Category Archives: Food

Thoughts on eating, cooking, and generally anything related to food.

When your refrigerator breaks…

Posted on February 4, 2007 by krissa.nichols

…make meringue cookies! This week involved a bit of a kitchen challenge. On Wednesday, after I left for work, went to the market and picked up some local milk and goat cheese to take home, then had a day during … Continue reading →

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Bistro Sandwich Lunch for Dinner

Posted on January 21, 2007 by krissa.nichols

I’ve been trying to cook with the season and with local produce, as exemplified by the butternut squash risotto. I like the idea of cooking with what is available locally – aside from cutting down food travel distance, the food … Continue reading →

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Butternut Squash and Brown Rice Risotto

Posted on January 15, 2007 by krissa.nichols

This long weekend has been full of cooking and baking experiments. Quite a treat after my recent propensity to stick with tried true and easy. Among the treats created were a cheesecake (recipe tomorrow I hope), some tea-infused truffles (no … Continue reading →

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Tom Yum Soup

Posted on November 13, 2006 by krissa.nichols

I’ve been fighting off a cold of late, but I’m feeling a bit better. Well enough to want to cook and also to want something warm. My favorite Thai soup is Tom Yum. It comes in many different incarnations with … Continue reading →

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Fall Food Fun – Quinoa Stuffed Carnival Squash

Posted on November 3, 2006 by krissa.nichols

There is something irresitable about the lovely colors of fall squash. Bright greens and oranges, smooth tans, variegated or monochrome, I am always pulled to pick one up, even if I have other plans for dinner. Luckily, squash waits patiently, … Continue reading →

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Omnivory and Orange Chicken

Posted on October 28, 2006 by krissa.nichols

I have recently finished reading Michael Pollan’s The Ominvore’s Dilemma. It is a fascinating book. It did take me a while, but mostly becuase I needed to mentally digest things before moving on, not becuase it was too dense or … Continue reading →

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A Dessert With No Pictures…

Posted on October 2, 2006 by krissa.nichols

Last night we had guests, and in my excitement to serve a yummy dessert I forgot to take a picture! Alas! My brain has been addled by all my studying for the GRE…I can tell you about geometry and analogies … Continue reading →

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Summer Squash Pesto Pasta

Posted on September 22, 2006 by krissa.nichols

Yesterday there were beautiful pattypan squash at the greenmarket, mostly full-sized (3-4 inches across), but there were a couple cute babies hidden admidst the adults. I was inspired by their lovely yellow smallness to pick up a handful for some … Continue reading →

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Pockety Pita

Posted on September 21, 2006 by krissa.nichols

One could hardly be blamed, based on my recent lack of posts, for thinking that I have not been cooking much of late. However, one would be misled! It is merely that I have been too hungry upon dinner completion … Continue reading →

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Some of the most beautiful spinach I’ve ever seen…

Posted on September 7, 2006 by krissa.nichols

I purchased this spinach at the Union Square Greenmarket, I thought, “This is some really good looking spinach.” But I did not realize how truly stunning it was until I was plucking each perfect leaf from its stalk and tossing … Continue reading →

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