Rhubarb and Cod

Grains & Legumes, Recipes, Soups & Stews, Vegetarian

Blistered Poblano White Bean Soup

January 14, 2020 No Comments

Okay, I know, another vegetarian recipe. Honestly, I swear there’s no agenda behind this meat-free spree. These last three recipes have been an accurate representation of how I’ve been eating lately and how I like to eat in the aftermath of the holiday season. After a parade of mashed potatoes and roast beasts of all sorts, I tend to retreat into a more legume, bean, and vegetable-heavy way of life. It’s the return to sanity my body seems to crave. Although this need for sanity does nothing to allay my Toblerone cravings…but that’s beside the point. The point is this Blistered Poblano White Bean Soup is nothing more than business as usual as far as January is concerned.

Eggs, Grains & Legumes, Recipes, Vegetarian

Gochujang Lentils with Mozzarella Grits

January 7, 2020 2 Comments

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January is in full swing and decadence has left the building. Yes, welcome to the month where cooler heads, common sense, and will power prevail…Or at least, that’s the plan. Depending on who you are, January might compel you to skip the booze, bid adieu to meat, or clip a few extra coupons. But even if don’t subscribe to dry January or the like, the beginning of a new month, new year, and a new decade has likely left you contemplating the state of the foot you’re putting forward. Is it all that it could be? Well, with that spirit in mind, allow me to introduce you to these Gochujang Lentils with Mozzarella Grits. They’re meat-free, healthy-ish, and easy on the wallet. In other words, they’re the ultimate January-friendly food.

Eggs, Noodles, Recipes, Soups & Stews, Vegetarian

Death’s Door Rice Noodle Soup with Honey Soy Tofu

January 3, 2020 No Comments

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Okay, show of hands, who got sick this holiday season? Well, if you’re waving your hand in the air, stop because I can’t see you and you might be in public, but also know that I share your pain. I almost always get sick around Christmas. Most of the time I’m gifted a cold but this year I was thrown a curveball in the form of a stomach flu. A stomach flu is hard to write about on a food blog. Truth is I didn’t eat much save a few saltines while I sick. And since this post is not sponsored by Premium Plus, I won’t say much more about the flu. I will instead give you the recipe for the soup I make when I have a cold, which I affectionately call Death’s Door Rice Noodle Soup.

Fish & Seafood, Pasta, Recipes

Shrimp Rigatoni With Crab Vodka Sauce

December 31, 2019 No Comments

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So here we are at the end of another decade and it’s hard to believe it. Or at least it’s hard for me to believe it. Perhaps you’re limping out of this past decade and feel like the next has been a long time coming. But for me, it’s a little bit of a shock. I will admit it has me feeling a touch old. But at the same time, I know I wouldn’t trade where I am at the end of 2019 for where I was at the end of 2009. So, I’ll take the extra 10 years and toast them with a glass of bubbly and a bowl of this Shrimp Rigatoni with Crab Vodka Sauce.