Well, make that two confessions. The first: I’m not a great cook. I like food, but I don’t always know what to put together, or have the patience or skill to use the right techniques. I certainly don’t know how to make it look pretty in photographs. But I’m working on it. I’ve made some [...]
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August 25, 2009
A “Grate” Idea (In Theory)
On my to-do list the other night: baking a batch of my favorite chocolate “crinkle” cookies to take in to work. I had all the ingredients in stock, or so I thought. I had almost exactly enough sugar, but unfortunately a bunch of it had hardened into large chunks (chunk is like my least favorite [...]
July 6, 2009
My Perfect Summer Meal
There’s nothing I love more in the summer than panzanella with a nice glass of white wine. I discovered this Italian bread salad a few years ago, and I look forward to the weather getting warm every year so I can enjoy it, preferably near an open window with sun streaming in and a light [...]
June 22, 2009
Cookie Time
Gather round you friends of mine, I’m Pretty Green Girl and it’s Cookie Time! Sorry, had to throw a little Troop Beverly Hills in there. One of my favorite movies of all time! Who remembers it? I’m actually trying to figure out a way to play it for all my friends when we go glamping [...]
May 11, 2009
I Gave Peas a Chance…
And they exploded all over the microwave. Keep reading for the details. Seriously, though, I got a bunch of fresh peas from my CSA last week, and have made some absolutely delicious meals with them. Despite what some of my friends say (ahem, Jaime C. and Bethany), fresh peas are so delicious, especially with asparagus [...]
April 14, 2009
Passover-Inspired Quinoa Porridge
I’m celebrating Passover this week, and it’s been rough! I’m actually not very religious – I consider myself a “cultural Jew,” meaning I enjoy the traditions and celebrating holidays with my family, but I didn’t grow up going to temple or anything. But I always like a challenge, so Passover is perfect! I haven’t been [...]
April 3, 2009
That’s Hot (Fudge)
A few weekends ago, it was my turn to host book club. Usually whenever I have parties, everyone brings an appetizer, and I am left with a ton of food. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I thought this time if would be fun to make ice cream sundaes! I’d been wanting to make this [...]
March 9, 2009
Daylight Savings and Dinner
I am loving the time change! Although I wasn’t too psyched this morning (why can’t they do it on a Friday night so we have time to get used to it?), it was so nice driving home from the gym at 6:30 with the sun still shining bright! As soon as I got home I [...]
March 3, 2009
What I’m Cooking Today: Homemade Chocolate Brownie ZBars
I love Clif Zbars, especially the fact that they are organic and use natural ingredients, are low in calories, and are – for me – local, but hate the fact that they are individually packaged. Tres wasteful! So I thought I’d attempt to make something similar on my own. The batter for this was great [...]
