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. See also Marinated Flank Steak. Rubs are even better if you are short on...
Read more →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...
Read more →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...
Read more →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...
Read more →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....
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