I took an Indian Food cooking class with Chaya Rao a couple of years back and have had so much more confidence in this realm since then. Chana Masala has become a staple around here. I’m not sure how authentic my version is, but I think it’s getting closer and closer every time I make it. Finally adding the amchoor … Continue reading »
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dinner: grilled veggies & tofu
DSCN3594, a photo by a_neelee on Flickr. We flipped our comal to it’s griddle side this evening and did a quick stovetop grilling of veggies. Broccoli and carrots went on plain. The tofu got a quick press and dip in a soy-ginger-sesame marinade. Noodles were boiled and voila… a quickie grilled dinner without a bit … Continue reading »
vegetarian recipe: fideo seco
Fideos are a household staple for Latin-American families across the country and it rivals a pressure-cooked pot of beans in ease. Growing up, we ate my mom’s variation of the dish that was affectionately referred to as sopita. Her “little soup” consisted of noodles in a tomato-chicken broth and we would slurp it up on … Continue reading »
recipe: steam-fried eggs
Feliz Año Nuevo! Just a quick post to show one of our most-favorite breakfasts in the whole wide world – steam-fried eggs with black beans and homemade salsa. If you’ve already got beans and salsa in the fridge, it’s a super-quick whip-up that even I can manage before my first cup of coffee. Continue reading »
quickie dinner | spaghetti
quick recipe for red sauce to help give your not-so-exciting spaghetti dinner quick pizazz. Continue reading »
another one for the beach | weekend getaway menu
We are off to the beach to celebrate our daughter’s birthday in a couple of days so we have lots of packing and prepping on the mind. There are bathing suits, sand-related “stuff”, books, kites, binoculars, more books, games and all sorts of other knick-knacks that have the beach stash growing. The only thing left … Continue reading »
quickie for busy week | menu – august 9, 2010
We have a REALLY busy week ahead of us! Like most, we have to get ready for school AND there is a new baby making its way into the family (maybe today) AND I have to spend a solid amount of time knitting doo-dads for the upcoming birthday celebration. All that adds up to only … Continue reading »
her kitchen, too
Our daughter has been quite the cook the past few weeks. She’s been baking, taking on dinner, lunch and has in the past couple of weeks hit what I think is a gigantic milestone – cooking at the stove. I want to say that she’s cooked more dinners than I have in the past few … Continue reading »
quickie dinner for lazy days
Our days, as of late, are oozing into “lazy day” territory with pajamas well into noon. The 4:00 hunger pangs have been catching me by surprise and at that point its quick and easy or eating out. So… We’ve been doing some really basic dinners that consist of a grain, a bean and a vegetable. … Continue reading »
recipe: stovetop granola
Discovering that I can make granola on the stovetop was one of my biggest AHA kitchen moments ever. Turning the oven on in the insanity that is the Texas summer is nearly impossible, but granola is a household staple that we can’t really manage most weeks without. It’s super-easy, doesn’t get the house all hot and … Continue reading »
