Japchae Noodles (Korean Stir-Fried Sweet Potato Noodles)
May 1, 2013 – 7:46 pm | 2 Comments

Here’s the dish that officially broke me out of my weeknight cooking rut.
I’ve recently been stuck on autopilot with regard to meal preparation for my children.  The carb rotation had become particularly stale: pasta, rice, …

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Holiday Obsessions: Clementines and Chestnuts
November 22, 2009 – 6:37 pm | 2 Comments
Holiday Obsessions: Clementines and Chestnuts

Black Friday is just 5 days away, and while the rest of the country gets ready to stampede through shopping malls to pick up this year’s must-have what-have-you’s, I’m doing some stockpiling of my own …

A Cranberry Condiment, Two Ways
November 15, 2009 – 7:52 pm | 3 Comments
A Cranberry Condiment, Two Ways

Growing up, I never touched the cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving.  Back then, my mom served the cloyingly-sweet jellied version, straight from a can, and I never quite understood the appeal.
Fast forward to adulthood, when I …

Going Wild for Thanksgiving
November 9, 2009 – 7:28 pm | No Comment
Going Wild for Thanksgiving

T minus 17 days until Thanksgiving and the short-list of potential side dishes is already being negotiated in our family.  This year, my submission for healthy, gluten-free stuffing substitute comes from, of all unlikely places, …

Pão de Queijo (and other reasons to meet your Hispanic Roots)
November 3, 2009 – 5:15 pm | 2 Comments
Pão de Queijo (and other reasons to meet your Hispanic Roots)

Cassava (aka: Yuca, Manioc), Ñame (Caribbean Yam), Yautia (aka Taro), Batata (aka Boniato, or Sweet potato)… if you haven’t come across these staple root vegetables of Hispanic and Caribbean cuisines, what better time than autumn, …

Trick for a tasty Halloween treat
October 27, 2009 – 1:00 pm | One Comment
Trick for a tasty Halloween treat

After last year’s unfortunate Halloween candy bender (guess who methodically worked her way through an entire 200-count econo-size bag of mini York Peppermint Patties when not a single Trick-or-Treater showed up?), I vowed not to …

A Tearful Reunion with Mushroom “Barley” Soup
October 21, 2009 – 1:00 am | 5 Comments
A Tearful Reunion with Mushroom “Barley” Soup

Nothing heralds soup season like an early Noreaster, and the cold, rainy assault of ghastly unpleasantness it brings with it.
In weather like last week’s, I miss barley.  More specifically, I miss me a bowl of warming, …