When I went to Italy a few years ago, I thought I’d have such a hard time dealing with the food, given all the pasta and bread typically associated with Italian cuisine. Fortunately, I found polenta and risotto to be … Continue reading
I spotted Nuovo gluten-free roasted sweet potato gnocchi the other day at Whole Foods and decided to give it a whirl. The $4.99 package in the refrigerated section promised “two restaurant portions,” but let’s be honest – it was just one meal … Continue reading
I found myself craving quiche the other day. I needed a few little small meals and I didn’t feel like making a whole big crust so I decided to just use ramekins to make little baby quiches. You know, quichelets. … Continue reading
I’m not exactly on the Trader Joe’s bandwagon – I prefer Whole Foods by far. I’m not big on packaged/pre-made foods and that seems to be more of TJ’s specialty. That said, they do have some decent gluten-free items. I picked up some of the … Continue reading
This is my new favorite easy to whip up meal. I call it shitake fried rice. yes, it’s kind of an ugly duckling dish but it’s very good. I have a hard time resisting those giant bags of dried mushrooms … Continue reading
The last few weeks of school I went a little crazy making soups and other easy-to-freeze meals. It was nice to come back to a very stocked freezer, even if my fridge was bare. And coming home after evening classes and … Continue reading
I have three night courses this quarter, which makes cooking dinner for one even less appealing than it normally is. I’ve decided to go back to the good old days of when I’d prepare lots of meals that could be … Continue reading
School’s catching up with me and I’ve been slacking on cooking and eating as of late. This whole grad school thing makes it even more obvious how much I dislike cooking for one – especially since I have three night … Continue reading
Grad school is starting to kick my ass a little bit. Not because it’s necessarily difficult, but just because I have a lot of video projects due within a very short time and it’s not exactly my forte. But I’ll … Continue reading
I’m beginning to feel like more and more of a quintessential college student. Cooking dinner for one gets tedious, making it easier to resort to basic comfort foods. So on a drizzly Saturday when everyone I know in this city … Continue reading