When it comes to sandwiches, I’m a little picky. I am completely bored by a regular ‘ol sandwich like pb+j or a grilled veggie sandwich. But when it comes to big, bulky, piping hot pressed paninis? Show me to them. I like when sandwiches are stuffed with all sorts of fillers and grilled to perfection. [...]

Last week my friend and I spent a few hours catching up and strolling around the 2nd annual Boston Local Food Festival, held in Fort Point (basically where Downtown Crossing meets the Financial District and waterfront). There were a ton of people there and a lot going on. It was so nice to see such [...]

All this muggy weather makes me want to stay far, far away from the kitchen and any hot appliances. It also makes me want to put a hat on. This weather is not good for curly girls! I was in the mood for some homemade hummus which I knew would take only seconds to whip [...]

Usually around lunchtime I start thinking about dinner, if I haven’t already thought about it days in advance. But the other day around lunchtime, since I had no set idea for what to make for dinner, I started googling around and Tweeting asking for some creative tempeh ideas. Usually I’ll marinade it in some sort [...]

Last week I worked on a test recipe for an upcoming Healthy Eats post. I wanted to make a veggie burger that was hearty with some bite to it, and not just a bunch of cooked vegetables smooshed together into a patty shape. I took some inspiration from a few Vegetarian Times veggie burger recipes [...]

Ok so despite what this post’s title says, I most definitely did not have a meal that included a bacon sandwich and chips. Well, not entirely. What I did have was a bacon tempeh sandwich with kale chips. This recipe for Tempeh Bacon from Vegetarian Times came to me via email when I had a [...]

When flipping through my most recent Vegetarian Times magazine, I found a fabulous chickpea and artichoke sandwich filler recipe that I tore out immediately. It’s been sitting on our kitchen table all week, so I put the recipe into action for dinner the other night. As usual, I made some slight alterations: I didn’t use [...]

With Passover starting this week, we decided to use up some bread that was taking up space in the freezer. So Sunday night I whipped up some grilled Mushroom Mozzarella Paninis for a quick dinner. I started by grilling portabella mushrooms on our grill pan for a few minutes on each side. Next I spread [...]

Last week I was doing some research on cafes in Harvard Square to host a 25-plus person book club (not an easy task) and came across Crema Café. I’ve heard of this café before but admittedly have never been. But, every time I come across a new restaurant, I check out the menu. It’s a [...]

The recipes for last night’s dinner were ones I randomly put together in my head, not having a clue how all of my ingredients combined would actually turn out. Sometimes these are the best meals to make, if you like getting creative in the kitchen. Last night’s concoction was a delicious success. I’ll call these [...]