SUNDAY It’s St. Patrick’s Day and, if you missed it, I posted links to a corned beef and cabbage dinner in this week’s Friday Love List. Let me know what you think about our new Friday feature, and if you have any new favorite podcasts, cookbooks, kitchen tools or recipes, share away in the comments…
Friday Love List
Friday Love List I spend a great deal of time in Washington County, Texas, where I frequent the Independence Coffee Company and partake in my favorite flavor, Madalyn’s Backyard Pecan. Available ground, whole bean and in Indie Shots for single serving coffee machines. If super strong coffee is your jam, try Jet Fuel. Also sold at…
Vegetarian Chili
Vegetarian Three Bean Chili Sometimes you want something savory and cozy, but healthy at the same time. Full of protein and fiber, my three bean vegetarian chili was born when I needed a Meatless Monday dinner on a cold night. I added canned tomatoes and beans from our pantry and odds and ends of vegetables…
Weekly Meal Plan // Ski Week Meal Plan
Spring Break! It’s spring break and we’re headed to the snow. The powder situation is record breaking, and I’m gearing up for some quad pain. We’ll need lots of carbs to recover. Lots and lots of carbs. If you’re headed to some tropical island where there’s a bikini involved, just skip over this post. But…
Friday Love List
Friday Love List One of my favorite cookbooks is the original Helen Corbitt’s Cookbook. I remember so clearly my friend Courtenay asking for her husband’s grandmother’s copy. So then I went to my grandmother and asked for her copy. I have cherished and loved this cookbook, along with the sweet inscription from my grandmother in the…
Weekly Meal Plan // Week of March 3
MONDAY It’s cold and grey here in Houston. Vegetarian chili for the win! You don’t really need a recipe for this, just an onion, canned beans and tomatoes. But here’s an outline to get you started: Three Bean Vegetarian Chili 2 tablespoons avocado oil 1 red, yellow or white onion, chopped 1 red bell pepper,…
Friday Love List
Cooking class students constantly ask about the woven basket with a wooden lid on Marcia’s counter. The woven grey baskets are the best way to store garlic and shallots. Handcrafted in California, they also come in a larger size for tortillas. – Melissa Marcia gave me a side of wild Alaskan salmon from www.copperriversalmon.org and…
Weekly Meal Plan // February 24-March 1
Officially wiped out. We had our school fundraiser last night and I didn’t go to sleep until well past midnight. At 6:45am, the alarm went off for a volleyball tournament for my youngest. Painful. I’m finally back home, feeling totally cross eyed, and can’t wait for bedtime. Before we can get there, let’s plan our…
Friday Love List
Friday Love List On a recent episode of The Today Show, a chef made avocado toast topped with Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel Seasoning and the hosts went wild. What? Had they never heard of this spice mix? So, I thought I would introduce, or reintroduce, it to our readers. Mash an avocado on whole wheat…
Honey Hoison Pork Tenderloin
Honey Hoisin Pork Tenderloin Way back in the early 2000s, I was a frequent writer for Cooking Light magazine. Sadly, Cooking Light‘s last magazine issue was December. It was, and will remain, one of my favorite food magazines. Realistic, healthy-ish and full of delicious content. Their food editors tested and retested recipes and always made…