Tag Archives: protein
bundt pan roast chicken
I used to read food blogs on a daily basis, and subscribe to (and yes, read) Cook’s Illustrated. I even made their chicken once. Baking and cooking used to play a much more central role in my…
spaghetti squash nests with moroccan spices
Seasons are now things of the past. Figments of memory, slices of lives lived farther north. With brisk days and crisp leaves behind me, I must now try to notice the small changes around me…
cheater pulled pork
I have no hook—life or literary—for sharing these recipes with you tonight. I’m alone in my room, having bailed on a potluck invitation. A more social weekend and longer run than usual have left me…
lebanese stuffed baby eggplants
The city is finally shedding its white crust. Our luminous winter cover is turning to brown slush, as the snow melts into blinding, sunlit puddles. After spending last Monday, Wednesday and Thursday working from home…
empire brewery’s indonesian lettuce wraps
Beef or bison spiced with cardamom and cinnamon, stirred together with creamy coconut milk.
grainy waldorf salad
While doing crunches at the gym today, I was interrupted by a tentative voice. “Can I ask you a question?” said a slim woman stretched out beside me on the mat, a second-year student at…
tempeh two ways
Besides the “stuffed” part, these two recipes have little to do with our Canadian Thanksgiving up in Ottawa this past weekend. Fermented soy beans don’t have much in common with turkey and pumpkin pie, but…
spaghetti con bufalo
I tend to like cooking best when innovation rules. I tend to stay away from the tuna casseroles and shepherd’s pies of past decades to take advantage of my era’s best. But there’s something about…
spiced bangladeshi mung beans and rice
It's hard to get sick of this dish because you can dress it up in so many different ways.