I LOVE it when a recognized authority backs up my secretly held convictions. Earlier this month, Jayson Lusk, who holds the illustrious title of "Professor and Willard Sparks Endowed Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University" wrote this piece on Huffington Post...

Sunday evening, in the midst of making grilled mushroom tacos, we discovered that the package of tortillas which should have been half-full (meaning 4 remaining tortillas) had but a mere 2 tortillas remaining. Neither LO nor J (nor the dog) would take responsibility for the missing tortillas, although...

Image courtesy of David R. Tribble Passover begins tonight. It is absolutely my favorite holiday on the calendar, partially because of the food. Matza ball soup! Matza brie! (It's like French Toast, but with matza). Charoset ! Gefilte fish! Manischewitz brand kosher-for-Passover macaroons! Chocolate...

Yesterday, I decided to stop by the grocery store on my way home from teaching Hebrew school. I had a list with a grand total of 5 items on it: Apple juice Coffee Half and half Apples Rice But Hebrew school is done at noon, and I reached the grocery at the optimal poor-decision due to hunger timeframe...

"Organic" and "cheap" sound like complete opposites, don't they? If you've ever compared the price of a half gallon of organic milk to a half gallon of "regular" milk, you know what I mean. Organic is expensive! Or is it? There is that deferred cost called health...

Indian food is my very favorite cuisine. I have been visiting the Indian restaurants in my city since I was about 14 years old. I've been a vegetarian for quite a while, so Indian food is also a great protein source for me, as so much of it is vegetarian. This winter, after being on a waiting wist...

I've been making soup like crazy this fall/early winter. It's such an inexpensive way to make a big batch of food that will last for a long time. It's also very comforting in this New England clime, and it's nice to share with people who have caught the nasty cold that's making its...

There I was, watching the Antiques Roadshow on my 10+ year old televsion (tuned in through rabbit ears, as I cancelled cable this summer), and when some boring sports item came on, I flipped to one of the other three channels I get. And thre I saw two ads in a row for food items that were being marketed...

When I think "Yankee", I think of my grandparents. My grandfather and his brother and cousins built a house that he designed out in the country. They dug their own well, built their own electric generator, and farmed the land. When something was broke, they fixed it. When it wasn't, they...

One of my favorite food staples are (is?) beans. I buy really inexpensive bags of dried beans at the supermarket (usually under one dollar per bag), soak 'em overnight, and have delicious protein (and fiber) for a week. The other day, I went through my cupboard and found three partial bags of beans...