Last weekend, Mike and I attended an appetizer and dessert potluck. As so often happens at such events, the list of people who had signed up for dessert far exceeded those who had signed up for...
After last week's bowl of peanut broth-based soup at Chimborazo I wanted to try to make something similar at home, sans catfish. I found a recipe in the Minneapolis Star Tribune that looked tasty, so...
I have discovered the secret to finding reasonably priced cooking classes: Minneapolis Community Education. You can enroll whether or not you're a Minneapolis resident, and the class fees are much...
One of my coworkers is getting married in May. She is a complete sweetheart, so I wanted to bake something extra special for her office bridal shower. I did some reconnaissance work under the guise of...
I really, really hate wasting food. It goes past the economic and environmental considerations (although those are important) and crosses into the realm of obsessive compulsive behavior. I have been...
Because I'm the one with a food blog, I get most of the culinary credit in our household. Although I do bake a mean loaf of bread and have an obsessive desire to try new recipes, Mike should get some...
This year, our health insurance company set up a reward scheme where you get a gift card for completing modules about health and setting wellness goals. Although I already have healthy eating habits and exercise daily, I signed up for the program since LL Bean was one of the participating merchants and I wanted a Waterhog floor mat.
Continuing on my theme of go-to weeknight recipes, here is another Stacy Classic that easy and delicious. The sun dried tomatoes make it taste more complex that it really is, and as an added bonus the...
Whenever I tell acquaintances that I'm a vegetarian (it's easier to use that label than launch into the ethics of my eating habits), they seem concerned that I'm missing out. Turkey at Thanksgiving...
Monday at our house is my yoga class night. The upside is that I get some needed flexibility and strength training to break up my running regimen. The downside is that we don't have much time to make dinner. Since I've not a convenience food type of person, I have to get creative.
Today’s recipe is a Stacy Classic, from the days when I still made macaroni and cheese from a box and didn’t know the difference between a garlic clove and a head of garlic. It has the distinction of...
In my journey towards semi-vegetarianism, beef has been easy meat to cut back on. Hamburgers and steaks were never a big part of my diet to begin with, and I've always liked vegetarian pasta recipes better than their beefy counterparts. However, even though I only eat it a couple times a year, corned beef is the beef dish I could never give up.
After adding Coconut Curry Tofu and Broiled Tofu Steaks with Jalapeño Vinaigrette to our weeknight dinner rotation, it was time to try one final recipe from the Minneapolis Star Tribune's tofu article...
I never go out to eat for breakfast. When I wake up, I'm hungry, crabby, and it's best for innocent bystanders if I get some food in my stomach before I venture out into the world. I've never...
Since the Coconut Curry Tofu that I made last week was a success, I continued my tofu experimentation with another new recipe from the Minneapolis Star Tribune. I have to admit that I was a skeptical...
For someone who considers herself to be a health-conscious foodie, I have a few favorite foods that are out of character. Yes, I love homemade bread, berries, apples, sweet corn, asparagus, and heirloom tomatoes, but I also have a relationship bordering on obsession with cold breakfast cereal.
I am not a kitchen gadget kind of person. It seems a bit over the top to have a separate tool to process each type of produce (the cauliflower corer springs to mind as a particularly egregious example), and I don't want little-used seasonal items cluttering up my kitchen. If a recipe calls for a tool or pan I don't have, I try to improvise.
In addition to getting me hooked on running and introducing me to Ethiopian food, Mike also gets credit for my love of tofu. Back when we were in college, I would go to his house after class and he...
I am not a huge cake fan. In fact, I usually skip the cake entirely and proceed directly to the ice cream, preferably from Sebastian Joe’s. However, Valentine’s Day in Minnesota is usually not very...
The German minor I earned in college doesn't get utilized much in my daily existence. Yes, some of my knowledge about German history does come in handy for Jeopardy questions and I can pronounce German last names (of which there are a multitude in Minnesota). But the most profound impact my studies imparted upon me is my love of spätzle, developed after a "conversation night" at a German restaurant.
