As a not-so-proud owner of an ever-expanding waistline, I find myself periodically reading some books on nutrition. Let’s not sugar coat it: when I hear the word diet, my blood pressure jumps a few points, and my body immediately starts craving something sweet and greasy, I am sure as a measure of preemptive self-defense. I […]
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Green Treat
Last year I had to limit vegetable gardening in anticipation of the interstate move. I knew that my garden boxes will need to turn into flower beds mid summer, so I only planted lettuces, sorrel, and garden peas and didn’t bother maintaining them. The weather switched from very cold to very hot without any transition, […]
Embracing The Inner Jew: Sweet & Sour Brisket
Every time I pass perfectly flat triangular brisket slabs in a store, my inner Jew wakes up from a deep sleep and starts with the questions. “When are you gonna start cooking like a good Jewish girl?” “Where are the Gefilte Fish and Latkes?” “Why aren’t you making Mandlech for your chicken soup any more, […]
The Great Turkey Challenge, Day Four: Curried Turkey & Asparagus Salad
Today is the fourth, and final (hurray!!!) day of the Turkey Challenge. By now I am pretty sick of turkey, as you may have correctly guessed, so I was searching for something truly special and different. I was lucky to have a few stalks of asparagus left, so I figured it won’t hurt if I […]
The Great Turkey Challenge, Day Three: Turkey Bake with Dill
Sometimes you find things don’t always look picture perfect, and that’s the only thing that stops you from posting about them. Taste is there, texture is there, but the looks are just not reflecting this, no matter what you do. When this happens, I just write down the recipe, but don’t post pictures. But the […]
The Great Turkey Challenge, Day Two: Turkey, Mushroom & Lentil Soup
Today is the second day of The Great Turkey Challenge. It’s also getting cooler outside, which means it’s time for soup. I like soup in any weather, really, so I think that even it were ninety degrees outside today, I’d still find some reason for soup. There is just something inexplicably comforting about it, no […]
The Great Turkey Challenge, Day One: Tangy Turkey Salad
Today is the first day of The Great Turkey Challenge. For lunch, I decided to make some turkey salad and stuff it in a whole wheat pita. Precooked turkey, especially the breast meat (which is what I have) tends to dry out easily, so the salad needs to have plenty of juicy ingredients. I also […]
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