After spending the whole day cooking and canning and hunching over the cutting board and stove, I really didn’t want to put a ton of effort into dinner. My countertop was covered in fresh tomatoes from outside, and I figured I might as well try to use as many as I can before giving up
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One of the reasons I’ve been so scarce lately is that I’ve taken up urban gardening. It started as a way to cope with quarantine and it ended up being a new hobby/pseudoprofession after the pandemic kicked most writers out onto the street. I’ve turned our little suburban plot into a food jungle, and the
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Before we moved west and parted ways with so many people back in my hometown and our college community, my best friend and I used to go out for Indian food. When we couldn’t go out or were too lazy to get out of our lounge clothes, we’d hop to one of our apartments and
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If you’re someone who keeps up with my blog, you’ll likely notice a trend or two with my dinner posts: 1) they make two heaping portions (so, realistically, probably 4, like this one), 2) they’re often salmon dishes. There it is. My secret is out. I like salmon. The good news is that you can make
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