The other night I grabbed a pre-made rice salad from Trader Joe’s for an already done dinner. It was pesto brown rice salad with tomato and tofu bits, and it was delicious. The container had three servings, and the ingredient list was short and simple (brown rice, pesto, tomato, tofu) but the flavor combined was [...]

After a ridiculously long day, followed by an appointment and then a dinner-time conference call, I was ravenous for food and was starting to get whiny I was so hungry (sorry, Funk). The easy thing to do may have been to run up the street and grab a few slices of pizza for us to [...]

There has been a surge in burrito popularity lately. They’re filling, inexpensive fast food, and with ingredients like rice and beans, people think they’re healthy too. Places like Q’doba, Anna’s Taqueria, Bocca Grande, and Chipotle are popping up everywhere, touting fresh ingredients. But when massive amounts of those fresh ingredients plus cheese, sour cream, refried [...]