Bake with abandon!
Last week, Alisa Bowman asked what impressive but no-fuss meal she could serve her book club. Hungry bookworms answered with a wide range of culinary solutions: Diva Lisa jumped straight to dessert and suggested cheesecake. Lisa, you can join my book club any day. Cheri …
This shot looks like some form of coral reef species, but it’s actually cooked spaghetti squash. Many of the sources I’ve read promote spaghetti squash as being “just like real spaghetti!” While it’s similar, it won’t fool anyone. Its translucency makes it look more like …
Last week’s vegetarian chili inspired me to try more food substitutes. I’ll be looking at a few alternative but delicious fakes over the next few days. I’ve been leery about “healthy” substitutes ever since someone served me dairy-free, sugarless chocolate mousse. I’d have been okay …
Last week, Michelle Rafter asked what she could feed her family of non-adventurous eaters while providing her vegetarian daughter a dairy-free meal. I was impressed with the links, book titles and suggestions you provided. One reader even pointed out being lactose intolerant isn’t the same …
We’re heading into the mother of all cold snaps. If the Weather Network is right, the warmest day this week will be a lip-chapping -15C. Celsius always sounds colder than Fahrenheit, but keep in mind that anything with a minus sign in front of it …
Is everyone on a diet this week? I don’t know about you, but despite my normally ferocious sweet tooth, I’m not ready to face another dessert, scone, pastry or white-flour carbohydrate for a few days. Whether or not you’re counting calories, this beef stew will …
I don’t have a drop of Italian blood in me. Fortunately, Debbie does. And with typical Italian generosity, she shares her family’s spaghetti and meatball secrets. It’s a true family recipe, not one ripped from the pages of a magazine and incorporated into family lore …
Not bad for a first try. Gnocchi has intimidated me ever since I visited friends in Italy and returned from a day of sight seeing to find my hosts and their entire kitchen covered in flour. While I was touring the colosseum in Verona, they’d …
It’s Italian week and I’m more than a little intimidated. You could spend a lifetime studying its regional dishes and only take a small bite out of the country’s offerings. Where do I start? What should I cover? Can I do The Boot justice? So, …