Baked Explorations: Chocolate Mint Thumbprint Cookies
If you already know what a sucker I am for chocolate+mint it will come as no surprise that I adore these cookies all out of proportion. They are a little like French sables, (“sable” meaning sand but no, of course they don’t taste like sand....
Off Topic: Hot and Sour Ramen with Tofu, Shiitakes and Spinach
Another favorite from Cook’s Illustrated’s The Best 30-Minute Recipes and another great option for vegetarians, or flexitarians having a meat-free night. And, with the exception of the shiitakes, a good choice for Cheapetarians (thanks to the brilliant...
Off Topic: Scrambled Eggs with Red Pepper and Gruyere
I promise you that when I left work tonight I had no idea what I was going to make for dinner. And that’s not like me. Typically, I plan all our meals for the week and shop on Saturday and from these formidable planning skills seven meals appear effortlessly...

Two adults eating 1 pound of meat is wild.