I’m rescuing this recipe from the archives. A few nights ago I looked it up and cooked it for dinner, and I was surprised and dismayed to see that I had made some big errors. The kind of errors that make readers really annoyed with you. Most notably, I had failed to explain where to…
Soft Red Velvet Cream Cheese Crinkle Cookies
I’m a sucker for red velvet cake. I can’t fully explain why. It’s really just a mild chocolate with a ton of red food coloring, but it’s so festive and beautiful, and it always comes with cheesecake icing. I know I’m not alone. Bakeries always seem to have red velvet cupcakes, red velvet doughnuts,…
Green Peas in Indian Cream Sauce with bonus recipe – Golden Basmati Rice
I received an unexpected holiday gift this year. A friend of mine from work left a copy of Madhur Jaffrey’s Quick & Easy Indian Cooking on my desk. When I protested that he didn’t need to do that – we don’t exchange gifts at my workplace, except for the annual holiday party gift steal –…
Easy Paella with Chorizo and Chicken or Shrimp
I have a feeling you’re looking at the title of this post with some skepticism. Easy paella? Isn’t that an oxymoron? We all know paella as a complicated dish so time-intensive that many Spanish restaurants ask you to call your order in ahead of time. Well, thanks to Mark Bittman’s wonderful cookbook The Best Recipes…
Eating ABQ: Nexus Brewery
I apologize. I’ve known about Nexus for months now and I haven’t told you about it. I have a good reason, I swear! The problem is that the food is too good. The first three times I went, I demolished half my plate before remembering to take pictures. We first went to Nexus after I…
Sweet Potato and Green Chile Quesadillas with bonus recipe: Spanish Brown Rice
I must give credit for this recipe, or at least for its outline and method, to my boss (and friend), Angela. It came up during the office lunch break a week or two ago. As so often happens in conjunction with eating, we were talking about food. I’m not sure how sweet potatoes came up….
Eating ABQ: Soo Bak Korean Food Truck
It was a bright, chilly Sunday afternoon on a vegetarian week. We were headed home, very hungry and eager for a quick vegetarian lunch. Too hungry, we thought, to manage a decision-making process, we drove to Nob Hill and parked on Tulane just down the block from Tractor Brewing, intending to hit up whatever place…
French Cabbage Soup with Blue Cheese and Cream
Well, here they are: the January doldrums. It’s cold – at least, it’s been freezing in Albuquerque for the last couple of weeks. I need new gloves. Anyway, it’s cold outside. And while it’s no colder than usual in the refrigerator, winter bleakness has settled in there as well. What’s in the crisper? Cabbage. Carrots….
Home for the New Year
Wow. I didn’t mean to take almost a month off from posting for the holidays! I’ve missed you all. I actually spent a lot of the past month cooking. I tried a lot of interesting projects, many of them baked goods – decorated gingerbread cookies, rolled-up jam-filled cookies, knish. They ranged from tasty to delicious,…
Pumpkins Stuffed with Everything Good
You probably don’t need to hear any more than the name to know that this would be a great vegetarian holiday entree. The “everything good” in the vegetarian version is bread, cream, cheese, garlic, and herbs. Not looking for a vegetarian option? By all means add a few slices of cooked bacon – not to…