Pumpkin Curry Soup
I love curry. Indian curry, African curry, Thai curry, anything curry. All someone has to do is say the word “curry,” and I will drop what I’m doing, instantly captivated. Show me the curry. Seriously.
I love curry. Indian curry, African curry, Thai curry, anything curry. All someone has to do is say the word “curry,” and I will drop what I’m doing, instantly captivated. Show me the curry. Seriously.
This past weekend, a sweet friend commented admiringly on the way I “have it down,” as she put it, meaning the way I apparently have time management figured out. She was talking specifically about how I find (make) time to write in the midst of everything else that’s on my plate. I wanted to shake…
I think autumn in Michigan is really divided into two seasons: “early fall” and “deep fall.” Early fall consists of sunny days with bright blue skies, crisp breezes, and the beginning of Michigan’s stunning autumn scenery: reds, golds, bright oranges. The leaves hang onto the trees with all their color (as long as the wind…
E is always a bit skeptical when it comes to the counter-service Mexican-style chain restaurants like Chipotle, Qdoba, and Baja Fresh. Mainly he objects to the sauceless burrito that is standard at these places, preferring that his be covered in something spicy, like these burritos from The Pioneer Woman, which I make occasionally (any PW recipe…
I love leeks. I know, I know, they look like giant green onions, and how can you love something like that? Well, they’re not true onions, although they’re related, and they have the mildest bit of onion-y flavor. I bought them on a whim at the farmers’ market in Chicago a few years ago thinking…
Last week I wrote a post on taking time for yourself, and how it’s not a selfish practice, but a healthy one that enables us to be better versions of ourselves. In the few days since then, I feel like I’ve heard an outcry. It seems that for many women, especially working moms, the problem…
Traditional or “real” goulash is Hungarian, a cooked beef dish in a brown sauce served over noodles. There are many variations on traditional goulash found throughout Eastern Europe, and eventually, with immigration, goulash made its way to America, where it morphed into something altogether different from the meal of its roots, as is the case…