Oct

15

Thai Noodle Soup

Posted by Annie Mueller

October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

 Soup is one of my favorite cold-weather foods. It’s warm, comforting, and filling. It’s forgiving: you can tweak amounts and substitute ingredients and still come out with something perfect. Try that with a bread recipe. 
The only drawback to soup is that many heartier soups are full of meat, cream, butter, and other fattening ingredients. Hey, [...]

Dec

30

Salad Days :: Wild Rice, Baby!

Posted by Annie Mueller

December 30, 2007 | 2 Comments

If you are feeling like you need to steer yourself away from the heavy/starchy foods of December, like me, then here’s a great recipe for you. It’s light. It’s bouncy and lively while still being wintery. It’s snowing outside my window and I’m thinking that this needs to be lunch tomorrow. You in?
WILD [...]

Nov

30

Spiff up your salad :: Beet & Endive Salad w/ Garlic & Herb Vinaigrette

Posted by Annie Mueller

November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I love salad, but sometimes it’s hard to remember that I do. Salad can get boring, you know? I have to remind myself that if I don’t expend a little extra energy and get creative, it’s easy to ignore the much needed greens.
Here’s a great little recipe for a tasty salad that’s not *that* much [...]

Nov

28

An easy pasta dinner :: on the light side

Posted by Annie Mueller

November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

There’s nothing easier or yummier than a good pasta dish on a cold almost-winter night. This one is light and lemony and feels good going down. It’s a refreshing change from the heavy Thanksgiving fare and it features one of my latest obsessions—Artichokes!

I recently discovered that I really like artichokes. I always thought [...]