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Asian-Style Capellini with Ginger and Vegetables

Maris Callahan — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 22:34:43 +0000

I miss summer. I miss summer for all of the reasons I like summer, but I also feel like a saner person during the summer. From June through September this year, I did a great job at eating healthy, working out almost every day and doing all of the things you’re supposed to do when you have about 60 pounds to lose. Then, like clockwork, October rolled around and I completely lost my momentum. I’ve maintained a 20 pound weight loss (only 44 more to go!) but for whatever reason, the changing seasons completely zaps any motivation that I have to get to the gym regularly, cook more at home instead of resorting to ordering food delivery every other night and eating foods that make me feel good instead of foods that make me say “why did I eat that?” That is why the world needs more healthy, hearty pasta dishes. This capellini pasta recipe is an adaptation of a recipe from a Weight Watchers cookbook and is one of three that I shared this morning on a CBS Chicago segment about healthy swaps to make in your favorite pasta dishes. There are a lot of ingredients I love in the […]

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Israeli Couscous with Butternut Squash and Cranberries

Maris Callahan — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 18:12:56 +0000

I decided today that 2014 is going to be The Year of Saying No. That might seem negative or pessimistic, but I am a people pleaser. As someone who will say yes to a conference call even if it means being double-booked, an evening meeting with a client even when I had my heart set on kickboxing or a social obligation when I’m dead tired because I’m afraid of missing out, it’s finally occurred to me that I need to have boundaries. When I worked at my first public relations job in New York, I was petrified of being fired. I was never at any time actually at risk of losing my job, but in a cutthroat, competitive industry I was afraid that the slightest slip or mistake would result in the unemployment line or worse, moving back home with my parents. Even when my workload was two or three times what it should have been, I felt compelled to take on every extra assignment and every request from my boss with enthusiasm (my boss was just as stretched as I was at the time, if not more since she had the responsibility of running the department). This displaced dedication contributed […]

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Better Late than Never: Sweet Potato-Apple Latkes

Maris Callahan — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:11:47 +0000

The holidays might be over but I haven’t exactly been consistent posting here lately. It seems oddly appropriate that when everyone is getting ready to shelve the flour, butter and sugar for the season, I would be first getting around to posting a recipe for latkes. Though I haven’t been doing much posting lately, it isn’t for lack of cooking. I’m not exactly sure what I’ve been lacking, besides time, which is a common theme, but certainly no excuse for failing to share what’s been going on in my kitchen: apple brandy punch, baked brie with cherry preserves, caramelized onion and bacon dip, chocolate crinkle cookies, peppermint mocha whoopie pies. We’ll talk more about all of that later. As long as you don’t ask me to get on a scale. Today, the name of the game is Hanukkah. Sweet potatoes are in my refrigerator throughout the year but I am sure that whoever is responsible for sweet potato distribution sees an uptick during the holiday season when marshmallow-topped sweet potato casseroles seem to be appearing on everyone’s tables. If you have some leftover, a great way to liven up the plates of leftovers you’re probably still gorging on is to […]

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Baked Tofu via Terry Waters & Dana Treat

Maris Callahan — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:19:31 +0000

I mentioned in a recent post that I spend a long weekend visiting the Dana Treat headquarters this month but I didn’t go into very much detail about my first trip to Seattle. When I quit my job in the beginning of January one of the things I promised myself I would do was travel, now that my schedule is more flexible than it has been in the past (among the other things I promised myself I would do: work out more, get more sleep, keep my apartment cleaner. 1/4 ain’t bad). Dana has been telling me that I should visit practically since I met her so it only made sense that I head to the Northwest asap. I took two of her fantastic cooking classes, we ate at Delancey, Palace Kitchen and what must be the most adorable French bistro outside of Paris, Le Pichet. Pike Place Market in Seattle was a fun place to browse: they have tons of fresh produce stands, fresh fish markets and a dozen bakeries, each which smelled better than the first [doughnuts!]. There was a tiny European market that specialized in Italian wines, salumi, cheeses and all sorts of gourmet food-stuff, including espillete, […]

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Tri-Color Roasted Cauliflower

Maris Callahan — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:58:41 +0000

I’d never understood when people would tell me that they didn’t have time to cook. If you have time to eat, then you probably have time to cook. Well, it turns out there are people who don’t have time to eat and I’ve become one of them. Between my restaurant job, client work and writing I clock in about 120 hours of work per week – which is enough work for three people. Which leaves less kitchen time than I’m used to. So, I understand what people say when they claim that they have no time to cook. Working in a restaurant, I can usually eat at work and when I wake up, I’m typically too tired to want anything heavier than coffee and cereal or a Luna Bar. Sad, but true. But, no matter how much I work, I’m not happy unless I’m dirtying at least half of the dishes in my kitchen on a daily basis so I have been cranking out some of my favorite recipes – new and old. If you don’t have a lot of time to cook there is no law that says you need to create entire, elaborate meals, even though you might […]

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