Easy Eats

I love how stuff just grows by itself in Oregon. My roommate just bought some seed at Home Depot, put them in the ground in March, and now we have summer tomatoes! We just water them daily when it gets really hot and dry. These sweet million tomatoes, which resemble cherry tomatoes […]

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Sometimes you just have lot of somewhat limp vegetables in the fridge and a surplus of tomato products in the cupboard. Solution: Stew! Make a ton, and freeze the rest for later. Not a real all-out recipe, I just slapped this together. Even forgot to take good pictures.
Ingredients (very flexible):

1 sort […]

I went to the Portland Farmer’s Market on the Portland State University campus again yesterday, it’s become a bit of a weekly ritual now. I forgot my camera, so I’m afraid I don’t have any nice pictures to post. Next week. So far, I’ve bought cherries, peaches, coffee, bread, basil, and garlic […]

I really like Trader Joe’s, they have a lot of good stuff there. So when I came across their little Red Curry and Rice in a box for about 2 bucks, I figured I’d give it a try. Turns out, not such a good idea.
First, the box came unsealed in […]

I just ran across this on Flickr - a guy (phil_g) scanned and put up his mom’s handwritten recipes from old 3×5″ cards. It’s beautiful, touching, and useful all at once. I’m going to make this Apple Crisp recipe soon.
(via growabrain.)

Ok, I’m young enough that I never really “got” Julia Child until last night. I just thought she was an old, slightly stuck-up lady that used to do a cooking show. But then I watched Julia Child: A Tribute with Sara Moulton on the Food Network on my TiVo. Man, she […]

Summary: Screw Powerbars. Don’t buy overpriced trendy bricks when you can make your own gooey delicious energy packed sandwiches on the cheap!
Ingredients:

Banana, sliced into 1/2″ thick coins
Vegetable Oil (1 teaspoon)
Peanut Butter
Bread (2 slices)

Directions:
1. Heat pan on medium-high, add oil.
2. Add bananas and toss in pan and saute until golden brown. Should be […]

Although I have a lot of kitchen gadgets now, it was not always this way. I used to have only two pieces of cookware, an 11-inch Circulon Stir-Fry Pan and a large pot. I basically made soups and boiled water in the large pot, and did everything else in the Circulon. This […]

Summary: Every one loves s’mores. Why wait for the charred marshmallows of a campfire? Make them inside! Less bugs too.
Ingredients:

Graham Crackers
Marshmallows
Some form of chocolate (Hershey’s kisses in my case)

Directions:
(If you are using a thin chocolate bar, then you can skip Steps 1-3, as it will melt easily.)
1. Place chocolate in bowl, […]