Today I Cooked...

For realz! Ice cream made in a pan in the freezer! I couldn't believe how nicely this came out. It *looks* a little funky, but let it...

Somewhat unseasonal, but my sense of Spring has been totally ruined by weeks of rainy 40- and 50-degree weather. For a small dinner party, ...

Let's grant this recipe a handicap since it arose from the questionable creativity (/panic?) engendered by an empty veggie drawer. It w...

Another not-too-remarkable, but very nice, summer pasta dish: Sauce: Put the following in pot. Bring to boil. Thicken a little if needed. ...

Warm Tortilla Salad: Last weekend I made this amazing warm pita salad , and I think it was still in the back of my mind tonight. I grabbed ...

Kay says: "OMG. Best. (Non-dairy.) Smoothie. Ever. 2 kiwifruit (peeled) 1 mango (peeled) juice from 4 oranges 1 apple (de-cored) 1 cup...

Now I realize the general idea of this bloggy is to post things that we, ourselves, have cooked. But someone brought me this zucchini bread...

It's been, like, a month since I posted a new tomato soup recipe. Don't worry, my blogidentity has not been hijacked, here's p...

Working off of this recipe , I threw some filling in a premade crust for a party last night. I liked it a lot better than the last Strawbe...

Feriday night I saw asparagus topped with a fried egg on a restaurant menu and did not order it. By Saturday, I was still thinking of asp...

Is it strange to reach age 28 without ever making a lasagna? Well, strangeness remedied. I like how this came out - not too cheesy or blan...

This is inspired by the CSA-gobbling gals at Thyme to Kale , whose blogname puts ours to shame. They've been making variations of thinl...

Last weekend, a group of friends and I jumped on the opportunity to escape the rising heat in the valley and head up north to the fresh moun...

I didn't think this was worth a blogpost until I had it as lunch leftovers today, and decided it would be a shame not to prepare broccol...

The boyfriend has been making me these in the morning. His sister taught him. They are awesome and shockingly creamy. Banana, peanut bu...

Cheesy on the inside and corny on the outside, just like me!* Base recipe here , but it's weirdly hard to follow, sooooo: For the (real...

In just the tiniest amount of grapeseed oil, cook down: 2 bunches kale (1 red & 1 green), torn from stems 1 container of yellow cher...

Older sister S and I both love salad for breakfast. Little sister A is just learning to love salad. And thus the Strawberry Breakfast Salad ...

Spicy saucy stirfry over salty coconut rice: The veg: 1/2 a purple cabbage, chopped in large chunks 2 handfuls brussels sprouts, quartered 2...

Oscar party menu: Dip these: 1. Sweet Potato Fries 2. Apple chips , dusted with cumin and sea salt 3. Panko-fried green beans and...

avocado + yogurt + honey + cucumber (posted today on my friend R.A.R.E.*'s facebook wall) *(her real initials)

Last Saturday, P and I enjoyed a late lunch with a good friend who was in from Chicago. We went to one of our favorite Phoenix restaurants, ...

No amounts below because this is all to your taste and your batch size--I made a huge serving (4 cups of uncooked quinoa) to share with frie...

The main thing to know about french lentils is that they hold their shape and stay pretty firm when cooked, which makes a french lentil soup...

Saw breadbowls at the bakery in a snowstorm; had to fill 'em, made this up as I went along: 3 large baking potatoes 2 heads broccoli 1 y...

(Note: These are easily made gluten free IF you have a source for GF oats.) My entire Legal Aid office played musical offices today in the ...

Kay & Nigel team up again!! This recipe is modified from Nigel Slater's "Simple Baked Aubergine" in his wonderful book T...

File this under simple & satisfying. It's not as strongly flavored as most dishes usually described as sweet & sour, but it...

Socca is a new discovery, and an amazing one at that. Made from chickpea flour, it is typically crafted with olive oil, savory salts, pepper...

Another post from Kay, our favorite expat: Delicious Baked Onions (or, "Nigel says...") from Nigel Slater's "Tender Vol....

