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Posted in Breakfast, Dessert, Recipe, Vegetarian on Mar 5th, 2010
Good morning sports fans, and merry belated Winter Olympics. Weren’t they great, these past few weeks? Rushing home after work to catch some sweet biathlon footage only to find… really? More ice dancing? Okay, seriously, how many rounds of this are there? But in spite of tape delays, ice dancers and Apolo Ono’s soul patch, [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Cheap, Philosophy, Quick, Recipe, Tips, Vegetarian on Feb 17th, 2010
“We who approach our kitchens with ham-fisted dread must defy the Alexes of this world–those breezy souls who can reach into cupboards, rifle among the cereal boxes, and come back forty minutes later with a plate of Tunisian lambs’ jowls heightened with pomegranate seeds. Like seasoned gigolos, such people know only of success, repeated every [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Tips, Vegetarian on Jan 29th, 2010
Before I started using this muffin, I would become a raging hunger monster by 11AM, snapping at clients, making interns cry, etc. My breakfast just couldn’t last! No cereal, fruit, bars could keep me full until lunch (and allow me to wake up 17 minutes before I have to leave, and not be disgusting like [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Cheap, Quick, Recipe, Vegetarian on Oct 21st, 2009
When I was a little kid, the most exciting days were always when my mom would take time off work and we’d go out to breakfast. Now, still, whenever I come home, my mom usually blocks off a morning for Bette’s. I’m not sure which is the greater draw for her, actually — some quality [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Recipe, Tips, Vegetarian on Sep 8th, 2009
(Welcome to Breakfast Briefs. If you’re like me, you find yourself rushing out the door hungry and undercaffeinated many a morning, the inevitable result of which is $6 spent on a bad egg sandwich and coffee fit only for war criminals. In these posts, I’m going to share my tips and tricks for getting to [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Cheap, Quick, Recipe, Tips, Vegetarian on Jun 30th, 2009
Egg salad is another thing (like coleslaw) that I thought was pretty disgusting until I made it myself. And then I realized that it’s delicious — and easy, and cheap. And endlessly variable. Here are some guidelines: egg salad is best when it’s freshly made, slightly warm, not too mayonnaisey, and served open-faced on a [...]
Posted in Books, Breakfast, Cheap, Food Junta, Philosophy, Quick, Raves, Recipe, Vegetarian on Jun 5th, 2009
Fact: 1780294 out of 1780294 American Gladiator contestants who ate this for breakfast kicked the patooties of contestants who ate Wheaties or Kurt Vonnegut’s 1973 novel for breakfast. You just can’t argue with those numbers.
Posted in Breakfast, Cheap, Philosophy, Quick, Recipe, Vegetarian on Jun 2nd, 2009
There are certain packaged foods that are simply the Platonic ideal of their kind, never to be bested by homemade versions: Oreos, Heinz ketchup, and Coca-Cola being my top three. Is the taste of these foodstuffs so perfectly irreplaceable because they are actually perfectly formulated? Or is it just that we are so used to [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Cheap, Recipe, Vegetarian on May 22nd, 2009
Tortilla española with a side of purple kale
Last night I had a few friends over to bid bon voyage to a friend who is leaving town for the summer. Fired up the grill, slapped on some steaks, potatoes au gratin, wine, dessert – the works. However, this morning one thing became clear – my graduate [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Quick, Recipe, Tips, Vegetarian on May 18th, 2009
Boot Camp is a back-to-basics series focusing on some classic easy-cooking staples. If you would describe your cooking ability as “my-easy mac-is-on-fire,” then this is a great place to start, and if you’re more of a veteran, we hope you’ll pick up on some new ideas and add advice of your own as a comment. [...]