It strikes me that if you read this blog on a regular basis, it probably won’t surprise you to hear that 1 child in 5 in the United States does not have enough to eat. Every summer, we hear reports of teachers and school administrators concerned about how their students will get enough to eat… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Cooking on a Budget
Israeli Cous Cous with Roasted Sweet Potato and Collard Greens
On Tuesdays and Thursdays each week, my local Whole Foods store is kind enough to provide me large trash bags full of their vegetable compost – well, they’re actually providing it to my pigs, but the pigs haven’t learned to drive just yet, and someone has to handle the transport. The loot is wildly popular with the… Continue Reading
Three-Bean Chili (and nachos, too)
With the Super Bowl quickly approaching, I have a pressing question for you: Do you ever do the menu visualization trick when you’re in a restaurant that isn’t, well, a fine dining establishment? You know, the dive-y, pubby places where you just know that the kitchen staff cuts the package open, pours it into the… Continue Reading
Apple-Cinnamon Crostata
We’re all down to the last hours of preparation for the big Thanksgiving feast, so I’ll keep this quick and to the point. Crostata, the Italian relative of the French galette, is a rustic tart that provides all of the flakiness of a good pie, only without the blind baking process. From the time you… Continue Reading
Sweet and Spicy Candied Butternut Squash
A couple weeks ago, while prepping my wares (and foodstuffs, too) to teach a cooking class at the very lovely Hotel Providence (with an incredibly fun group of students and the amazing ladies of Hotel Providence, Trish and Sarah, assisting), I realized that I needed to gather some ingredients for our day-of-class lunch salad. Being… Continue Reading