Category Archives: Budget

Pantry Staples + Cheese + Scallions = Another Mexican Casserole from Matthew

By Matthew | Published: January 31, 2009
Thursday Night. Got home late from work and I knew Alexa wasn’t going to be around, so I stopped at my grocer to pick up tortilla chips with which to better enjoy a Mexican layered polenta casserole. My sister taught me this one a decade ago. What makes it such a winner is it can [...]
Also posted in Recipes, Vegetarian | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Mushroom Barley Soup

By Alexa | Published: January 27, 2009
In the deep cold of winter, there is nothing quite like a warming bowl of soup.   This recent NY cold spell inspired me to make a wonderful earthy soup featuring pantry staples barley and dried shitake mushrooms. Together with fresh mushrooms and vegetables, this is a hearty and nutritious soup and is not difficult [...]
Also posted in Recipes, Vegetarian | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

Slow Cook While You SLEEP!

By Alexa | Published: January 8, 2009
What is better than sleeping? Sleeping WHILE lunch is being cooked! All this (and more!) is possible with a slow cooker.  Dried beans are a cheap, durable pantry item and they take very well to the slow cooker—With a slow cooker, there’s no need to even pre-soak the beans. Black Bean Soup 3 carrots, chopped [...]
Also posted in Recipes, Vegetarian | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Making fresh, beautiful bread doing little more than watching and waiting

By Matthew | Published: December 16, 2008
I have a busy schedule. I would never have thought that I would be capable of baking an artisanal style crusty bread with minimal effort, and minimal ingredients, in the middle of the week,  but that’s exactly what I just did (I actually made two), and you can too.  On Monday night I decided I’d [...]
Also posted in Bread, Recipes | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Mexican Comfort Food

By Matthew | Published: December 15, 2008
I discovered this dish on foodnetwork.com a couple of years ago and it has stuck in the repertoire ever since. It’s sort of like a Mexican lasagna, with a great smokey spice from the chipotle. This recipe is easy enough to put together for a midweek dinner, and the leftovers make an equally good lunch. [...]
Also posted in Recipes, Vegetarian | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

  • New Here?

    This is a blog about cooking whole, seasonal food at home. Read More

  • Follow us on the Web:

    or sign up for email updates:

    We will never share your email address with anyone.

  • Foodista Food Blog of the Day Badge

  • Alexa in the News

    Photo: Suzanne DeChillo, NY Times

    Alexa was profiled in the NY Times!
    Read the article.