If you’re like me and happen to hate beets, you have a few of those root vegetables left in your refrigerator from last week’s Fruit and Veggie. You’re not going to eat them raw, boiled, sliced, or otherwise, so why not bake them into a cake? I’m serious. That’s what I did the other night, […]
We eat a lot of tacos at my house. So imagine the excitement that occurs when you add some classic taco toppings like radish, cilantro, red onion, avocado and lime—to a totally new filling—spiced, creamy chickpeas. You get a taco with a total makeover and a whole lot of attitude, and attitude in a […]
Yesterday, several on-campus groups, including WesFRESH and the College of the Environment, brought guest speaker Eric Holt-Gimenéz to speak about his job as the executive director of Food First and the Institute for Food and Development Policy. Holt-Giménez, a first-generation American who was raised working on dairy farms in California, spent twenty years working with […]
My mom used to wake us up on special occasions with the smell of baking cinnamon and sugar wafting through the air. Let me tell you, there is no better way to wake up than to smell this cake baking in the oven. This recipe was used for my grandmother’s birthday breakfast, and although my […]
Few of us can deny that the promise of free pizza or cookies has drawn us to meetings on inauspicious Sunday evenings. It is also true that many of those meetings have introduced us to the groups we belong to today. Without always being cognizant of the relationship, we continue to learn about our incredibly […]
The other day it reached 70 degrees in Middletown, which, for this time of year, is something of a very late Christmas miracle. With the sun in full swing (that’s a term, right?), the buzz of spring in the air, and flip-flops on my feet, some friends and I headed down to Miller’s Pond for […]
I had always wanted to bake my own bread but (a) didn’t own a bread machine and (b) didn’t have the patience to wait overnight for the dough to rise. One day last spring my housemate showed me a recipe that makes baking bread into a task that takes no more than an hour, tops. […]
Passover is this weekend, and you all know what that means! Oh yeah, something about being slaves in Egypt. Whatever, I just want to talk about macaroons. Macaroons are the most underrated dessert. Why do we only eat them on Passover? And why are they always served as a side-dessert, along with those candy “fruit […]
I’ll be the first to say that spring weather should mean less time in the kitchen. The sun is still out at 7 p.m.? Eat your dinner outside! Sure, the more ambitious gourmands among us may see an opportunity to bake pretty things, like strawberry cupcakes. Hats off to you! (Please remember to share.) But […]
Whether it cures hangovers or not, Eggs Benedict is a magnificent way to start a Sunday. I recommend waking up early to make it because it is a dish that requires time and patience. There are lots of things to do at once: toast the bread, cook the bacon, poach the eggs, and whip up […]