It’s a banner day, folks! Not only is my stubborn cold finally gone, this is my 1,000th post. (Too bad 10 a.m. doesn’t seem like an appropriate time to bust open a bottle of bubbly!) To celebrate, I thought I’d share a tasty pizza recipe that was the happy result of looking in my fridge [...]
Eggs make a lovely breakfast for so many reasons: they’re delicious on their own or mixed with just about anything, you can make them in nearly uncountable ways, and they’re a satisfying way to start the day. Plus, if you don’t want to make your eggs on the spot when you get up, you can [...]
Few classic Italian dishes are as easy to prepare as pasta carbonara: it’s simply hot noodles tossed with crispy bacon, fresh eggs (the freshly cooked noodles cook the egg), and oftentimes Parmesan cheese. I can’t think of a more elegant crowd-pleaser. Who doesn’t like bacon? Unfortunately, though, when I recently had a hankering for carbonara, [...]
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When I was a kid, one of my favorite snack foods was Doritos, specifically the Zesty Nacho variety. (The Cool Ranch was pretty good, too.) Passing by a Halloween display of chips in a store recently reminded me of those crunchy triangles and inspired me to try making my own. As it turns out, it’s [...]
‘Tis the season for acorn squash! They’re cute, they’re compact, and they’re easy to roast and then use in soups, sauces, and even baked goods. They’re also easy to cut in half thanks to their firm ridges — those nice straight angles provide stability as you use a large, heavy knife to make a neat [...]
Move aside, saggy tuna salad! Try swapping that store-bought mayo for a simple drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil combined with a shake of dried basil and a sprinkling of Parmesan. Not only will your lunch taste better, it’ll be better for you since most store-bought mayonnaise is made with soybean and/or corn oil that has [...]
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If you’re like me, you probably still have lots of green tomatoes in your garden that aren’t going to have enough time to ripen. (Those recent frosty 32F nights can’t be doing our gardens any good.) But don’t despair! Unripe green tomatoes have a taste and texture very similar to Granny Smith apples, which means [...]
What to do with hearty garden greens? Make pasta! Now that the weather is cooler, kale and chard and beet greens and turnip greens are enjoying a growth spurt. Luckily, they’re so versatile that you can use them in everything from soups to stir-frys. For this dish, I opted to combine kale with pasta, two [...]
Many people assume that summertime brings the most fruits and veggies to the table, but early fall is actually the prime time for both home gardeners and farmers: in September, corn is the sweetest, tomatoes are bursting at the stems, herbs are going gangbusters. And then there are the furiously growing zucchinis and pumpkins and all [...]
If quinoa gets any more popular, I think Iowa will scrap its Corn Belt for a Quinoa Belt. (Although winters might be tricky for a South American crop.) Seems like every grocery store stocks quinoa; every magazine features it in recipes. But quinoa really does deserve the hype: it’s a whole grain, it cooks in [...]
