Given that it’s fall, root vegetables are having their moment. My local grocery store had 10 lb bags of root veggies on sale for $1.97 last week, which is the best price you’ll find all year. So I? Bought 30 lbs worth. That’s right — 30 lbs of delicious root veggies! Ten pounds each of carrots, onions,…
Vegetarian Side Dishes
Memories of Meals Past: Dumplings Two Ways
Last year I decided to start a Cookbook Supperclub with some friends, and hold dinner parties where we all cooked a dish from the cookbook-du-jour, ending up with a number of appetizers, mains, sides, and of course dessert. We cooked our way through a number of cookbooks before the group dissolved due to well, life…
Memories of Meals Past: Healthier Spring Rolls
Time for another Memories of Meals Past post! This time it’s a lunch/light dinner food, spring rolls, that I made a few months ago. But made healthier by baking as opposed to deep-frying! I used this recipe as a starting point, and then naturally I made substitutions. I had half a head of purple cabbage…
Budget-Friendly Parmesan & Paprika Potato Wedges
When I was a grad student, I was always trying to stretch my pennies, and that including trying to stretch my food budget. I even wrote an article about stretching one’s food budget for my university paper; I talked about using root vegetables and seasonal produce. I came across a cookbook in a local store around…
Adventures in Indian Food, Part III: Channa Masala-Stuffed Samosas!
Hey all! It’s Sunday evening and I’m sitting on the couch with my laptop, planning meals for the week while some bread dough rises in the oven. It’s time to catch up! I’ve written about how to make grind-your-own garam masala, as well as how to make channa masala, and now for the piece de…