Archive for the 'comfort food' Category
Comfort Food Salad for Brunch
December 20th, 2010by Caroline As I’ve written before, I love a salad for lunch, but when it’s rainy and cold, as it’s been in the Bay Area lately, something warmer is called for. Sometimes I make roasted potato and kale salad, but the other day I didn’t have quite the time, energy or ingredients to pull it [...]
Braised Celery with Olives
December 9th, 2010By Lisa This is one of those things that I never thought I would make–how many of you cook celery regularly (as a base of soups or sauces doesn’ t count)? I don’t. Or didn’t. But then I saw this on tv at just the right moment, and I’ve made it twice in 2 [...]
Doughnut Muffins
December 1st, 2010by Caroline This time of year, seasonal eating is often also holiday eating, as we slide from Halloween through Thanksgiving into Christmas and New Year’s. I want to take each of these in turn, give them their due, and then take a breath before the next one is upon us. Which is why I love [...]
Pumpkin and Black Bean Soup
November 17th, 2010by Caroline It’s November in San Francisco, which means that I am facing the annual disconnect between the food my New England-raised body feels like I should eat and the food appropriate for our sunny and warm days. The New Englander in me says “Turn on the oven! Roast vegetables! Make soups!” while the Californian [...]
Lemon + Honey
November 10th, 2010by Caroline It has been six days now since this cold clamped its vise grip on my head and chest, six days of trying to wash it way with gallons of tea, at first, and then just hot water with lemon and honey. Usually by this point in a cold, I’m tired of the drink [...]
Sausage with Apples and Potatoes
November 9th, 2010By Lisa This is one of those fast and comforting foods you can be happy to serve on a busy weeknight or for an early afternoon Sunday dinner. It came about one day last winter when I was staring at what was left in my pantry and freezer. What spoke to me: apples, potatoes, an [...]
Rice +
November 2nd, 2010By Lisa Not so long ago our microwave died a not-so-quiet death. It zapped and fritzed and we quickly decided it was time to retire it. We’d had it a long time, and we used it a lot: for reheating many things; for morning porridge; for defrosting; for popcorn. But getting rid of it freed [...]
Pumpkin & Black Bean Tacos
October 28th, 2010by Lisa It may be almost Halloween, but we have other important things to think about these days, too. This very quick game night meal was inspired by Caroline’s Giant Enchildas and these pumpkin tacos from Sunset Magazine–which sound terrific to me, but I just didn’t have all the ingredients in my pantry. For this [...]
Pumpkin Toast
October 19th, 2010by Lisa Our children’s school has a great tradition of hosting a social for the parents (only!) of each grade in the early months of the year. Some of Ella’s third grade class has been together since pre-school & it’s a terrific group of parents and children. This year, our enterprising room parents decided on [...]
Another One for the Team: Panelle
October 12th, 2010by Lisa I found this recipe watching one of the 13 episodes of Lidia Bastianich’s television show, Lidia’s Italy, taking up space on my tivo, and it’s exactly the reason why I love her & her show. I had never heard of panelle, nor could I have made this up. It’s a regional street food [...]