Babystepping Your Kid to Kitchen Competence

About a month ago I subscribed to TED videos, and in the bread-crumb trail of one great video leading to another, I stumbled across Jamie Oliver accepting his 2010 TED prize. Though I don’t agree with everything Oliver does at the nutritional level, I’ve been a fan of his crusade for healthy school lunches and healthy [...]

8 Kooky Money-saving, Time-saving, and Health-saving Tips

You are not to cross-examine me and pry into my psyche. I don’t understand the reason for this post myself, other than perhaps I’m seeing my daughter at the hospital and feeling a minor sense of nostalgia and once-firm purpose slipped from my grasp. Anyway… 1. A giant salad of fresh cucumber, red pepper, sugar [...]

Road-Worthy Fudge

I goofed and should have put this up when I did my Writer Unboxed post, but here’s the fudge recipe referenced therein. The marshmallows guarantee it will set but also prevent it from being strictly vegetarian, if that matters to you. All the other ingredients can be adapted to vegan alternatives. I’ve used soy milk [...]

Please to Be Sampling the Curried Fudge

I have an adventurous palate, which I owe to my parents. I remember trying soy loaf in grade school, having peanut butter and green pepper sandwiches in middle school. Then there was the Christmas my mom brought home an assortment of desserts from an East Indian student. (That was my first exposure to cardamom and those [...]

The Frustrating Incident of the Wine in the Morning

Pictures of the bottle responsible for yesterday’s culinary misadventure.

Something Un-Fishy’s Afoot

Hope shows off her latest culinary endeavor and includes relevant photos from her remote youth.

Lentil Soup with Lemon

I wish I knew who to credit with this recipe, but it was torn from a journal and the original paper lost long ago. Anyway, it’s a basic soup, but I have yet to encounter someone who doesn’t enjoy it, so I usually make a double batch. Serve along with a crisp green salad and some homemade [...]

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