Like Mrs. Flax (Cher in Mermaids), I have a real affinity for finger foods. Something about entire meals built around appetizers strikes me as vaguely bohemian. Like, who wants a boring entree when you could be eating fig and walnut bruschetta, spiced lamb pitas, and mini latkes? There’s hardly any dish that doesn’t become more [...]
Archive for January, 2009
30 Rock + Finger Foods = Thursday Night
Posted in cooking, food, tagged cooking on January 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lemon Asparagus
Posted in cooking, food, vegetables, tagged cooking on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last night’s dinner: curried salmon, lemon asparagus, wild rice.
Soupe au Pistou
Posted in cooking, food on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Monday, I had dinner out with my parents, who are visiting for just a few days, and ate a truly unfortunate mushroom risotto that… robbed me of my interiority. It was miserable. Last night, I wanted something light but nourishing, so I immediately thought of Soupe au Pistou, a fragrant Provencal soup. It’s essentially [...]
Braised Chicken and Celery Root
Posted in cooking, food, vegetables, tagged cooking on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Beets, Revisited
Posted in cooking, food, vegetables, tagged cooking on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I made the beet salad again, this time with toasted walnuts instead of the pumpkin seeds.
Breakfast for Dinner: Pumpkin Pancakes with Raspberry-Honey Syrup
Posted in breakfast, cooking, food, tagged breakfast, cooking on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Breakfast for Dinner in 2009 continued with these pumpkin pancakes. These pancakes have several virtues, but one essential drawback. On the plus side, they’re very healthy. Because they’re made with canned pumpkin there’s no need to add any additional fat beyond the cooking spray. Also thanks to the pumpkin, they have a lot more depth [...]
Beets
Posted in cooking, food, vegetables, tagged cooking, new year's resolutions on January 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »
One of my New Year’s resolutions was that I would cook with 6 vegetables I’ve never cooked before. I didn’t want to resolve to eat vegetables that I’ve never eaten before because (1) I’ve eaten most every vegetable that I can think of, and (2) although I can’t think of one, I imagine the vegetables [...]
Breakfast Continued
Posted in breakfast, food, tagged breakfast on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So, I was talking to my friend Samantha on the phone about my New Year’s resolution to eat breakfast for dinner more in 2009 yesterday, and she just e-mailed me with the link to a lj community devoted to breakfasting:Of Mornings. Look at these pears! I’m starting a detox diet tomorrow. (No doubt I’ll be [...]
Breakfast for Dinner
Posted in breakfast, cooking, food, tagged breakfast, cooking on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Right now, I’m obsessed with breakfast for dinner. First off, it always feel casual, even if the food takes forever to prepare. Breakfast food is innately comforting, especially when it’s cold outside. Furthermore, it seems like a completely decadent treat, even though the ingredients are usually pretty cheap. And, honestly, I would never make a [...]
