Appetizer
Cannellini Bean Dip
Oh, Giada, how I love you. Let me count the ways. You make amazing recipes. You cause major drama on the foodnetwork.com reviews because of your low cut shirts. You–like me, in my heart–are Italian. You get excited about the little things–like lemons. You are an equal opportunity beanist, and I love your Cannellini Bean Dip. … Continue reading
Palak Face Off
I love Palak Paneer, and it’s pretty much impossible to convince me not to order it at an Indian restaurant (once I learned that palak means spinach and paneer means delicious Indian cheese, I was forever hooked). For quite a while, I’d been wondering if it was one of those foods that I’d never try … Continue reading
RAW beans
Raw beans vs. Canned beans… This is our main area of disagreement in the kitchen. Mitch believes that dry beans are the way to go because it’s more natural, less processed, less salt, and cheaper. I believe that, though he’s right, raw beans ALWAYS turn out hard, they are too time consuming, and they never … Continue reading
The Greek Kale Pie
What the kale? It’s Greek Kale Pie! Kale was another one of the veggies in our CSA box this week. Massaged kale is still my favorite kale recipe of the moment, but luckily Eco Farms posts recipes for how to use their veggies so we decided to try something new. This dish is a spin-off of … Continue reading
Salsa
This breakfast survivor is like the two-hour special–meaning that it’s of the “To Be Continued” variety. Our competitors are Egg and Cheese Breakfast Tacos vs. Huevos Rancheros. It’s a Mexican showdown that realistically had to be spread over two days to give each dish the respect it deserves. I’ll let it slip that the breakfast … Continue reading
Hummus
Hummus is such a delicious, healthy appetizer…or dinner for us when it’s the end of the month and the grocery money is gone… The hummus recipe below is the one I use when it’s just for Mitch and me; if we’re headed to a party with it, I double it. An important note: Tahini is … Continue reading