Tired of the same old boring weeknight stir fry? I have a few tips that you may not have considered that could help you make your dinner fresh and different.

Every Friday at work we have a treat day: a different person each week brings in food for the group. This is voluntary and we do have some people that do not participate. For those of us that do, we get something tasty each Friday morning. Sometimes this treat is doughnuts from the grocery store [...]

You’re probably thinking I’m pretty full of myself, making a claim like that. Well sure, it’s probably not for everyone, but if vegetable soup is your thing, you should try it my way at least once. And yes, that is alphabet pasta in my soup. I have a three year old.
Do I really need to [...]

Did you really think we couldn’t find a way to extend the luck o’ the Irish to the Pizza Clack column? For shame, you non-believers!
I don’t know about you, but I just can’t get excited about corned beef and cabbage, I don’t care what my last name is (which I married into anyway, so there’s [...]

Saint Patrick’s Day is stealing up on us. *Groan* It’s not exactly my favorite “holiday.” I’ll probably risk being pinched and forget to wear green on Tuesday. Honestly, the antics are all a bit silly, particularly in NYC.
Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against the Irish. Some of my best friends are Irish. Also, [...]

I’ve had beans on the brain lately, and I don’t know why. Maybe it’s reading about flexitarians. Maybe it’s Lent, and thinking about how Catholics observed it pre-Vatican II. Maybe it’s because they make tasty soups that are easy to make in bulk and freeze.
Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure piqued my interest in heirloom beans, [...]