I have decided that this is what I want for dinner every night this summer: a fresh mix of green and pasta salad, filling enough to satisfy and cool enough for summer evenings. And, this salad got the Jeff stamp of approval. The best part is that you can use your favorite veggies here; anything …
We are lucky enough to have a friend who is moving to North Carolina this fall. He visited last Sunday, and we spent the day eating tacos, walking around downtown, and playing arcade games. The night ended with grilling outside; the ideal way to relax in the waning evening heat. This post is less of …
I found a bag of these beautiful, small, and multi-colored potatoes -- perfect for a double roast, a drizzle of olive oil, and fresh herbs. We served them for lunch with farm eggs from the Greensboro Curb Farmer's Market and a large green salad. Potatoes often have a bad reputation from a nutrition standpoint, because …
A few weeks ago we bought some olive oil soap. This stuff amazes me, because it is made with oil, yet it removes the same from my skin. Soap is a surfactant. It is composed of hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts, and without getting too technical, it works because some of the lather sticks to the …
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“Bachelor Delight” was a common meal my family made when I was growing up. Though I didn’t realize it 'til now, this was a we’re-busy-and-don’t-have-time-tonight meal. Back then, we called it “Hobo Dinner.” That name isn’t too appealing (and probably not PC), so after making it Leah and I started calling it “Hobo Delight.” Upon …
If you read my post on popcorn, you might have heard me mention nutritional yeast. For the longest time I truly believed that salt was the one-and-only “topping” for my favorite snack. Once, when I was in Portland, a friend put nutritional yeast on my popcorn and I felt underwhelmed. It didn’t taste like much, …
In general, the “batch” posts on this blog are Leah’s. It’s “batch” like in “batch of cookies,” because Leah likes food: she puts on cooking classes, has an MS in nutrition, and is a registered dietitian. Also, she’s just really great in the kitchen. The “narrative” posts are mine—I like writing and I teach high …
In what feels like a past life (long before moving to Greensboro, NC), I taught kids' cooking classes. After making countless batches of pizza dough, I used to have the recipe memorized. I hadn't made pizza dough in a long time (due to living next to Cugino Forno), but the combination of sweet butternut squash …
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