We eat salad pretty much every night. 90% of the time it’s homemade salad dressing, the other 10% it’s Kraft Greek dressing. I’ve honestly never come across a Greek Salad dressing I like more than this bottled stuff. (please don’t send me Greek Salad dressing recipes, I’m actually pretty happy that 10% of the time [...]
Let’s spend a moment recapping. Learn how to make fresh pasta. Check. Learn how to use our pasta rollers. Check. Learn how to make tortellini filling. Check. Learn how to form tortellini. Check. How to eat tortellini. Shit. I completely forgot to teach you how to eat tortellini. I can’t apologize enough to everyone out [...]
I’ve never made a meat pie. That’s just one of the many, many important things you don’t know about me. I’ve also never hunted squirrel That’s another important thing you didn’t know about me. I’m not sure if the fact that I’ve never hunted squirrel has anything to do with my deep seated fear [...]
The Question: “Karen- reading your most recent post on freezing swiss chard…how would I freeze fresh basil to keep for use in the winter months. I live in Pennsylvania and winter months are a drab! Thanks- Lori” The Answer: Lori, I don’t know. Stop bothering me. Karen Of course I couldn’t leave it [...]
I sort of lured you into this post under false pretences. For that I kind of apologize. You should know the apology is only halfhearted. I really have no idea if this is the *best* sweet & sour meatball recipe but I figure if every 2nd coffee shop in Manhattan can serve the [...]
One of the comments I get a lot from readers, friends and neighbours is … what is that thing on your chin and do you think it will ever go away? I grew a blemish on my chin a few days ago that is so large and angry when I bend over I can feel [...]
There I was standing in the health food store minding my own business when a woman opened up the refrigerator and pulled out a tub of Liberté Greek Yogurt. Well. I couldn’t even believe she did it. She stood there, right in FRONT of me, holding yogurt. To purchase. I mean, I don’t [...]
I would like to thank Art of Doing Stuff reader, Rose. Rose, you see, emailed me the other day asking if I’d ever heard of DIY Enzyme Cleaner. Why no! No, I had not, Rose. But since you bring it up, now I *have* heard of DIY Enzyme cleaner. And being the kind of OCD, [...]
Dandelions haven’t been so much fun since Mama had a baby and her head popped off. Foraging, if you hadn’t heard, is the new repurposing. Going out and finding ingredients for your dinner either in the woods, your front lawn or … if conditions are right, your neighbours back [...]
My mom buys cookbooks. She *loves* cookbooks. Now keep in mind, she doesn’t use them for cooking per say per se. They’re more for entertainment purposes. She likes the pretty pictures and has a love of food so deep that she enjoys just reading about it. The actual cooking part? Not so much. Much the [...]
I’m not sure where my obsession with copying recipes you can find in any local dive came from. But it’s true. My life is and always has been ruled by copying good, bad food. Things like french fries, pizza and hamburgers. I’m still on a quest for the perfect good, bad [...]
The fella: What is it? Me: Quinoa. The fella: What is it? Me: Quinoa. It’s an ancient grain. All the people who eat things we’ve never heard of eat it. You know. Hipsters. ’Sposed to be better for you than rice or potatoes. The fella: But what is it? Me: Don’t worry about it. It’s [...]
