Tag: Olive oil

  • Pizza Popcorn

    Here I am, glamorously watching T.V. in my polka dot socks. This is real life, people, and those socks are comfy. But enough about them, we should talking about what’s in that bowl – pizza popcorn. Piping hot popcorn is tossed with freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano, Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper flakes and extra virgin…

  • My Life Before

    After just a few days as a vegeterian, I can officially tell you it is hard, and it’s not because the food isn’t good – it really is. The difficult part, for me at least, is the planning. I knew I wanted to launch this experiment in March, but for some reason, I didn’t prepare well. The…

  • At the Market: Tomatoes

    The combination of peaches and tomatoes has been rattling around in my head for a while. I’ve seen it a number of places, and it struck me as unusual and interesting. Now that we’ve hit tomato season, I decided to give it a try in a quick salad. The result is wonderful and to me, really…

  • Zucchini, Garbanzo and Lemon Couscous

    When I started to make dinner last week, I discovered the main course hadn’t thawed, and we were out of boxed mac and cheese, our go-to last-minute dinner. So, I was left to root around our kitchen cabinets. Thank God I had cleaned them out the day before, or I would be writing this from…

  • Cumin & Orange Scented Carrots

    This last weekend I visited the farmer’s market and picked up some of the most adorable carrots. An inexpensive and easily accessible  vegetable,  I often forget about it, which is a shame because it’s in season right now. Well, thank goodness these pretty ladies caught my eye. I wasn’t sure what to do with them at first. My typical…

  • Wild Rice Salad

    I’ve had a big container of wild rice in my cupboards for longer than I’d care to admit. Inspired by a rice salad I saw here, I used ingredients I had on hand to create a dish perfect for lunch. A tangy vinaigrette forms the basis of the salad with tart, dried cherries and spinach adding brightness.…

  • Orzo with Feta, Walnuts, Parsley, Lemon & Dried Apricots

    In an effort to use up the ingredients filling our cabinets, I made a lovely pasta salad with orzo and a few other items I had on hand last week. Simple to put together, this recipe uses items I commonly have on hand in my kitchen and is a riff on a Rachael Ray dish I…

  • Confession: Pizza

    If I told most of you that I made pizza for dinner the other night, you might assume I made the crust or sauce from scratch and pulled together some sort of chi-chi combination of flavors. I would love to lead you on, but I must confess this is far from the truth. This is my…

  • Dressing Up

    Salad dressings are shockingly simple to make, and the homemade version tastes so much better than the bottled variety. Follow this simple formula to make a variety of dressings: Dijon mustard, vinegar/acid and extra virgin olive oil. I like mine with a little bit of minced shallot, but it’s completely optional. Here’s how to make your own easy dressing.