Thanksgiving is this week, and with it comes myriad rich foods and starchy sides. These honey roasted sweet potatoes, however, remain light and almost fluffy while tasting strongly of honey. Even better, it’s simple to throw together and doesn’t take much attention while baking, making an excellent side dish for Thanksgiving. 3 red-skinned sweet [...]
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Sunday Recipe: Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Posted in Food, tagged Honey, Recipe, Sunday Recipe, Sweet Potatoes on November 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday Recipe: Arugula, Onion and Goat Cheese Pizza
Posted in Food, tagged Arugula, Goat Cheese, Onion, Pizza, Recipe, Sunday Recipe on November 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re looking for something light, fancy and easy, these fancy pizzas are perfect appetizers or even light meals. 1 red onion, sliced 3 cups arugula, coarsely chopped Salt Freshly ground black pepper 4 whole-wheat tortillas OR naan bread OR pre-cooked pizza dough 4 ounces reduced-fat goat cheese Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. [...]
Sunday Recipe: French Onion Soup
Posted in Food, tagged French Onion Soup, Recipe, Soup, Sunday Recipe on November 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
French onion soup is the kind of hearty yet healthy meals that can put a soothing capstone on a hectic winter day. The only problem is this recipe, while simple, takes several hours to simmer and so might be best made beforehand — or on a snow day. 2 teaspoons olive oil 4 cups thinly sliced [...]
Sunday Recipe: Broccoli Chicken Garlic Rigatoni
Posted in Food, tagged Broccoli, Chicken, Garlic, Pasta, Recipe, Sunday Recipe on October 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This dish is simple, tasty and, best of all, easy to make. If you’re looking to make it heartier for these colder temperatures, add another chicken breast. 2 chicken breasts, diced 1/3 pound whole wheat pasta 2 cups broccoli florets 2 tbsp parmesan cheese 2 tsp olive oil 2 cloves garlic 1 tsp black pepper [...]
Sunday Recipe: Spice-Roasted Butternut Squash
Posted in Food, tagged Butternut Squash, Garam Masala, Onions, Sunday Recipe on October 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Squash is another great fall food, and this recipe makes use of butternut squash’s rich flavor and a slightly sweet spice called garam masala. If you prefer a little more kick in your food, up the spice. This can be served as a main course but probably goes better as a side dish. 2 1/4 [...]
Sunday Recipe: Pork Tenderloins in an Apple Balsamic Reduction
Posted in Food, tagged Apple, Balsamic, Onion, Pork, Sunday Recipe on October 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Apples are in season right now, especially juicy, crunchy honeycrisps. For this recipe, fruit fresh from the orchard combines with onions and vinegar to create a fantastic pork dish. Serve alongside some fresh steamed vegetables and enjoy. 4 lean boneless pork chops 1 tsp black pepper 1 cup red onion, chopped 1 cup apple, [...]
Sunday Recipe: Baked Ziti with Turkey Sausage
Posted in Food, tagged Baked Ziti with Turkey Sausage, Italian food, Sunday Recipe on October 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This ziti recipe is a healthier alternative to the traditional Italian dish, but it doesn’t lack in flavor and still fills you up. Better yet, it’s simple to make and affords you time to prepare a salad or other side dishes. 3/4 pounds turkey sausage 1 green pepper, diced 1 onion, diced 28 ounces [...]
Sacrifice Not On the American Menu
Posted in Culture, Food, Politics, tagged Beef, Harry Truman, Sacrifice on October 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sixty-three years ago today, Harry Truman went on TV — the first White House broadcast in history — and asked Americans to forgo meat on Tuesdays and poultry and eggs on Thursdays. Such sacrifice, the president argued, would help cut down on grain usage by the meat industry, grain that could then be sent to [...]
Sunday Recipe: Rosemary Chicken Skillet
Posted in Food, tagged Chicken, Rosemary, Sunday Recipe on October 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I stumbled across this fantastic recipe earlier this week and couldn’t make enough of it. Our cast-iron skillet, which I had previously thought was enormous, was overloaded with chicken, potatoes and mushrooms, and the entire thing served just three of us (I only used three chicken breasts)! If you’re making for a larger group, I [...]
Lit Crit: “Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater,” by Frank Bruni
Posted in Food, Literature, tagged Born Round, Frank Bruni, Lit Crit on September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
These days more and more people are overweight, but most of us don’t like to talk about it. Former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni, however, is eager recount being “born round,” a favorite saying of his immigrant Italian grandmother, in his delicious memoir “Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater.” Bruni [...]
