Living the bento lifestyle...sort of
It is amazing to me that vegetables I thought I never cared for cooked are proving me wrong when roasted. Cabbage is another example. I love cabbage raw. If you live in the South, coleslaw is a fact of life, and a tasty one at that. However, cabbage cooked is a fact of life, especially… Read More
I’ve decided that a new recipe qualifies as a New-to-Me post. So, here’s the first one I’m sharing. Zucchini is one of the vegetables that I’ve tried in an attempt to find new foods I’m willing to eat. However, I was never able to find a way to like zucchini. It went onto my list… Read More
I’ve been trying for some time now to make a really decent bean cake. I’ve tried with black beans, lima beans, and lentils so far. And nothing has really worked out well until these particular lentil cakes. And let me tell you now, I thought these were going to be another big fat fail. Let’s… Read More
For all the things I don’t mind spending my money on, I feel increasingly ridiculous spending $2 – $3 for a quart of vegetable stock. I know, silly right? Recently, I finally snapped. I was buying onions, and carrots, and other good veggies for my pantry anyway. Why not use a few of them to… Read More
Cous Cous is a “grain” that I’ve never tried before. I quote the word grain since I’ve read couscous isn’t actually a grain, but extremely tiny pasta. In fact, before I started cooking for myself and learning more about the great world of food, I didn’t even realize cous cous was a grain-like substance… Read More
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