The less food I waste, the better I feel — it’s more economical, and it is better for The World At Large. Saving energy by buying less. It’s so difficult, though! It takes strength of will, organization, and some ingenuity to keep yourself from buying too much. Whole corporations are built to strategize how to [...]
Archive for the ‘Vegetables’ Category
October 11, 2010
The Whole Tomato
By Anne in Sustainability, Unprocessed, Vegan, Vegetables
October 2, 2010
Culinary School, Week I
By Anne in Culinary School, Tips & Techniques, Vegetables
It sure feels surreal to step on the speedy river raft of a Life Dream. When you fantasize about something for so many years–decades, even–it’s weird to start experiencing the real-life details that accompany the dream. Fluorescent lights. Combination locks. Attendance. The first week of culinary school was a heaping platter of details. We survived a four-day onslaught of information about [...]
November 17, 2009
Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes
By Anne in Side Dishes, VegetablesBaked Mashed Potatoes
Well, here come those holidays. For many turkey or tofurky consumers, this means mashed potatoes are coming, too. I have several favorite mashed potato recipes, but there’s one in particular that is a splendid, fluffy, make-ahead recipe, which is perfect if you are either joining a Thanksgiving/holiday potluck or are hosting and needing to juggle many dishes in one [...]