I'm at a complete loss re: how to introduce this pizza. So I'll just say it was amazing - funny how that happens when you just go p...

I kinda felt I'd posted enough variations on "roast squash and put it in soup," but Annalise requests the version we made toge...

In an attempt to inspire, sometimes with recipe links and sometimes without: Always healthful, Heidi's savory protein muffins are amazi...

I feel badly that I don't have any idea how much of anything I added to this comforting salad. All I can say is trust your instinct and ...

Also known as the CHOCOLATEY DELICIOUSNESS that was demanded to be posted by my oldest sister. I found the recipe for this perfect wintery ...

Poking around for a quick cookie recipe to feed hungry skiers, I settled on this one from Giada de Laurentis. A little more exciting than ...

Between the aforementioned mom's best friend (for gluten-eaters) and K herself (for gluten-haters), the Christmas cookie needs in this...

Around here lemon season happens in December, but no matter how hard I try I associate lemon treats with spring and summer. Luckily for all ...

...at about 4:00 pm, and there is already only one left. Someone even walked into my apartment begging for some after their roommate returne...

I used to get this at a teeny Israeli restaurant right by my dorm at NYU Law which served only two dishes: hummus and shakshuka - both ...

After three years of various people trying this spiced molasses pie, it was time for a post update. As it turns out, this pie is a delicious...

Again: Used to make all the time. Have terrible memory. Etc etc. Nothing revolutionary here, but if you need a go-to angelfood, this is i...

My friend Jess made me this recipe from her Italian grandmother* who, it turns out, uses yellow cake mix in her baking. Fine by me. I am d...

(Note: I make this in my pressure cooker, 'cause I have never once been organized enough to soak any beans overnight.) Adzuki beans a...

I am so glad I found this recipe again; it is getting dang cold and I need a big pot of it in my life. Also, I found it on a printout of an...

Never has virtue tasted so good. This was an Alton Brown recipe, I think. (His measurements are in ounces with approximations of volume, o...

When I went digging back through my dog-eared pile of paper recipes to find the Apricot Spice Cake, I dug out quite a few more that I'd ...

This used to be my go-to dessert in college and law school, but I'd completely forgotten about it until I tried making Deb's Spiced ...

(Whenever they served Rice Pilaf in our college cafeteria, that's what Kay - the same person who sent me this recipe, actually - would ...

This cake is not what I was envisioning, but it's delicious. Due to a lovely apple picking adventure last weekend, P and I had eaten thr...

A few nights ago, faced with a pork chop that I wanted to cook not with my normal barbecue sauce (I really am trying to branch out. I swear...

And now, a mouthwatering interlude from everyone's favorite Nebraskan (and that's saying a lot, because Nebraskans are mad awesome, ...

Yesterday was my roomie's 20th birthday, and we appropriately threw her a surprise party that included milkshakes served in various coff...

Sliced Fuji apple, honey mustard, and robusto cheese on toasted ciabatta. Makes me want to get Hobbesian (no, not THAT kind of Hobbesian!) a...

I am mildly sad that I decided to make these using a box mix as a base, and not to measure any of my own contributions, because that certain...

Perfect fancy party fare, this macaroon recipe from Bon Apetit defies all laws of good baking and uses the oh-so-dreadful sweetened coconut ...

I wish this post could be titled Blackberry Buttercream Frosting. Sadly, while I intended on making a buttercream, I didn't feel like wa...

Fancy, traditional Moroccan courtyard restaurant in Marrakesh Food stalls in the Djemaa al-Fna in Marrakesh Food stall feast Sorbet at an ic...

I can't believe I forgot to put this concoction up when I first started making it - heaven knows I broadcast its delicious + virtuous qu...

[..... is really hard to spell.] I guess oven dishes are not ideal for summer, but the result was light and fresh, with that sweet-savory vi...

After a trip to New Mexico, a trip to a local butcher and a trip to Safeway where New Mexican green chiles were on sale, pork green chili st...