Dear Readers,
After ten days of brown rice, greens and other vegetarian delicacies, we're back at it. Our time away was incredible, but we're glad to be home.
It's been wonderful reviewing all the open threads over the last ten days where you confessed what you all cooked for the holidays, what sorts of New Year's resolutions you've made for your lives in the kitchen, and what cooking questions are burning in your brains.
We plan to cover a lot of ground in 2006, and we're thrilled that you all are along for the ride. It should be a fantastic journey. Here's to all the cooking we'll do together this year.
Cheers,
Sara Kate
I would love to know what new recipes people have enjoyed cooking/eating each week (month?)
& possibly the sources of the recipes. Cheers to you!
(I now have a wish list of about 8 books or so from readers'lists!!)
I have a young friend (vegetarian) starting out in a new city and loft. While I have every piece of cookware possible, she does not. What do you suggest as a source that might provide a list of basics for her kitchen. I am trying to encourage her to make her own meals. She is into ease. Currently, she has two pots, a tea kettle and a toaster. We differ on our idea of basics.
Suggestions as to basic for her would be helpful.
jmarieb
is one of her pots one of those multi-functional jobbies that were all the rage recently?
you know, the one with the pasta basket that sits in side and then with the steamer that sits on top of that?
b/c that might be a great thing for her
having been a vege myself, i ate A LOT of pasta with steamed vegetables that i made in one of those pots
and then i woke up and smelled the bacon...
Ann:
I think she has just regular pots but what you mention might be just the thing for her. I'm going to send her some Mario Battaglia spatulas, and some other items but I'll think of this type of pot. You're right. It might be good.
I was a vegetarian for 10 years (way back) and I have to say that there is nothing as good as a rib eye on the grill. My feeling is: a good Pinot Noir makes it all digest nicely.
Thanks.
My husband and I have a Black and Decker (yes, I know you're thinking power drills) Flavor Scenter rice cooker/vegetable steamer. we use it constantly. It was very inexpensive, and we love it. It's also small, so it doesn't take up much space. Amazon says that it isn't available through them, but here's the link if you want to see it. You might be able to find one somewhere else on the web. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004SC50/qid=1136862199/sr=8-3/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i3_xgl79/103-1202280-5121424?n=507846&s=kitchen&v=glance
This one of the first things that I started using when I decided a few years back to stop buying "prepared foods" and cook my own. B&D make some other inexpensive steamers, you might want to check them out, too.