Minimalism. Mindfulness. Munchies.
Last night we celebrated the solstice since we will be visiting family on Christmas day, and wanted to have our own little celebration. I invited a friend and scoured the Internet for winter solstice recipes—of which there are not many! Mostly I came across general ideas and suggestions: black eyed peas (which I HATE)...
With Hostess shutting its doors this month, a plethora of DIY recipes for people’s favorite Hostess treats have popped up across the web (here’s a great roundup if you’re looking for your favorite). A while back, I actually made some ho hos at home for an article for Yellow Scene magazine, along with homemade...
Last week I talked about what you should try to have on hand, or try to buy, to eat real food on a very (VERY!) limited budget. Today, I’ve got a couple of hundred ideas of what to do with very inexpensive ingredients.
Adapted from a recipe by Suvir Saran. PrintRoasted Manchurian Cauliflower Cook Time: 40 minutes Yield: serves 8 I lightened up this amazing Chinese-Indian recipe by Suvir Saran; the original is pan-fried and contains much more oil. This recipe is seriously addicting, and you might want to double it! A wonderful way to introduce cauliflower...
Baby D. and I had a play date last week with one of her little friends, who happens to be a very picky eater. I whipped up a batch of these muffins—based on my low-sugar carrot cupcake recipe—with some chunky homemade applesauce and pumpkin puree I had in the fridge. I LOVED the addition...
PrintBalsamic Honey-Glazed Roasted Vegetables Prep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 20 minutesTotal Time: 25 minutes Yield: 4 servings Delicious oven-roasted spring or fall veggies. If you THINK you don't like Brussels sprouts, give this recipe a try!Ingredients1 pound Brussels sprouts, trimmed 1 pound baby carrots olive oil spray 1 tsp olive oil 1 T balsamic...
PrintGranny’s Corn Bread Prep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 35 minutes Yield: 8 piecesServing Size: 1/8th This is my Southern grandmother's corn bread recipe, and the only thing that tastes like "real" corn bread to me!Ingredients1 cup white corn meal mix (like Martha White's) pinch salt 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups buttermilkInstructionsPreheat oven...
In case you missed it, I am giving away a week’s worth of Brown Cow Cream Top Greek yogurt to two lucky readers this week! Click here to find out how to enter. [Giveaway opportunity has passed] With all that delicious, creamy yogurt lying around, I knew immediately that I wanted to make a...
I had such a fantastic time chatting with Manisha from IndianFoodRocks.com on our Hangout last Wednesday. Click play to watch the whole interview below! Wasn’t that awesome? If you enjoyed this interview, take action and leave a comment below with one take-away you got from Manisha. My takeaway? I love her rule about taking...
When I was making tandoori-style chicken sandwiches the other night, I kept thinking it would be nice to have some chai cookies to go along with it. I had just been over to Rebecca Johnson’s house for a tea party—a chai tea party, because she is the founder of Chaibecca, a boutique chai company...