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Mexican Rice (made with brown rice)
Since this recipe uses brown rice rather than white, it's made like a fried rice. The vegetables would turn to complete mush if they were simmered with the brown rice until it was done. Instead, the vegetables are sauteed briefly before being fried with day-old...
In Honor of Worms
How can I justify wasting 10 minutes picking worms from certain death by pavement dehydration? I think this is the crux of Earth Day: Our Precious Time.
More about Green Soups and the Color Problem
Maybe it's spring, maybe it's St. Patrick's Day, but green is on my mind. Yesterday's post delved into the problem with green pea soups and how to evolve past the "Eeew!" factor. Garnishes are a godsend. Brighten pea green with some color and their appeal soars. ...
Pity Poor Pea Soup
Is it time to grow up? Poor pea soup keeps getting ignored just because its coloring has squeamish connotations that date back to childhood. How I got the courage to dive in and discover a dish that’s really quite delicious.
What’s Going on in the Winter Garden?
What’s going on under all the leaves, debris and snow? Is the winter garden just a dead zone. . . or a place of active resting?
Healthy Eating: Filling a Leadership Void
It may be a while before those in formal leadership roles become healthy lifestyle leaders as well. In the meantime, and before we die of heart attacks, why not head back to the grassroots? Put yourself on a pedestal, honor every good choice you make and vow to be more like that person! That kind of crazy behavior can start a wild fire.
Sweet Success with Leek Cooking
Cooking offers so much more than just some food we can eat to not be hungry anymore. Like a sense of accomplishment. That's what I felt after cooking some leeks that were really good. Successfully cooking leeks may not sound like much, unless you know all the...
Kale Cooking Lessons
What’s the best way to cook kale? Saute? Blanch? And how can you use it once it’s cooked?
Why I Won’t Be Watching the Olympics
"Olympics Offer Flatt, Abbott Chance for Marketing Mettle." So read the headlines after Rachael Flatt and Jeremy Abbott won national skating titles. Not to take anything from these athletes. They both sound like wonderful people. And it's not a lack of interested...
Vegetable Exhaustion
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.
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.