I recently discovered that Neko loves eating soft tacos. We were out at a taqueria and I ordered Neko a bean and cheese soft taco. She picked it up like an expert and went to town, not even pausing to set the taco down until she was full, about three-quarters of the way through the taco. The...
Fried Father’s...
posted by Dacia
While Mother’s Day seems to be the holiday for breakfast in bed, I think most dads end up getting a steak and potatoes dinner on their equivalent holiday. I offered to make Eric a steak this year, but he requested something lighter. So he got quail. I’ve only recently started...
Summer Bollito Misto...
posted by Dacia
Every other week, a box of local, organic vegetables shows up at my door. I love it, but sometimes planning what to do with all that produce can be … like work. I dig through my cookbooks, search epicurious.com, flip through my recipe folder, and sometimes I come up with some good ideas....
Chicken and Waffles
posted by Dacia
Chicken and waffles is one of those combo dishes that has always appealed to me. I love waffles and I love fried chicken, so why not put the two together? And yet I realized recently that I had never actually eaten chicken and waffles. The thought of topping a waffle with hot and crunchy...
Crunchy Sesame Tofu
posted by Dacia
My kid likes tofu. A lot. I know processed soy is under a lot of scrutiny for various possible health effects, but I am not too worried about it in our situation. We eat tofu maybe once a month and that’s it.* We really don’t eat any other processed soy foods, and we don’t...