When I was a child, I wasn’t very good at finishing the things I started. If I fell during ice skating lessons, I never wanted to go again. If I didn’t feel like going to dance class, my parents pulled me out. I quit the field hockey team mid-season during my senior year of high school and I changed majors about fifteen times in college before settling on two.…
Harvest Salad with Grapes and Goat Cheese
Cooking for One or Two, Recipes, Worknight Dinners October 13, 2009
A few days ago I was at the deli around the corner from my office with my friend Alli, selecting create-your-own salads for lunch. I ordered my romaine with a mix of vegetables without dressing. “It upsets me deeply that you eat your salad dry,” she said, only half-kidding. I don’t eat my salads dry, but I’m very picky about salad dressing and usually keep my own, bottled dressing, back at the office.…
Last week an article in the New York Times reported that bake sales are banned from all state-funded public schools. I get it. There are some thoughts that treats are too readily available for kids and contribute to childhood obesity. Cakes, candies, cookies, indulgent pasta dishes and thick, juicy steaks are all treats when we don’t have them often. If you’re eating something more often then once in awhile, can we still call it a treat? I try to eat sweets and…
