Aloo Gobi

Aloo Gobi (home version)

Aloo Gobi (work version)
At work, they served Aloo Gobi. It wasn’t what I thought it would be, so I decided to make it at home. I don’t think I’ve had it before, otherwise. I liked the home version better.
Now, since I hadn’t had it before in an Indian restaurant, I wasn’t sure [...]

Inspired by Clara: Pasta with peas

Inspired by Clara’s Pasta with peas and her “Depression Era Cooking” videos, I reached into my 10 pound bag of potatoes and got to work. As I played with potatoes and onions, I thought back to what I remember growing up. What dish was my Grandma “famous” for? And what do I remember most from [...]

Quick Tofu Fried Rice

I saw Tofu vegetable fried rice today through foodgawker and it inspired dinner!
Quick Tofu Fried Rice
1 block firm tofu, drained, pressed, cubed
1/2 onion, chopped
2 cups (ish?) leftover brown rice
1 cup (ish?) frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
1/3 cup (ish?) low-sodium soy sauce
freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon (ish?) vegetable oil

I drained the tofu, wrapped it in one paper [...]

Review: Eat, Shrink & Be Merry! (with Recipe)

I recently grabbed a copy of Eat, Shrink & Be Merry, cookbook by Janet & Greta Podleski with cartoons by Ted Martin. Yes, cartoons. Not only are the cartoons great, but there are “funky factoids,” “cooking tips,” and puns — lots and lots of puns. This is one of the only cookbooks that I’ve read.
When [...]

Eggplant Experiment continues: Stirfry

I tried again to recreate the a side dish I ate a few months ago. I remember the cook saying she nuked it for 20 minutes to get the water out and then some time in the pan. 20 minutes seemed a long time.
I took an eggplant, sliced it into 1/3″ slices, salted, and put [...]

Dinner: Spaghetti

I cleaned out my pantry a bit and found three jars of spaghetti sauce. There are also quite a few packages of noodles in there. Time for Spaghetti!
I tried Bertolli Organic sauce and added some chopped up Roma tomatoes that were passing away into tomato Heaven on the counter. Pretty good. Rounded out the meal [...]

Dinner: Balkan Eggplant Casserole

I saw Balkan Eggplant Casserole on A Veggie Venture and just had to make it! I have had such bad luck with eggplant but found some on sale last shopping spree.
Success! Not bitter! Not… nasty. It was good. And the only stuff I had to buy for the recipe was Parmesan cheese (3.99) and [...]

Dinner: Fall harvest!

I got a bit curious and also it was time to clean out the vegetables before they spoil. 1 gigando sweet potato, 1 organic golden delicious apple, 1 bunch asparagus, 1/2 red onion, splash of olive oil and salt.
I had a pile of scraps and turned toward the trash can. But instead of tossing the [...]

Dinner: Taco Soup

Ah, the well-loved Taco Soup. When I put the abundance of sweet potato burritos in the freezer, I saw a flattened freezer bag of taco soup. I’m new to freezing, as I’ve mentioned, but it looked ok. I had flattened it to get as much of the air out as possible and also to make [...]

Dinner: Braised Balsamic Chicken

Chicken breast was on sale. You know what that means! Yep. Time to cook around the sales!
I thought I’d go for color with the dish and had some leftover sweet potato in the fridge. I don’t know why but I feel in my head there is a love for pairing sweet potato and the tang [...]