Posts Tagged as ‘lazy’

May 3, 2008

Luxurious, Lazy and Thrifty – Poached Eggs

If you have a little vinegar, and a small pot, you can have the most glorious poached eggs. Do you need silky golden yolk slipping away from a firm white? Don’t get me started!

Poaching away. Happily.

Adorned with a stripe of salt and black pepper.

Digging in!!!
Lately, I have been thinking about lowering my fat intake by [...]

January 11, 2008

Junk food, and the salvation of Turkey Jook (a.k.a., rice porridge, xifan, congee, juk, okayu)

Question: is it wise to eat pizza, chocolate-covered rice crispy bars, spicy blue corn chips and other junk food exemplars for days and days on end…even if you feel like being lazy? Answer: No! My concern for all I’ve ingested leads me to attempt some salvation. Traditionally restorative, I am hoping that six thousand years [...]

October 14, 2007

When the stars make you drool just like Pasta Fazool, that’s Amore…(about $.50 per serving)

Sometimes slow cookers can help you become magical – in two places at once. Yes, you can be hard at work in the kitchen and relaxing elsewhere, at the very same time. (mea culpa, no pix for this post.)
Pasta Fazool (Pasta e Fagioli)

3lbs of Swanson’s Lower Sodium chicken stock ($2.75);
1 lb dry kidney beans, soaked [...]

June 30, 2007

this is why man invented a food processor: hummus

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 [...]

May 20, 2007

superstar salad dressing…shhhhhh!

With springtime, I’m getting into salads. Got this fabulous lemon-toasted sesame dressing at the store for three or four dollars. Not a huge bottle. Took it into my head to make something of my own. And, it is spectacular…well, you can try it and tell me what you think.
Superstar Salad Dressing

cider vinegar;
soy sauce;
nam pla // [...]