I had this for the first time because my friend Annie brought it to a pot luck. It’s delicious, and happens to be healthy also (I think she may have said it comes from a South beach diet cookbook?). The purple cabbage is colorful and beautiful. A very easy, fast salad to make. Keeps great...
Years ago, I wanted to write a cookbook called Yuppie food made with white trash ingredients. This salad would have been included in that cookbook. You brown Ramen noodles in butter, for goodness sake. If that’s not lowbrow, I don’t know what is.
But when it’s all dressed and plated, it’s a beautiful salad, and everyone...
Everyone loves Chinese Chicken Salad. First of all, everything is chopped up into small, fork sized pieces for you (all of my favorite salads are chopped salads), and then you have the added bang of the crispy won-tons (or chow mein noodles in this case). Top that with a fresh-tasting sprinkle of cilantro and …...
Glorious, amazing, creamy macaroni and cheese. What could be better? Nothing comes to mind right this minute, so I’ll just have to stick with the mac & cheese. I love it with some protein – fried tofu or grilled chicken or steak and some Sriracha (rooster sauce) drizzled all over the top.
And on these nights,...
I had the biggest compliment last night! A Lebanese-American friend said my hummus was up there with his auntie’s. I about kissed him … but refrained, I don’t know him THAT well.
Soon, you will have my exact hummus recipe. But first I think it’s the perfect time to bring up a slightly taboo topic. This...
I think this recipe came from the food network website. The original recipe calls for 1 lb of pasta, but I think that’s too much for the amount of sauce it makes – I’ve been accused of really being a fat-lover (and it’s true), but the ratios seem to work out better by cutting...
