Archive for January, 2011

For the love of stir fry

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

I can’t believe I’ve never written a stir fry post here! Blasphemy! Stir fry is another wonderful way to eat less meat. Probably the best way. Definitely my favorite way. To me, stir fry is the easiest, most versatile method of cooking. It’s my default I-don’t-know-what-else-to-make meal, as well as my default clean-out-the-fridge meal. And [...]

These are a few of my favorite soups

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Brrr… I’m gonna go ahead and say that we’re officially in the dead of winter now. You know what that means… Soup season! Making soup is a fantastic way to eat less meat in your diet. There are loads of hearty, meat-free soup recipes out there that will leave you warm, cozy, and satisfied. Chunky [...]

Session #47: Cooking with beer

Friday, January 7th, 2011

This month’s Session topic (hosted by beer 47) is “Cooking with beer”: I invite you to share any experience that you have had with beer as an ingredient in food or for cooking. Cooking with beer is something that I don’t do often enough. Whether or not the exact flavors of the beer are perceptible [...]