How to Make Easy & Delicious Meatballs

It’s an old assumption that every Italian family has a sauce recipe and a meatball recipe.  I think my family lost both.  For years, I’ve been trying to make the perfect sauce and meatballs.  Recently, I came pretty close to the perfect meatball recipe. Meatball Recipe: Makes 8 meatballs Ingredients: 2 lbs. Ground Beef 1/3… Continue reading How to Make Easy & Delicious Meatballs

Buy A Slow Cooker And Add A Tiny Bit Of Happiness To Your Meaningless Existence

Lunchtime. Yay. Week-old roast beef and mustard on sourdough with stale pita chips. Only 12,774 lunches left on the interminable, slow, plodding path to death we all walk together. Might as well head back to your desk and pretend to work for the rest of the day, stomach grumbling, wearing that same emotionless face you… Continue reading Buy A Slow Cooker And Add A Tiny Bit Of Happiness To Your Meaningless Existence

Crunchy Cashew Thai Quinoa Salad with Ginger Peanut Dressing

Each Sunday I dread the idea of starting another work week and preparing the same boring food. I’d rather just go to Protein Bar and get a delicious salad, but that’s an easy way to quickly drain your bank account.  When I came across this recipe on the Ambitious Kitchen (http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com) I was so thrilled… Continue reading Crunchy Cashew Thai Quinoa Salad with Ginger Peanut Dressing

Roasted Garlic and Tomato Soup with Garbanzo Beans

This is my first time doing a step-by-step cooking post, so bear with me! This one comes to you originally from NaturallyElla.com, which I’ve modified very slightly. The reason I’m including this post is because it’s an affordable luxury. The tomatoes are probably the most expensive component and will cost about $3-6, depending on whatever… Continue reading Roasted Garlic and Tomato Soup with Garbanzo Beans

Cooking Tips For City Living: Sell All Your Possessions And Buy A Wok

I see you. I see you watching the Food Network on weeknights, laughing every time someone forgets an ingredient on Chopped. I hear you mutter to yourself “I could do better” in between bites of reheated Chinese take-out. I feel it when you roll your eyes at Rachel Ray, Alton Brown, and at Bobby Flay,… Continue reading Cooking Tips For City Living: Sell All Your Possessions And Buy A Wok