tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74653892024-03-13T06:27:53.481-05:00What She's EatingKitchen experiments, culinary discoveries and delicious experiences... transmitting from Queens, New York.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-25160311293751022752008-10-17T13:34:00.004-05:002008-10-17T18:36:28.432-05:00What To Do With Butternut SquashI know it's been a while, and I can't promise that I'll get committed to posting frequently or anything, but I'm going to try and keep better records of what I'm cooking -- if only so I can recreate things that are truly yummy.
After I got home with my CSA share yesterday, I realized that I've got to get focused on cooking lots of dishes with winter squash in them or else I'm going to have to Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-72622074423653049452007-02-21T12:00:00.000-05:002007-02-21T12:28:05.609-05:00My Favorite Turkey ChiliAnother recipe that I've adapted from Cooks Illustrated, I've cut down on the oil and used turkey instead of beef (though you could swap lean ground beef for the turkey if you prefer), I love that this recipe makes enough chili for a crowd and freezes very well. It's also really versatile: one night we'll have bowls of chili with sour cream and grated cheese and a few nights later we can have Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-11304197633772424572007-02-03T12:26:00.000-05:002007-02-03T12:42:18.072-05:00Cream of Tomato SoupI adapted this from one of my favorite recipe sources Cooks Illustrated, but I took the fat content down quite a bit by cutting down on the butter and using half & half instead of heavy cream.
Cream of Tomato Soup
Ingredients:
2 28 ounce cans of whole tomatoes (packed in juice, not puree)
1 1/2 T brown sugar
2 T butter
1 onion, chopped
1 T tomato paste
pince of ground allspice
2 T flour
2 1/4 Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-34008165655647229392007-02-03T12:05:00.000-05:002007-02-03T12:13:26.150-05:00She's BackWell, now that I've been staying home a lot, I'm one of the few pregnant women who seems to have gotten myself into cooking even more. I like having this site as a way to record the recipes I try that I like (& might want to try again) so I'm going to attempt to revive it and post some of the recent successes I've had.
Lemony Chicken & Green Bean Stirfry
Ingredients
12 ounces green beans, Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1129920161538890052005-10-21T13:42:00.000-05:002005-10-21T14:14:24.920-05:00Happy BBM2 To Me!I finally got my hands on the amazing package assembled by Holly of Craving Cleveland for Blogging By Mail II. Of course, it wasn't Holly's fault -- she responsibly sent the package on September 26, about 4 hours before I realized I should tell her that I was moving and give her my new address. (I had remembered to contact all my creditors, utilities, magazine publishers and forgot to pass along Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1129643414167360432005-10-18T08:15:00.000-05:002005-10-18T08:51:59.473-05:00Little Lamb Happy Family RestaurantCuisine: Chinese, Mongolian
Neighborhood: Flushing
Address: 36-35 Main St., Flushing
Phone: 718-358-6667
Price: $30 for 2
Never having had Mongolian hot pot before, I don't have much to compare this experience to, but I must say the half spicy/half mild lamb hot pot ($19.95) was delicious. Hot pot is basically the Asian version of fondue, where you cook various ingredients in the boiling broth Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1116861425460961522005-05-23T09:46:00.000-05:002005-05-23T15:36:28.263-05:00Garlic = Great Greek DipsHad some friends over on Saturday night, and contrary to my usual behavior, I tried to tone down my usual ritual of slaving all day and preparing way too much food. Of course, it's still important to me to serve up delicious edibles, but after spending the past couple of weeks on compulsive house-hunting, it was a nice change to be able to sleep in on Saturday and still have time to run errands Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1111168945268891992005-03-18T12:14:00.000-05:002005-03-18T13:04:33.686-05:00SHF #6: Stuck on You - Gingerbread Caramel CornI've been quietly blogging over here about various cooking adventures, and I've been spending way too much time reading (and sometimes drooling over) other food bloggers. After seeing the announcement for Sugar High Friday #6 on Debbie's blog (who's dark chocolate pudding has become a staple in my house), I promised myself I'd participate.On a lazy Sunday afternoon, I poured through my