We added a new friend to the family yesterday. He’s a very active little betta, and we’ve named him Pad Thai, just Thai for short. I’ve promised to get rid of the hokey background on his 2.5 gallon home sometime soon, but for now, I’m trying to get him to learn his name. I’ll let [...]
Archive for the ‘cooking’ Category
Pad Thai with pellets
November 10, 2010
Timely treats
September 23, 2010
I tend to think of sangria as more of a summery beverage, but the end of summer and start of fall is an equally good time to enjoy some of the most luscious fruits around We made sangria two ways recently. The first was according to a recipe I can’t seem to track down now, [...]
Tempeh and cabbage
August 25, 2010
I know most of my readers (and most eaters) aren’t big tempeh fans, but I’m a huge, screaming fan. If Tempeh and the Beets were a band that went on tour, I’m pretty sure they’d find me as their sole groupie. How embarrassing that would be! Fortunately, they’re just unpopular foods. This week, I made [...]
On the outback/in a chain restaurant/in my kitchen
August 17, 2010
The last time I went to an Outback Steakhouse, I was probably about 14 years old. I had a baked sweet potato. I had no real desire to go back again, ever. But my fella has fond memories of their bread, served in tiny loaves and unlike other breads he’s eaten in some mysterious and [...]
Beet it
August 12, 2010
Mashed beets 3 beets 1 medium potato 1/2 cup plain yogurt 3 Tbsp. butter 1 1/2 Tbsp. molasses 1/8 tsp. cinnamon Garlic, salt and pepper to taste Put beets in a pot of water to boil. While they boil for 40 minutes to 1 hour, peel and quarter the potato. Add the potato the last [...]
Walnut- and Panko-Crusted Eggplant
July 1, 2010
We’ve had an eggplant sitting on the counter, begging me to do something with it, for days now. I wanted to attempt eggplant Parmesan, but the greasy, heavy nature of the dish just didn’t sound quite right in this muggy, hot weather we’ve been having. Also, I kept forgetting to buy Parmesan cheese. Today’s dish [...]
Monochromatic flavor explosion
June 29, 2010
Today after our workout, we were both quite hungry. I had made some quinoa lentil pilaf the night before, and I paired it with some cheesy scrambled eggs and a dessert of plain low-fat yogurt with honey, cinnamon and frozen mixed fruit (peaches, mangoes, papayas, grapes, cantaloupe and pineapple). The quinoa got rave reviews from [...]
New sun rising
June 13, 2010
Since my last post, I’ve gone to Florida and back, and the rest has been moving, moving, moving. I know it seems like I just moved into my old duplex, but things fell into place in such a way that another move seemed like the best idea. The old place was big and beautiful but [...]
Bite-sized beauties
May 9, 2010
First, we’re going to take a trip in the way-back machine to earlier this year, when I made an indoor picnic for two of all bite-sized items. On the menu: Vegetables: baby carrots, cherry tomatoes, broccoli crowns, and peeled and sliced cucumber Dessert tray: Chocolate-covered espresso beans, blood orange segments, sliced strawberries, cashews, honey-roasted pecans [...]
