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Another delicious way for me to use Trader Joe’s pizza dough, courtesy of Cooking Light . Last night was the second time I tried this recipe...

Yes, I realize it’s nearly Week 3, but things have been crazy in SoCal lately, what with half of it being on fire and all. In fact, our poor...

(shown with Herbed Basmati Rice and Roasted Asparagus ) Thanks to Cooking Light , here’s another recipe to help use up my big bag of almond...

(shown with Almond-Crusted Salmon and Roasted Asparagus ) I’m not a huge rice fan, and consequently, I’m not very good at making it. If you...

I was a bit resentful that my very first CSA delivery contained cabbage, but mollified by the fact that the CSA newsletter contained this pa...

Months after being inspired by Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma , my friend P and I have finally gone ahead and joined a local commun...

Besides being aptly and adorably named for our favorite local fault line, these crackly-topped cookies fulfilled two important requirements ...

I am just bursting with self-congratulation. I used to think I just couldn’t make great cake, but this recipe has proven me wrong. When I sa...

Now is the time of year when people begin to feel oppressed by zucchini. (According to Garrison Keillor, the people of Lake Wobegon lock the...

It may require half an hour of hot oven usage, but this is nonetheless a great summer meal—insanely easy to assemble, and you can leave the ...

No recipes for you! Oh, the shame. Here I’ve been merrily cooking up a storm and utterly failing to document it. If it’s any consolation, I’...

And so, finally, begins my new experiment of trying to add illustrations to my recipe postings. I think it’s clear from these pictures that ...

I don’t particularly like shrimp. I used to refuse it completely, abhorring the seafood flavor and chewy texture, though now I’ve evolved to...

Pasta with potatoes always sounds like starchy overload, but it sure can be delicious. In this dish, the raw tomatoes and parsley do a gre...

I haven’t been doing much cooking lately, because A’s out of town for the Fourth of July. I’d envisioned spending my free time during this s...

Asparagus week continues! I tore this recipe out of a recent issue of Cooking Light , tried it for the first time a few weeks ago, and reall...

Another random recipe from my archives, in keeping with yesterday's asparagus theme. (This is yet another of the pureed soups on which I...

Another of those poor, orphaned I’ve-had-this-forever-and-don’t-know-where-it-came-from-or-why-I’ve-never-posted-it recipes. I’m always attr...

I realize that I promised to post this recipe “tomorrow” about two weeks ago, but I plead extenuating circumstances. We’ve been continually...

Why haven’t I posted for a month and a half? (A) Now that I’ve reached the ripe age of 30, I’m devoting my time exclusively to important, me...