Category: meal in a bowl
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Barley, Kale, and Onion Risotto & Celebrity Sightings
Do you ever have days in which everyone you see resembles someone you know? Half of my time is spent bumping into people now and at least half of the time I have no idea how I know them. There are too many options now – did we go to high school together? Graduate school?… Read more
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Kale Salad with Parmesan and Golden Raisins & Making Progress
You know how hearing a song can transport you to another time, a specific day, a season, or a person? It’s the same with food. A couple of years ago, my best friend and I had a book event in New York City. We read and signed and mingled and then escaped to a shoebox-sized… Read more
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Fried Eggs with Baby Greens, Feta (or Cheddar) , and Black Beans & Quick Lunches
Apparently, I am not alone in my need for quick yet satisfying lunches. As a result, I’m sharing another 5-minute meal today. I love this kind of dish because the flavors meld together, the cooking time is mere minutes, and it’s incredibly healthy and inexpensive. As my Grandma Bev would say, “What do you have… Read more
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Quick Skillet Cod with Tomatoes and Onions & The Writing Groove
When I’m deep into my writing grooves, which happens only on Wednesdays when my husband is home with the kids, I have to forage for a quick lunch that won’t break the spell. I’ll be posting some quick lunches that go beyond the sandwich – not that there’s anything wrong with a sandwich! Only, I… Read more
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Mushroom, Fontina, and Spinach White Lasagna & Super Bowl Weekend
I am ready for the big game! That exclamation point makes it seem as though I am actually excited about football. I am not. I like Boston sports teams as much as the next bookish traveller mom, but…what I really enjoy is the excitement other people have for the game. While they cheer and watch,… Read more
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Crispy Mushroom & Shallot Toasts & The Weird Table
“Which lunch table did you sit at?” Jamie asks after he’s explained the intricacies of the middle school lunchroom, the center tables and their popular, designer jeans crew, the ‘second tier who basically want to be at the center tables but aren’t,’ and so on. Odd 14-year-old that I was, mushrooms on toast was one… Read more
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Deep Dish Shepherd’s Pie & The Writing Life
At book readings and events, I’ve been asked to describe ‘the writing life’. As with many professions, from the outside, it looks pretty good. And it is. I am lucky to be home with my kids and, in theory, to work in my pajamas. (Note: I do not ever work in my pajamas. Just not… Read more
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Amaranth Polenta with Leeks and Greens & Good & Evil
I’m the kind of nice person who might make you roll your eyes. I escort old ladies across the street. I’ve taught my kids to bring errant trashcans tossed on their sides back to driveways for people we don’t know. When the preschool sent out a plea for a family in need, I made them… Read more
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Warm Vegetable Salad with Beet Greens & Unplugged Parenting (The NYT is Wrong)
Ok, so the NYT isn’t wrong. I just disagree with this article here in which the author describes his terrific “plugged-in summer.” Now, don’t for a second start to think I’m going to rant about parents at the playground who are texting or reading blogs (ahem) instead of interacting or at least enjoying watching their kids.… Read more
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Creamy Fennel, Garlic, Onion & Potato Soup & Spinning My Wheels & Free Diapers
When was spinning a craze? I remember my older brother converting to the religion of spin class somewhere in the late 90s…but like many things from that time period, I missed them. My first child was born in 1999. Roughly translated, this means my husband and I ARE STILL WATCHING THE WEST WING. Missed it… Read more
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Summer Squash Ribbon Salad with Lemon-Dill Vinaigrette (Raw) & My Vegan Dog
Perhaps you’re familiar with Newfoundlands as a breed. Maybe you read Peter Pan (in the original book, Nana is a Newfie, not a Saint). My dog, Atticus, is, for lack of a better ford, a beast. He is giant, hairy, drools, has huge teeth, paws that can take out a grown man’s eye (though he’d… Read more
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Communal Bowl of Japanese Noodles & Cures for Boredom
I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again: mess is fine by me. I like a tidy house but I also know that one of the keys to relaxed fun is letting go. In light of that, I set up a couple of activities for the kids. We had a bit of a heat… Read more
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Chopped Salad & Modern Children
Spring lasts for about three days in New England. Today is one of those days. The kids are in shorts but carrying a sweatshirt, the grass isn’t a giant muddy pit, and I’m busy assembling salad. “I’m actually warm!” says Will the 4-year-old. This is a small miracle because he’s notoriously cold all the time.… Read more
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Vegetable Crunch…Meal in a Bowl
I am huge fan of the meal-in-a-bowl. This is not just the lazy parent’s guide to fewer dishes, but because I find it comforting and happy-maing in its simplicity. In winter, a bowl of whole wheat pasta tossed with wilted greens and Bucheron cheese or warmed cannellini beans is my kind of dinner. In summer,… Read more