White Bean Soup with Chicken Sausage

Cooking for a Crowd, Recipes, Weekend Cooking, Worknight Dinners January 22, 2009

Today the high temperature in New York City today was, oh, 24 degrees and that’s being generous (not that I expect all of you in Chicago to pity us AT ALL). If you ask me, it’s perfect weather. Perfect weather if you plan not to leave your house. Perfect weather to make white soup with chicken sausage. Because sometimes, leaving the house might be appealing, but since I do have a job and a social life and all of that good stuff (seriously!…

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Vegan Mexican Lasagna

Cooking for a Crowd, Recipes, Worknight Dinners January 16, 2009

When my brother was three, he was convinced, for no known logical reason, that his religion was Mexican. Over time, we were able to convince him that not only are our roots nowhere near Mexico, but that in fact, “Mexican” isn’t actually a religion. What he did eventually learn, along with his actual heritage, was that he liked Mexican food. If he can get past the lack of meat,  I know he’ll love this vegan Mexican lasagna, too. …

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Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese with Peas

Cooking for One or Two, Recipes January 14, 2009
macaroni and cheese with peas

Sometimes, you need a meal that makes you feel like a kid again. Stovetop macaroni and cheese is here to help. Two of my most common pantry/fridge staples are pasta and cheese. At any given time, I usually have a few boxes of dried pastas, usually whole wheat varieties of spaghetti, penne and linguine and sometimes lasagna noodles or the occasional box of jumbo shells. Similarly, my fridge is rarely without a hunk of cheese or two, havarti for snacking,…

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