Tag: cooking shortcuts

Cooking without a recipe using pantry staples & fresh produce

By Kate Hesse

 I love to try new recipes, exploring unique ingredients and different ways of combining familiar ingredients. But just as often, I like to go to the grocery store, gather up any produce that catches my eye and bring it home to combine with pantry staples – making dinner by cooking without a recipe.  Sometimes these…

How to eat healthy when you can’t bear to cook

By Kate Hesse

So the recipe that was supposed to be in today’s post (I plan my posts out a month in advance) was a deconstructed spanakopita – it is a delicious vegan grain salad that I have made a number of times and I love.  But I have been struggling to find my kitchen mojo recently. I…