcakes”
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Spicy Chicken, Tomato, and Rice in the Slow Cooker
It’s been a long time (like, four years) since I published a recipe post. I used to publish them a lot, testing out new recipes and variations on old recipes and scarfing down the failures and successes alike, until I noticed a correlation between recipe blogging and the upward progression of the numbers on myContinue reading “Spicy Chicken, Tomato, and Rice in the Slow Cooker”
Four Meals, One Way
When I was a kid, my mom started cooking all of our meals either by browning ground beef and onions or by making a white sauce (and in the case of hamburger stroganoff, she did one and then the other in the same pan). As a result, four of our mainstays—eggs a la goldenrod, creamedContinue reading “Four Meals, One Way”
Rhubarb. Yes, Rhubarb.
A couple of weeks ago, I acquired some rhubarb. I’d never cooked with rhubarb, and the only experience I’d had with it (aside from a vague memory of a song some high school friends used to sing that involved repeating “rhubarb” over and over) was when my mom would pick a stalk from my grandpa’sContinue reading “Rhubarb. Yes, Rhubarb.”
An Afternoon Snack in Four to Five Simple Steps
This post was written as part of this week’s Weekly Writing Challenge from The Daily Post. Step One: Slice a banana into a bowl. Step Two: Stir in a spoonful of almond butter. Step Three: Drizzle on a hint of honey (some people need a bigger hint than others). Step Four: Let your toddler hold theContinue reading “An Afternoon Snack in Four to Five Simple Steps”
Vegetable Rolls
I bought the Moosewood Restaurant New Classics cookbook more than a decade ago. It was our primary cookbook for a number of years, then it slowly fell out of favor when I stopped eating gluten and dairy. Recently, however, I was thumbing through my cookbooks, looking for inspiration. I seem to have fallen into aContinue reading “Vegetable Rolls”
Miracle Pecan Smoothie, or Making Lettuce Into Liqueur
A very weird thing happened today. I was making a Vegan Maple Pecan Pie Smoothie from Healthy Blender Recipes, and I made a few modifications. I added some romaine lettuce (no, this isn’t the weird part) and subbed a little stevia for part of the maple syrup and accidentally forgot the cinnamon entirely. The resultContinue reading “Miracle Pecan Smoothie, or Making Lettuce Into Liqueur”
Writing, no. Muffins, yes.
So, my ROW80 goals have gone by the wayside this week. And last week. I’m kind of writing, definitely blogging, but mostly just thinking (although I think my husband would call it, “sulking”). And baking. Today I made Pumpkin Pie Muffins from Elana’s Pantry.
Mocktails: Not Just for Mommies-to-Be
You may recall my “50 Shades of Green” post in which I sang the praises of The Blender Girl and her incredible green smoothie recipes. Well, I’m not done yet. This weekend I tried two of the mocktail recipes on her site, and now I will commence talking her up again. I know that someContinue reading “Mocktails: Not Just for Mommies-to-Be”
50 Shades of Green: Savory (and Sweet) Smoothie Roundup
I’ve been cautiously venturing into the world of savory smoothies the past week or so. The first several I tried were…suboptimal. So suboptimal that I found them nearly undrinkable. I was discouraged and nearly gave up. But while posting about savory smoothies last week, I found a link to Tess Masters’ blog, Healthy Blender Recipes. ThereContinue reading “50 Shades of Green: Savory (and Sweet) Smoothie Roundup”