cookbooks Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1110811664803784572005-03-14T09:47:00.000-05:002005-03-14T10:02:27.870-05:00Weekend BreakfastMost days on WW, I have some high-fiber cereal and skim milk for breakfast -- not very exciting, but it means I've got plenty of points for later in the day. On the weekends, I like to indulge a bit, but still make healthy choices (especially because I am inclined to use all my extra points on margaritas on Girls' Night or some other mishbehaving).These Multigrain Pancakes have become one of my Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1109346558917208902005-02-25T10:49:00.000-05:002005-02-25T11:49:01.566-05:00Dinner on the Diet WagonSo, I've renewed my commitment to sticking to WW -- after a near breakdown the other night, I can't deal with the idea of hating clothing shopping for the rest of my life and the only way to make it better is to work to make my body something to feel better about. I've been going to the gym (Cate and I have surprised ourselves with a near addiction to the gym, but we concluded it's a better Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1109087409776983682005-02-22T10:50:00.000-05:002005-02-22T11:37:26.153-05:00Dinner with FriendsI'm always happy to invite friends for dinner -- it gives me an excuse to spend a few hours in the kitchen without feeling (as) guilty that I should be doing something else (taxes, cleaning, etc.). On Sunday night, we invited a couple of friends to join us for dinner and to watch The Station Agent. After assessing the ingredients from our latest delivery, and staring down a loaf of bread that hadHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1108654880467198862005-02-17T10:41:00.000-05:002005-02-17T11:26:00.080-05:00Baked Potato SoupSo, it's been a while. Sadly, my absence has been due to notsomuch cooking combined with some notsoimpressive results. Not that I'm complaining about everything -- I've been spending a lot more time in the city exploring and working on my other site. I had a couple of delicious Restaurant Week meals, checked out 'Inoteca, went on a tour of Grand Central (where we sampled the Prohibition Punch in Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1107788176742568472005-02-07T09:56:00.000-05:002005-02-21T23:29:46.003-05:00African Sweet Potato Stew with Red BeansThis is one of the few vegetarian dishes that seems to convince my husband there doesn't have to be meat involved for the meal to be called dinner. I've made this stew several times -- it uses lots of ingredients I always seem to have in my cupboard, as well as the fact that it conveniently uses up extra sweet potatoes I have around and I can cook it in my slow cooker.I love the spicy flavor the Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1106578726888076532005-01-24T09:58:00.000-05:002005-01-24T10:32:30.733-05:00Carrot CakeOne of the only things keeping me from baking up a storm is that I need people to pawn my creations off on -- otherwise, Dan and I will consume an inordinate amount of food and end up on Maury Povich having to be airlifted out of our apartment. Several months ago, we were at Stew Leonards in Danbury shopping for ingredients to make dinner for my mom and we discovered their "half pies" -- Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1106067818607170782005-01-18T13:03:00.000-05:002005-01-18T12:49:55.893-05:00Another Urban Organic InspirationI've mentioned before that we get a weekly delivery from Urban Organic. I love it, because it forces us to eat lots of vegetables and fruits and it is often an impetuous to explore new ingredients and recipes. I never bought swiss chard or collard greens before we started getting delivery, but now I love them both and prepare them often.During the winter months, I often get a variety of winter Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1105716785674864712005-01-14T10:33:00.000-05:002005-01-14T10:33:05.673-05:00Matzo Ball SoupAfter making a roast chicken last Friday, I whipped up a batch of chicken soup with the left over carcass. Lately, I've been making tons of vegetable broth with all the leftover bits of veggies I have from various cooking projects, so having homemade chicken soup was a bit of a treat and I wanted to use it wisely. I suppose if I was raised by a nice Jewish mother, I would have a family recipe forHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1104959744217715932005-01-05T16:15:00.000-05:002005-01-05T16:34:35.570-05:00Stir Fry with Zing from Chinese Cooking for DummiesA couple of Christmases ago, I was insulted by this gift until I found out that Chinese Cooking for Dummies was among the better Chinese cookbooks out there (thanks to my hubby who had researched