Bittman Challenge: Soft-Boiled Egg

52 recipes down and 50 to go.  I’ve surpassed the halfway point! It appears that Bittman likes eggs as much as he likes fish.  Yesterday I completed my third boiled egg recipe for this challenge.  All you need for this is an egg and salt and pepper.  Just slowly lower the egg into gently boiling [...]

Bittman Challenge: Poached Fish, Couscous, and Cobbler

Finally I have a chance to show you the nice meal I made on Sunday.  A meal that poor MSB didn’t get to eat because he was throwing up.  (By the way, it’s Wednesday and I feel weird but I’m not nauseous.  Hoping that’s good.) Poached Fish Steaks or Fillets with Vegetables Just when I [...]

Food for Fuel: Poached Eggs over Couscous

I made an easy dinner last night, another take on Heidi Swanson’s Poached Eggs over Rice, which I made back in January. I didn’t have tofu this time around, so I added an extra egg. I also used whole wheat couscous instead of rice. Couscous is fun and fast and I wanted to use up the box. [...]

Food for Fuel: Chickpea Curry with Tofu and Paneer

I did an hour on the elliptical this morning.  I might dedicate an entire post to it later, but I haven’t decided. We’ll see how bored I get. Anyway, last night I made Chickpea Curry. I discovered this recipe about a year ago and it was my first attempt at cooking Indian. It’s really good [...]