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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 Cheap, Quick, Recipe, Tips, Vegan, Vegetarian on Feb 10th, 2010
Hummus: A Middle Eastern dip or spread made from mashed chickpeas. Delicious, cheap, and easy, typically purchased in supermarkets (a flaw that is to be remedied today). Most commonly spelled in Turkish as humus, though this spelling is to be avoided in English for fear of confusion.
Humus: The degraded organic material in soil, sometimes causing [...]
Posted in Cheap, Recipe, Tips, Vegetarian on Feb 5th, 2010
Let’s first make one thing clear: I’m a big fan of the vinegar pickle. I love the dilly bean and the pickled corn round and swear I would walk 500 miles (more, even) because I am a junkie for those grossly addictive Zuni café red onion pickles (yes, those pickles. The good news is there’s [...]
Posted in Quick, Raves, Recipe, Tips, Vegan, Vegetarian on Feb 3rd, 2010
A few weeks ago I made a vinaigrette with lemon juice instead of vinegar and some maple syrup as a sweetener, and I immediately fell in love with the combination.
Apparently, I am not the only one: Just a week later, I found myself at Back Forty – a terrific joint – eating brussels sprouts with [...]
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 [...]
Ceviche has always been a Restaurant Food to me. Meaning, the kind of food that one eats in a restaurant, exclusively, in this case because of seeming health issues. You see, I was always under the impression that ceviche was raw seafood in a citrus marinade, that “cooked” through the acidity of the citrus. Did [...]
Posted in Quick, Recipe, Tips, Vegetarian on Jan 12th, 2010
I told you last week that I was no longer going to feel any shame about cooking pasta just as often as I want. So for the second week in a row: A pasta dish!
And for all you fellow pasta-lovers out there, a charming website: http://www.ilovepasta.org/shapes.html. At least I found it charming, but sometimes my taste is [...]
Posted in Cheap, Raves, Recipe, Tips, Vegetarian on Dec 16th, 2009
I know that during FJ’s history I’ve referred to many foods as “one of the world’s most perfect foods.” Latkes, though, are the world’s most perfect food, singular. I started writing this kind of as a joke, but with a second of thought I realize that I’m not really joking at all. Potatoes and onions, [...]
Posted in Cheap, Quick, Raves, Recipe, Tips, Vegan, Vegetarian on Dec 14th, 2009
I love edamame, and my realization a few years ago that these sushi shop staples could be had at my local grocery store was very exciting for me (Is my life this dull?). In fact, bags of frozen edamame – shelled or unshelled – are so cheap that I realized how outrageous it is that [...]
Posted in Raves, Recipe, Tips, Vegetarian on Dec 9th, 2009
Often times when I come across an appealing recipe online, I will bookmark it and then not do anything with it for several months until I’m combing back through looking for something to cook. But sometimes I see a recipe and need to cook it immediately.
I suppose it would be a funny upending of narrative [...]