Understanding Marinades and Rubs (Country Steak Rub Recipe and Sweet and Spicy Steak Rub Recipe)

Posted on November 22, 2005 - Filed Under marinades | 2 Comments

Marinades, glazes and rubs are a great way to flavor an otherwise simple meat or poultry dish. Just marinate your protein it in the refrigerator for a few hours, or a whole day. Forget it until it’s time to cook. Rubs are even better if you are short on time. A rub is exactly as [...]

Grocery Store Challenge: Cheesy Smashed Potatoes Recipe

Posted on November 18, 2005 - Filed Under potatoes, side dishes | Leave a Comment

About a month ago, my husband began challenging me when we were in the grocery store. He likes to buy boxed mashed potatoes, crocks of macaroni and cheese and other pre-made foods. Meanwhile I like to make everything fresh. Knowing goes into the food I eat is a big deal for me. If I’m the [...]

Remembering My Old Haunts Around Barnard

Posted on November 17, 2005 - Filed Under Barnard, Near Barnard, New York, Restaurants | Leave a Comment

I get reminiscent every so often about all the good food I ate while studying at Barnard College in New York. My friends really opened my eyes to some great ethnic foods that I might not have sampled otherwise.
There was Zula, the Ethiopian restaurant that has since closed, where my friends and I would share [...]

Cooking Sans Plan: Chicken Florentine Recipe

Posted on November 17, 2005 - Filed Under Chicken, Easy Recipes, dinner | Leave a Comment

It’s 3:42 p.m., and Will is playing in his Exersaucer. I am busy trying to write and send out some queries. There is a pound of defrosted chicken awaiting cooking. I took out the chicken yesterday without any sort of plan for what to do with it, but now it’s time to whip it into [...]

Atkins Friendly: Corned Beef Skillet

Posted on November 9, 2005 - Filed Under Beef, Easy Recipes, atkins, dinner, lunch | 2 Comments

During my unfortunate foray into dieting the Atkins way, I was frustrated by the amount of meat the diet forced me to consume. It was like one of those bad nightmares where you open your mouth and keep trying to scream but can’t. Somehow I managed to stick with it for about six weeks. Thinking [...]