When I considered starting Life as we Cook it, I gave a lot of thought to the kind of recipes I would be posting, and the type of writing that I would attach to them. I briefly considered keeping it black and white: this is the food I cook, this is why, this is how…
Dinner
Creamy Corn Soup (Minus the Cream)
Am I the only one who needs to work hard to control myself around a big pile of corn on the cob? You know the situation: you walk into your grocery store, or at the farmers market, and there they are: three or four giant wooden bins, filled high with cobs. People surround those bins,…
Fresh Tomatillo & Avocado Salsa
The girls constantly surprise me with what they will and won’t eat. A small (in no way complete) list: Shrimp, lox and tuna? Yes. Broccoli, asparagus and cauliflower? Yes. Tofu, anchovies and aleppo pepper flakes? Yes. Feta cheese, omelets with seaweed and pickle-flavored almonds? Yes. Pickles and olives? Yes. Easton Really good (store-bought) frozen black…
Seeded Whole Wheat Pizza with Garlic Scape Pesto, Zucchini & Corn
Mommy, has Reeve had chicken yet? This is a common question in our house. Easton, ferociously in love with her baby sister, lives to touch her at all times. Early on, we had to start saying: When you’re finished eating those blueberries, you have to wash your hands before you do anything else. Your sister…
Garlic Scape Pesto (Nut-Free)
Years ago, before I really understood the ins and outs of food: why growing conditions are important, why purchasing organic may be the preferable choice for certain foods, why it’s important to care about the people who grow our food and why shopping local can really make a difference, I caught the farmers market bug….
Savory Oats with Soy, Miso & Sesame
Reeve was strategically seeking out pieces of banana and carefully avoiding cubes of avocado, when what was happening, really registered. It was a Thursday morning, we had just dropped Easton off at school and Reeve was navigating her way through breakfast. I was making a mental list of my plans for the day: work during her…
Broccoli Cheddar Quinoa Cakes
Recently, I put a picture of everyday life up on Instagram – mini frittatas stirred together with ricotta, feta, spinach and garlic – but as I was about to post it, I realized that for all my talk about planning ahead, I haven’t done a lot of talking about lunch. Specifically, school lunch. I actually just…
Avocado and Smoked Salmon Summer Rolls
In my last post, I talked a lot about kitchen confidence. So it is coincidentally fitting to follow it up with a post about Summer Rolls, something that used to scare me. Summer Rolls are not hard to make, but they, like sushi, involve a bit of technique to walk away with a picture perfect…