Remember that time when I was like "I'm going to blog about cooking!" And then I typed up three or four recipes and that's it? Yeah, that's because I mostly eat variations of the same thing. Beans and rice in pretty much every combination possible, stir fries, and eggs ( Read more... )

So I've been recovering from a cold this past week, which is never fun. And since my kitchen is stocked on a tiny budget, I didn't really have anything on hand for when the cold first hit me. I was too sick and too tired and too wary of the rain to go to the grocery store to buy anything, so I examined the pitiful ingredients I had on hand. Chicken ( Read more... )

Typed this up a week or two ago.

Sometimes you and your friends have one drink too many, so you walk home. And sometimes after that hour-long walk, you're still a little tipsy, but you're now also hungry. Hypothetically speaking, this is a good recipe for those sorts of situations. It's pretty vague. Just make it according to what ingredients you ( Read more... )

Typed this up last week before we had Internet ( Read more... )

The first lesson with Mary Cruz was a vegetable stir-fry, which is also my favorite thing to make with friends. Last year, I prepared stir-fry with Margaret, Sally, and Sarah one night at our hostel in Nice. I made this several times for my kids last year, and I also fixed a chicken stir-fry once when I had the au pairs over for dinner. You have to ( Read more... )

It has come to my attention that many people my age, that is to say, young people in their 20s, do not know how to cook. Or maybe they can prepare a few basic dishes, like pasta or eggs or toast ( Read more... )