Roasted Cauliflower

Roasted Cauliflower                                                 

Who knew cauliflower had protein? I didn’t. It is also a good source of Thiamin, Riboflavin, Phosphorus and Potassium, as well as Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Folate, Pantothenic Acid and

Poached Eggs

Poached Eggs

These are so easy, and are the best! I love, love, love poached eggs. We mostly eat them on buttered English muffins, but this seed bread made for a lovely backdrop. You can fuss a lot with poached eggs, swirling the water just so, boiling them just perfectly, etc, etc. Or you can do it my way, which is to just cook the damn things and get on with it. Sometimes maybe they are not perfect, but most of the time, it all works out very nice.

The Best Buttermilk Pancakes

The Best Buttermilk Pancakes

If you are feeling like some really simple delicious pancakes, skip to the white flour recipe at the bottom of this page. I like to add some whole grains to almost everything I cook, but I also don't like to sacrifice texture or taste. These are a perfect balance.  Make your own mix! See note below.

Simple Green Beans

There are so many ways to cook green vegetables-braise, sauté, blanch, steam... I’ve tried them all. Steaming is supposed to be the method that retains the most nutrients-no dunking in boiling water. This apparently robs fresh green vegetables of their nutrition (or some of it). But I find that steaming doesn’t always make such an appealing vegetable, something is lost, a tad ironic. Blanching is the best way to cook vegetables for taste and

Salmon Burgers

Salmon Burgers

These are super good, and are a perfect meal to make if you've been out all day, say, flying a kite, and haven't thought twice about what's for dinner. I keep burger buns in the freezer, the rest of the ingredients are staples, and the salmon, well, it's in a can.

Pizza Dough

The Best Pizza Dough

I think cooking really great basics, like pizza, is far more rewarding than cooking a really complicated meal. I've tried dough recipes that require kneading and rising, but never got as good of a texture or flavor as with this recipe. Simple and delicious, win-win...

Time Saving Equipment and Recommendations

Braun Chopper

This little chopper, along with the immersion blender I use almost every day. I chop onion or garlic in this thing almost every meal and it's a huge time saver. I should have added a rubber spatula here because that's very helpful for getting what ever has been chopped out, quickly and easily.