Getting pretty pumped up for Art on the Ave over here—we made hand-designed t-shirts to sell at the event. $20, let me know if you want your own! We only made about 20 shirts, so they are practically collector’s items. Well, it’s the middle of the week and you’re probably thinking what in the gallbladder […]
Category: Dinner
Crabcakes
Just in time for my first gig tonight with my new band Take Two arrived a prize pair of shoes I won from a fashion blog. I never win anything! And voila—the universe gave me a pair of shoes! Izzy resented that there were not crabcakes in the mysterious box, as there were last night […]
Chili Con Carne
Until Tuesday, I had only made one chili recipe, that of my mother’s “Bean Soup” from the cookbook she authored, Five Sundays. It is a recipe that ends with the instruction to purchase and ingest Bean-o. It was good, and crockpotable, but this, oh, this. Must be the bacon. This chili, served with the focaccia […]
Tuscan White Bean and Kale Soup
I always feel refreshed upon returning from the international city of literature (Iowa City). My people, my people. I felt particular synergy between the strange yet tender styles of my travel buddy Linda and myself. We took the trip in her car, two ladies in a bug. Happy for new friends, new books, new epiphanies. […]
Green Lentil Soup
My presentation on the neurology of metaphor this morning went well, and then I hurried off to exchange my black business suit for a chartreuse skirt and sandals because it is 75 degrees and sunny this afternoon in Savannah. With my last few hours, I attended a show with the Savannah Music Festival; I saw […]
Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Soup
Well, it was a sad story that ended happily. My Valentine package from my mother was stolen, we thought, off our front porch while we were in Louisiana. The mailman said he remembered delivering it. Nothing was there when we got home. My first mature instinct after the mail robbery was to offer the thief […]
Southwest Quinoa
While the Oscars rolled out the red carpet, KP and I rolled out the red table cloth. I’ll be posting all week from the Academy Award Party feast. To start, as it is the International Year of Quinoa (I love making the proclamation over and over), make this tonight and it will last all week. […]
Greek Pasta with Shrimp, Garbanzo Beans, and Lemon
Want to know what it is like to cook with me in the kitchen? Exactly like this, right Mom? I had my own experience with snickering shrimp and techno beats just last night. I made shrimp pasta for our Filmosopher’s Fellowship club: Greek Pasta with Shrimp, Garbanzo Beans, and Lemon Hyvee Seasons 8 oz bow-tie […]
Orzo with Cherry Tomatoes, Capers and Lemon
By the time you are reading this, KP and I will be almost to New Orleans! When on the road, I have found it better all around (for health and finance) to pack your own food. Otherwise, you know me, I’ll be counting Hot Tamales and an iced vanilla latte as lunch and BBQ chicken […]
Corn and Apricot Muffins with Orange Essence
Corn, apricots, and oranges sounded like the worst possible combination. So did orange juice, chai tea, and shallots. But Baking Illustrated and Hyvee have become my mainstays for trusted recipes, so I went big for dinner and made Orange and Sage-Glazed Pork over Whole-Grain Pasta with a side of Corn and Apricot Muffins with Orange […]