Well, it’s summertime in the scorching Midwest. Do I feel like being in the kitchen more than necessary? Oh, no WAY. Lunching on some Ryvita and hummus with the air conditioning on full blast is utter luxury! I found myself buying hummus, over and over again. And I felt a little like Goldilocks…this one’s too [...]
Entries from June 2007
June 19, 2007
So Delicious: yes, it is. Chocolate Obsession? Yes, indeed.
If you don’t know already, Turtle Mountain makes a dairy-free frozen dessert called So Delicious Chocolate Obsession. See, how clever – they left off the “y” in soy. Not only laced with ribbons of chocolate sauce, inexplicably delicious crunchy flakes of chocolate torment you with utter irresistibility. Oh, buy it. From what I can tell, [...]
June 15, 2007
turkey curry from the pressure cooker…mmm-mmm!
Sometimes, a girl falls in love with her pressure cooker. And this was yet again one of those occasions. The turkey becomes perfect – melting in your mouth. Get about three pounds of turkey drumsticks. Wash the meat, and set it aside. Put your pressure cooker on medium high, and start chopping two yellow onions [...]
June 3, 2007
roasted portobello & asparagus: easiest vegetables ever
Went to a friend’s house for Easter dinner (yes, that was quite a while ago). Said friend was mystified about what she should do with the nice portobellos and asparagus she got at the store. Dinner was low-prep: prepared ham, bread, baked potatoes, canned sliced pineapple. All the dishes were prepped in the oven. And [...]
