Miso Glazed Salmon with Wilted Spinach
This one sounds fancy pants, but it is really easy, quick, and super delicious! As you can see, I normally serve it over a bed of rice.
Chicken Mulligatawny Soup
You may be familiar with mulligatawny soup from Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi episode. But, if you’ve never actually tasted this amazing soup, let me describe its deliciousness by borrowing from the show:
Thai Coconut Curry
I’m in the middle of studying for my preliminary exams. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, preliminary exams are a rite of passage for all PhD students where your advisory committee can ask you just about anything under the sun in your area of study. I mean literally anything. Given …
Chicken soup with dumplings
Okay, as a scientist, I have to say that the research is still inconclusive on chicken soup and colds. But there is some evidence to support this home remedy. A few studies have shown it to have a slightly increased effect on reducing snottiness and stuffiness than just hot water — or nothing at all. …
Pan-seared tilapia with chile lime butter
Its hard trying to figure out what to buy nowadays when it comes to meats. Is it filled with hormones? Is it really free range? Will I contribute to the demise of the species if I eat it — or the demise of another species through bycatch? Was the beef grazed on already-overgrazed federal lands …
Salmon Burgers
For two summers, right out of college, I lived in a little Alaskan town called Cordova. It is nestled right at the edge of the Chugach Mountains, before they, and the Copper River, spill into Prince William Sound. Because you can only get there by boat or by plane, it is the quintessential small Alaskan …
Tomato Zucchini Tart
Drowning in tomatoes, zucchini, and basil? Then make this!! It’s a lazy end-of-summer tart, with a flavor that’s so fresh, bright, and full, you’ll forget how easy it was to make. I know this sounds too good to be true, but trust me — after my first bite, I was kind of in love.
Risotto with spicy sausage
We’ve all been there. Living in that apartment that has layers of other people’s lives on it. The not quite clean, or clean-able windowsills, the layers of dust in the basement that no one has laid a broom to in eons, the smudgy doorhandles. These things could be overlooked when noticed (or not) from a …
Blackened Steak Salad
This recipe is always a winner at our house. Its a salad with steak and blue cheese (yum!). Not the healthiest of salads I’ll admit, but the combination of spicy meat, creamy blue cheese and crisp veggies makes my taste buds really happy. Plus, its easy and quick and can be thrown together in under 20 …
Herb Flatbread
Last summer I had more herbs from my garden than I knew what to do with and I would have made this recipe all the time if I had come across it then. Even though it involves making dough, it is surprisingly simple and can easily be adapted to a more traditional pizza with some …