One of my favorite Thai dishes ever is “Swimming Rama.” It’s very simple – just a protein with spinach or other veggies, served with a rich, sweet peanut sauce. Lately that dish has been a little too cloying for my taste, but this homemade version covers everything that’s so good about it – only it’s… [click for recipe and more]
Don’t worry – I survived Winter Storm Pax. I don’t always love living in a tiny apartment in the middle of a large urban area, but it really pays dividends when it snows. Not having a driveway to shovel is a major bonus, plus having five coffee shops and a CVS in easy walking distance… [click for recipe and more]
For someone who’s never had real chicken wings, I seem to have a little bit of a fixation on vegetarian variations. Of course, I do live with someone who was a chicken wing fanatic before he went veggie – but even if I didn’t, things that are breaded and fried and tossed in buffalo sauce… [click for recipe and more]
The onslaught of polar vortexes has me a little under the weather. Not sick, exactly, but sort of sniffly and lethargic and generally just kind of blah. I’ve also been in major pantry-scrounging mode, and am on a strict “nothing else gets bought until we use everything up” policy. Malaise + eating down the fridge/pantry =… [click for recipe and more]
Do you ever go to Hooters? Me neither. Okay, let me amend my “ever” to “rarely.” I’ve been twice – once for a friend’s 23rd birthday (eesh, that one was a long time ago), and another time with clients during a work trip. As a vegetarian with walkable access to several charismatic local sports bars… [click for recipe and more]