Recipe: Super Simple Tomato & Corn Salad
Pin ItI’ve been a bit under the weather the past couple of days (I’ll spare you the gory details) and haven’t been too into the idea of cooking for myself. However, my frugality usually overcomes my...
View ArticleHunger Challenge Recipe: Chipotle Corn Chili
Pin ItAs I prepped for the challenge last night, I took stock of what was in my cupboard. It was modestly well stocked in the grains department, but all I had in the way of my beloved legumes was a...
View ArticleRecipe: Spicy Edamame Succotash Salad
Pin ItIt’s been a great week in PGEW land. Yes, I’m still as broke as ever and my rent is STILL backed up (takes SO long to catch up! Remind me not to sign up for walking pneumonia again), but now...
View ArticleRecipe: Fiesta Corn & Potato Chowder
Pin ItSo it’s finally here: our first real storm of the winter season, complete with rain, wind, and plenty of below average temps. As someone who finds nothing good about cold, wet weather except...
View ArticleRecipe: Red Quinoa & Asparagus Salad with Toasted Cumin Vinaigrette
Pin ItThe new year always makes people take a closer look at their health in general, whether it’s regarding weight loss, quitting smoking, or just exercising more for better health. I fall into the...
View ArticleVideo Recipe: Southwestern Baked Potato Skins
Pin ItAny good cook will tell you that mise en place – the French term for “everything in its place” – is essential when it comes to tackling any recipe. Being prepared is the best way to...
View ArticleRecipe: The Easiest Veggie Tacos EVER (Hunger Challenge 2011)
Pin ItIt never ceases to amaze me how many great meals I’ve made with leftover veggie scraps over the years. You know, those odds & ends that you might have leftover from making a stew or a large...
View ArticlePhoto Makeover: Super Simple Tomato & Corn Salad
Pin ItToday’s photo makeover is one I’ve wanted to do since I posted the actual recipe back in 2009. In fact, I’m still kicking myself for having posted the recipe with such a crappy photo because...
View ArticleRecipe: Masa Harina Corn Pancakes with Tomatoes, Peppers & Eggs
Pin ItOh, boy. Here I go putting fried eggs on things again. I continue to operate in breakfast-for-dinner mode these days, enjoying egg & tater tacos and mushroom fajita omelettes like they’re...
View ArticleRecipe: My Dad’s Summer Harvest Salad
Pin ItRemember lettuce? Traipsing through the aisles of Safeway for a kitty food run the other day, I made a quick round through the produce department to check out selection and prices. I’ve become...
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