Beans, greens and grains: Remember this formula, and you will be fed for a lifetime in a very healthy, inexpensive and earth-friendly way. And it’ll never get old. You simply cannot exhaust the...
https://noteatingoutinny.com/2019/09/24/curried-white-beans-and-kale-with-cherry-tomatoes/
Food tucked inside individual portion-sized packages—it’s a formula that has served many favorite dishes of mine. From dumplings to tamales, these dishes are often clever ways to stretch or u...
https://noteatingoutinny.com/2019/01/22/sticky-rice-stuffed-cabbage/
There’s evil starches, then there’s good-for-you starches, from a modern-day health perspective. White potatoes are roundly shunned as one of those bad, rotten, festering ones of the bunch, ...
I’m not much of a granola-eater unless I get around to making it myself. Something about most store-bought granolas, crackling with sugar like crisp toffee, makes the whole eat-healthy endeavo...
https://noteatingoutinny.com/2017/06/23/granola-with-ginger-almonds-and-hemp-seed-hearts/
I’ve just returned from a week of eating and boozing in Mexico with five friends. There was a different taco to try at just about every hour of the day. I intend to throw a taco party very soo...
Congee, like fried rice, is an essential leftovers vehicle. This soupy sister-meal can incorporate bits of whatever you have on hand—and the week after Thanksgiving is prime time for having som...
Last summer, ten friends and I kissed the summer goodbye with a beach weekend and a clambake. I wrote afterward that there was no greater communal food activity than this, if you’re by the shor...
It’s all about balance. Sweet and savory; healthy and buttery; light and fluffy, and somewhat dense and gritty. That’s what good cornbread is all about. You could see it as a series of contra...
https://noteatingoutinny.com/2013/12/30/spinach-and-cheddar-cornbread/
A touch of spice makes everything nice. That, and a lightly fried egg whose richness bathes everything in sticky bliss. The prongs of your fork will be cloying this substance, well after you’re...
https://noteatingoutinny.com/2013/03/18/spelt-pilaf-with-roasted-sweet-potatoes-and-ras-el-hanout/
Most people think of tabbouleh as a grain-based salad, with bulgur (a whole wheat product) comprising the bulk of the dish. But actually, it’s more of a parsley-based salad, with lots of fresh ...
https://noteatingoutinny.com/2012/08/10/tabbouleh-salad-with-cherry-tomatoes-pine-nuts/