and suggested to my father-in-law it would be a good choice).One of the best things about living in New York City is that even the most obscure ingredients are obtainable, which means most of the recipesHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1104865521339941342005-01-04T14:05:00.000-05:002005-01-04T14:08:54.066-05:00Lentil Soup Worth EatingThe truth is I don't much care for beans. I *want* to like them, but for some reason, their appeal evades me. There are some exceptions, like homemade hummus (as long as you leave out the tahini), but for the most part, I avoid them. However, there has been a force battling me on the bean-liking, namely the frugal, "completion-obsessed" Heather who knows there has been a container of Lentils du Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1103640185240539562004-12-21T09:43:00.000-05:002004-12-21T09:47:49.223-05:00Egg NogSo our holiday celebration went well on Saturday, and I'm especially proud that I was able to pursuade many skeptical guests to try our Egg Nog. I admit, once upon a time, I too was grossed out by the prospect of egg nog -- but after sampling some Ronnybrook Farms Egg Nog, my hope was restored. This year, we decided to make our own from the Cooks Illustrated recipe. The good news is, you can Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1103299659771189442004-12-17T10:43:00.000-05:002004-12-17T11:25:17.210-05:00Christmas CookiesIn preparation for our holiday party tomorrow night, I've begun making the dough for the cookies we'll be serving. So far, I've made the dough for the spritz cookies from Cooks Illustrated and the dough for the chocolate crinkles that have been a Christmas tradition in my family since I was a kid. It's a funny thing -- I don't like chocolate cake and I'm more likely to pick creme brulee over a Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1103049029436833712004-12-14T10:24:00.000-05:002004-12-14T14:25:28.640-05:00Banoffee PieBack when I was in 7th grade, my father got a three-week contract working in England and one of the perks was that the company provided him with a condo for the duration. Our folks pulled us out of school (writing all the requisite letters to ensure we each arrived with a pile of school work to keep us busy) and took us to England. One of my mom's favorite treats while we were over there was Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1093873480293855822004-08-30T08:42:00.000-05:002004-08-30T08:44:40.293-05:00Heather’s 7 Layer Mexican DipI shared this with a bride-to-be yesterday at her shower, and thought I'd post it as well -- it's a popular favorite among my friends, a breeze to make, and always gets rave reviews.
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (light is fine)
- 4 ounces sour cream (light is fine)
- 2 tbsp taco seasoning
- 1 can refried beans
- 1 jar salsa (mild, medium or hot)
- 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
- 1 Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1092677462650116272004-08-16T11:37:00.000-05:002004-08-16T12:31:02.650-05:00The Thick & Thin of ItI am proud of the fact that I'm a good cook, but I like to give credit where credit is due, and most often that credit belongs to a really fabulous recipe. Some people say following a recipe requires little more than reading comprehension, but I've come to appreciate that the recipes that turn out best require not only reading, but carefully following the directions -- when you don't have Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1091633580401623222004-08-04T10:07:00.000-05:002004-08-04T11:04:04.793-05:00Dan's Birthday DessertThis year, Dan requested Coconut Cream Pie for his birthday "cake." I was pretty excited by this choice, as I remembered seeing a recipe for it in Cooks Illustrated. (Cooks Illutrated is my favorite cooking magazine -- it's free from advertisements and includes very practical, yet amazing delicious recipes. I don't think I've made a bad recipe from the magazine (or website) yet!)
This recipe Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465389.post-1091200651206724932004-07-30T09:51:00.000-05:002004-07-30T10:46:10.496-05:00Chinese Chicken SaladThis has been one of my favorite salads ever since I was a little kid. My birthday is at the end of April, which was the time of year when it was finally warm enough to eat outside on our porch and my mom would mostly serve grilled chicken or steak or salads for dinner. Not boring, tasteless iceberg salads either -- my two favorites were always taco salad and Chinese chicken salad, but I would Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064090906968594469noreply@blogger.com6