Ever suffer from vegetable-making exhaustion and wonder if there’s any hope for a peaceful coexistence with vegetables? “Investment thinking” may be your ticket for hope.
7-Recipes–Healthy and Tasty
Thai Coconut Shrimp (or Tofu) Soup
An very quick version of a creamy Thai soup, vegetarian or not, as desired.
The “Good to Better Cooking Continuum” at 11,000 Feet
Maybe cooking was never meant to be an exact science, subject to one-dimensional assessment on a good/bad scale. Taking this perspective eliminates the pressure to achieve absolute “rightness” in the kitchen, replacing it with a no-pressure opportunity to just make things better.
Last-of-Summer Marinara Sauce
Cooking and Eating with the Seasons There's not much to a basic marinara sauce: Tomatoes cooked down with onion and garlic, then seasoned with salt, pepper and herbs. In summer, a fresh tomato sauce doesn't go much beyond that. Moreover, it's kept light by cooking...
The Cabbage Core Challenge
We want to eat more vegetables, but what if they are pretty awful tasting? Four easy tricks take the nasty taste from the harsher tasting vegetables.
“Accelerated” Slow Cooker Beans
You want the great taste of beans fresh-cooked in a slow cooker, but you forgot to soak them the night before. What do you do? Use the accelerated method.
How About a Quick, “White-Free” Snack
Feel yourself getting sucked into a 4:00 p.m. “White Snack” attack? The best defense is a good offense. In this case, that means having a ready, handy, really tasty substitute for pretzels, crackers, cookies and Goldfish. Try Jicima Sticks with Black Bean Hummus instead.
Brown Rice Pizza Variation
Another topping combination for the versatile Brown Rice Pizza Crust shared in the last post.
What to Make with Brown Rice
If you love pizza but want something healthier than what your local pizza joint delivers, here’s a perfect option that doesn’t take long to make: Rice Crust Pizza with Roasted Red Pepper Pesto, Chard and Caramelized Onions
What’s for Dinner on Hot Summer Nights?
When the weather turns hot, deciding what’s for dinner can leave you feeling completely cold and clueless. The problem may lie less with the weather and more with our mealtime “wardrobe.” Find out how to add a little “summer style” to make your mealtime lineup more appealing when the hot weather rolls in.
Summer Refreshment: Cure for the Mid-Afternoon Doldrums
It’s 3:00. The vending machine is calling, or maybe the doughnuts left over in the break room. You know it’s suicidal to indulge those cravings, but work is so boring and you’re so tired and . . . Maybe more than sugar and calories, you need refreshment—as in something cool, revitalizing and calming, like Iced Green Tea.
Make a Simple Salad Special
I just wanted to make an easy meal after a long day of gardening and computering. Just a little soup and salad–but we have no dressing. Was I going to have to futz and fuss with a homemade salad dressing before I could sit down and eat?