I am so lucky to have a pantry stocked with food and a cabinet filled with spices. A report released this week by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme reminded me how…
Nachos, Comfort Food Part I
Everyone has their own comfort foods, and we all really crave them right now. The conspicuously bare supermarket shelves give us some clues as to what these comfort foods are. In Germany, yeast and flour are in…
Gigantes Plaki, Anything is Possible
I learned how to make gigantes plaki, a Greek, bean dish, in 2011, while stranded on a Greek island. I happened to be visiting the country during the anti-austerity movement and had made my way to one…
Chili Sin Carne, Praise Beans
I know you have a stash of beans in your pantry right now. I can tell by the empty supermarket shelves. Good on you. I’m a huge fan of beans, and you should be too! Beans are…
Vegan Paella
Spaniards, and my dad, will be greatly incensed by the title and contents of this recipe. YES, it’s vegan! I’m not using the chicken, sausage or seafood that usually accompany a paella. You can use those ingredients…
The Easiest and Best Hummus
I realize it’s very American of me to say that this recipe is “the best” and I also realize that cooking is not always easy, but bear with this American for a minute. I think it’s the…
Pantry Pasta with Chickpeas
Four things I ALWAYS have in my pantry: canned chickpeas, tomato paste, garlic, and pasta. They are the base ingredient for many of the recipes I make, and in this dish, they all happily come together in…