We've got swimming lessons EVERY evening for two weeks (I can't recommend Wildkits Aquatics at ETHS in Evanston highly enough, BTW). Add to this very full days of work and entertaining kids between school and camp, and there's not much time to make dinner. Below are a few quick dinner ideas we've been managing to … Continue reading Summer fast food
Pizza bites
Whether next week will find you as the football party type or the bake-with-your-kids-on-vacation type, this recipe is for you. The dough is easy to make in a food processor, and you can use your slave labor little people to make the stuffed balls of dough. You just might want to double the recipe, though. … Continue reading Pizza bites
All you need is soup
My toes are frozen and so are my pipes. This "polar vortex" has been so miserable that I actually joined a gym. Yes, after more than a decade of running in Chicago winters, I gave in. New Year's was my last run outside, and I actually thought I might die. Whether it was the ice, … Continue reading All you need is soup
Cold’s Antidote: Hot Toddy & Chocolate Chip Pancakes
This is me, post 8-mile run Sunday morning. Look closely, and there are icicles on my eye lashes. Yes, I am insane. (Read my post on running in winter weather, if you're curious how to manage.) Add to that, the runs I did outside last week in miserable, frigid weather, and I've been feeling chilled … Continue reading Cold’s Antidote: Hot Toddy & Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Cheaper, easier & healthier Sukkos
Folks, throw away your excessive Yom Tov menus--I got your back. Here's the plan, plain and simple: 1. Go to the produce store/the farmers' market/the shuk. Buy every single thing that looks the slightest bit interesting to you, and then some. If it grows from the ground, buy it. But if you live in a … Continue reading Cheaper, easier & healthier Sukkos
Vegan pesto pizza
Our garden is heavy on basil these days, which is a good thing because we love pesto. I make it in big batches and freeze portions for the winter.But the truth is, that you can make pesto with just about any herb or nut--even the greens popping out of garlic bulbs. Cut these garlic scapes … Continue reading Vegan pesto pizza
9 days of eating hearty & well
With the beginning of the nine days of mourning, there's hardly a home around here that's not in a tizzy over what to cook for dinner all week. Whether you cook meat every night or not, the idea of having to eat only dairy or parve every day intimidates people. But as someone who hardly … Continue reading 9 days of eating hearty & well
Every picky eater needs a Rachel
I served polenta last night, a quick Italian dish made of corn meal. It's delicious and can be prepared in infinite ways. Most importantly, it's quick and cheap. We all love it--except my pickiest eater. He always claimed to "hate" polenta. Until yesterday evening. When I served the kids polenta, my 6-year-old started with his … Continue reading Every picky eater needs a Rachel
Easy summer salad
We found one lonesome radish in our garden. My kids were in charge of planting them, and one was all that was ready last week. Good thing it doesn't take much to make a summer salad, when so many farmers' market veggies are perfectly ripe. If checking lettuce gets old, you can throw together a … Continue reading Easy summer salad
Quick summer meals
With the sun shining outside in Chicago for only a few months a year, there's nothing to keep me inside--not even cooking. But plans at the pool, beach and park don't have to mean a healthy meal won't fit into the agenda. In fact, all this running around requires more fuel! Below are a few … Continue reading Quick summer meals
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