Quick, Simple Soup

Posted by Rachel Crawford on May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment

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I used to be intimidated by soups. You get the impression that they need to bubble away for hours and hours to be good, or that there is some secret voodoo involved that only your white-haired grandmother knows. But once I made a few soups sans recipe I realized they are actually quite simple to invent, as long as you build the flavors as you go (i.e. don’t just heat up some stock and dump a bunch of vegetables in and boil it for 20 minutes). Read more

Filed under: Cooking, Soups and Stocks

Slow Roasted Pork Belly

Posted by Raissa Nebie on May 27, 2009 | No Comments

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Pork belly is a delicious cut of meat too often overlooked by most American home cooks. What a shame! Especially since you can buy a pound of pork belly in Chinatown for ~$2.50/lb.

I became a fan of pork belly after eating David Chang’s pork belly buns at Momofuku Ssam. Since then, many other pork belly sandwiches including An Choi’s roasted pork belly banh mi have become guilty pleasures of mine. Read more

Filed under: Cooking, Pork

Spaghetti Squash: A $5 Vegetarian Meal for Two

Posted by Diane Erwin on May 26, 2009 | No Comments

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Pasta has long been a pantry staple. In minutes flat you can have a steaming bowl of spaghetti with any number of sauces. Spaghetti squash is just as easy, just as versatile and almost as thrifty.

At $1.29 per pound, my 4-pound squash came to just a bit more than $5. Even better, I tossed it with everyday items always found in my kitchen, making for one cheap meal.

The football-sized fruit (or vegetable, according to who you ask) is deceptively easy to cook. Pierce the thick skin several times with a sharp knife, and stick the squash in the microwave for 10 minutes. Let it cool for another 5 minutes, and voila. Read more

Filed under: Cooking, Vegetables

Skip Dinner. Eat A Snack.

Posted by Erin Patinkin on May 25, 2009 | No Comments

Like everyone, I’m tightening the ole belt these days, and have been trying, with some success, to limit my eating out budget. But here’s the hard part: cutting corners without cutting quality. So, something I’ve been doing differently lately is eating smaller meals throughout the day. Besides the fact that nutritionists argue that smaller more frequent meals reduce one’s tendency to overeat and provide our bodies with continuous energy, snacking out instead of eating out can save you a lot of cash. Read more

Filed under: Eating Out, Seafood

Make Your Own Chicken Stock

Posted by Kathryn McGowan on May 21, 2009 | 1 Comment

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The French call a good stock the fond de cuisine or the foundation of cooking. In the kitchen as in architecture you want the best foundation you can get. Homemade chicken stock has a fuller body and is more flavorful than the kind from a can or box. You also know exactly what’s in it and don’t have to contend with the high sodium often found in grocery store stock. Making your own is also a great way to cut back on food waste in your kitchen and save yourself some money. Read more

Filed under: Cooking, Soups and Stocks
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