As most of you know, I am an improviser in the kitchen. This makes it harder to follow a recipe to the “t”, but it helps me be inventive with what I have in my fridge, freezer or pantry. With a little inspiration from the newest cookies and health bars hitting the shelves in stores, I experimented with the nuts and seeds in my kitchen and came up with my very own raw, no-bake, chocolate, nut and seed balls. OK, the name sounds complicated but, luckily, they are everything but! Come and cook with us! Continue reading “Turn your Pantry into Raw Energy”
Category: Quick Fixes
10 minutes or less of your time
What’s for Dinner? Well, let’s check the fridge and see what we find…
All right, I admit it: I’m ready for summer. I don’t know if it’s the long days, the higher temperatures or just the one too many commitments I’m trying to squeeze in before the school year ends, but I am past ready for it. One side effect of this is that I’ve lost my enthusiasm to go grocery shopping, which has been quite a challenge when it comes to fixing dinner. It has also forced me to refine my “kitchen foraging” skills: what can I make with what little I have in the kitchen? This week’s winner was a creamy avocado pasta that was a favorite with young and old alike. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “What’s for Dinner? Well, let’s check the fridge and see what we find…”
A Bowl of Soup for You?
What dish can be prepared in one pot, be cooked quickly and offers pretty much any variety you like? Anyone? Yes, it’s a pot of soup and I’d like to share my favorite soup recipes this week. And unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere – which I know some of you are 🙂 – there are few dishes that warm your heart, soul and stomach more during these colder winter months than a delicious bowl of soup. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “A Bowl of Soup for You?”
You Know Why, This Is How
We all have our best intentions when it comes to cooking but often reality gets in the way of our hopes and dreams. I’ve spent a lot of time talking to my friends about how to make every day cooking a reality and what it really boils down to is a lack of time. We can cook anything, really, if only we had an extra hour to devote to the task in the kitchen. Which made me think about ways to speed up the cooking, or tricks to have dinner on the table quickly. Here are the four short cuts that work for me. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “You Know Why, This Is How”
Happy Hanukkah
When I grew up in Italy, we didn’t think twice about Christmas. Everybody celebrated it as 99% of the population was Catholic, which was our “state” religion. Without going into the merit of separation between state and religion – this is a blog about food after all – one of the things I appreciate the most about living in the USA, particularly New York and now the Bay Area, is its cultural diversity. We just spent the morning celebrating Hanukkah at my younger son’s school with kids hearing about the history of this holiday, making a menorah-inspired art project, listening to a story and, this is where I helped out, making and tasting the food that is traditionally eaten on this holiday. Come and make latkes with us! Continue reading “Happy Hanukkah”
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