Sometimes you do the best when you’re trying the least. Maybe you hurl the basketball desperately towards the basket from half-court at the buzzer and make it. Maybe you find one night that your hair looks awesome just as you’re about to go to bed and bemoan the fact that no one gets to see how good you look. Maybe you snap a picture of your little niece at the beach and notice later that in the background of the…
Asparagus and Goat Cheese Galette
Cooking for One or Two, Recipes, Small Plates & Snacks, Worknight Dinners April 15, 2014
I love shopping at farmer’s markets. I mean, I know that everyone loves shopping local and buying fresh food blah blah blah, but I can’t help but be cliche. I love that at each farmer’s stand, there is the possibility of a new recipe, a new idea, an inspiration that I never would have thought up standing in the grocery store sandwiched between bags of baby spinach and imported cherry tomatoes. Now, I’m not saying that I’m above consuming bagged…
Chicken Tikka Masala
Cooking for a Crowd, Cooking for One or Two, Recipes, Weekend Cooking, Worknight Dinners April 15, 2014
It takes me awhile to warm up to new types of cuisine. For year, I resisted eating sushi and now I would order it every night if it were safe for a single person to consumer that much raw fish. I was hesitant to try Ethiopian food, and now that I even mention it I want to be dipping pieces of injera into a vegetarian Messob platter, stat. You get where I’m going with this. I have a friend who…
Easy Caprese Salad Two Ways
Cooking for One or Two, Recipes, Small Plates & Snacks, Worknight Dinners April 15, 2014
Caprese salad is probably the easiest salad in the world to throw together. The process is pretty much as follows: slice cheese, slice tomatoes, tear basil and drizzle with olive oil. Yet, I don’t know too many people who frequently enjoy caprese salads in the comfort of their own homes – or anywhere outside of an Italian (or Italian-ish) restaurant. According to Epicurious.com, the salad was created in the 1950s at the Trattoria da Vincenzo for regulars out for a…
If you’re someone who packs their lunch at home for work each day, then first, I commend you. If you’re someone who packs their lunch at home for work each day, then also, you probably get pretty bored of the same salads, sandwiches and leftovers, because it’s so easy to get stuck in a rut. One of the problems with cooking for one or two people is that most recipes are scaled for larger groups, at least four, six or…