Last week, we were wearing parkas. Today, people are walking their dogs and delivering mail with bared legs so winter-white the sun isn't the only reason I feel a sudden need to shield my eyes. Likewise, in the kitchen, the time for soups and stews is slipping away. I, in fact, whipped up the first… Continue reading Spring-forward salad
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Speedy Lenten latkes
"In America it doesn't matter where you came from, it matters where you are going." Condoleeza Rice, former U.S. secretary of state If Americans can agree on anything, it is food. We like all of it. This is why one can go to a diner and order hummus tacos with no sense of irony. Or,… Continue reading Speedy Lenten latkes
Souped-up rice
“I like rice. Rice is great if you're hungry and want 2000 of something. ” Mich Ehrenborg, author It's a mystery comparable to why single socks go missing. Every time I make soup, which is often this time of year, we wind up with about one cup left over. It's technically enough for a snack-sized… Continue reading Souped-up rice
Vegan hot chocolate for 2
“You just need a little perspective. Warmed chocolate can give you that.” chef Giada De Laurentiis, Paris There are two new mugs in our cabinet. They match in ways -- same size, same outline of mountains tracing around the same white exterior. They don't match in others. One has deep blue on the inside and blue… Continue reading Vegan hot chocolate for 2
Choco-nut nice cream
“Sometimes serendipity is just intention unmasked.” Elizabeth Berg, American novelist Plans are good, but life's "mistakes" can be even better. Joy, joy, joy!!! Call it serendipity, call it a blessing -- but messing up one of my own recipes led to something delightful this weekend. What I intended to be a double portion of World's Best Smoothie… Continue reading Choco-nut nice cream
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