I love making pizza at home. It’s cheap, easy, relatively quick, and the quality of the ingredients is so much better than anything you can get with delivery (in other words, no greasy pizzas). Usually, I make pizzas on my pizza stone, and it takes longer for the oven to preheat than it does for
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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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It’s been a bit of a hectic month, so I’d like to start of by apologizing for the unexpected hiatus. I’ve been working at a local community garden, and it’s been in the 90s+ here all month. On top of that, the home AC is busted, so when I’m already hot and exhausted from work
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I had ricotta leftover from another recipe I made recently, and I had a craving for rice pudding. The result: This recipe. Rice pudding is great because it’s one of those desserts that you can convince yourself is healthy when really, it’s not. It sits in a limbo somewhere between sweet oatmeal and Frosted Flakes.
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Granola is a timeless food. It’s simple, stores for basically ever, packs a ton of energy per bite, and tastes like a dream. If you’re someone who’s on a health kick or trying to fuel an active body, learning to make and customize your own granola can save you lots of money, both on buying
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As we head into spring (or wishfully think about it), it’s time to consider what we can add to our kitchen from the Earth around where we live. Not only does growing your own produce save you money, but it doesn’t require a lot of space. Container gardening works well for many plants, from herbs
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Wintertime is the perfect time for soups, stews, chilis, and other hot dinners that are low-effort and easy on the wallet. Winter is also an important time to make sure you’re getting vegetables in your diet, particularly leafy greens. Escarole soup is a delicious meal that’s quick to make and, despite looking like a bowl
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If you’ve been around Apartment Eats for a little while, you might recall our apple butter post from last year. If you’ve been around even longer than that, you might remember our substitutions post from several years ago. Today, we’re going to put both of those posts to work with these amazing drop cookies. They’re
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My garden this year has a jalapeno plant that’s been an absolute champion when it comes to producing peppers. It’s provided for countless loaves of bread, bowls of guac, marinades, and omelettes. Despite having so many uses, I still found myself struggling to keep up with the output, so I decided it was time to
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Last week, we learned how to make garlic dill pickles. This week, we’re trying something a little different. I love pickles, and I always have, but I’ve never liked sweet pickles. Unfortunately, I realized that I’d run out of dill while I was in the middle of mixing brine for the cucumbers I’d already sliced
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