Umami Girl

1 Pot of Quinoa, 5 Dinners on Food52

Carolyn — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:36:06 +0000

This week I'm over at Food52 with ideas about how to turn one pot of quinoa into five whole dinners. It's part of a great weekly series called Halfway to Dinner that features one ingredient or base recipe -- and one writer -- each week and feeds you all week long.

Rhubarb + Strawberry Compote

Carolyn — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:58:52 +0000

You say spring, I say springter. Let's call the whole thing off -- and eat Rhubarb + Strawberry Compote.

‘Frozen Monkey’ Smoothie and ‘Power Potion’ Juice on Serious Eats

Carolyn — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:50:15 +0000

Recently on Serious Eats: two very enticing -- and very different! -- ways to energize. The Frozen Monkey smoothie is a magic elixir of coffee, chocolate, and banana inspired by Hoboken NJ's long-defunct cafe of the same name. Power Potion is so named because of some pretty fascinating evidence that beet juice almost magically improves athletic performance. What's not to love?

Vegan Strawberry Lemonade Smoothie and Tropical Green Juice on Serious Eats

Carolyn — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:42:17 +0000

Hello lovelies, just stopping by to catalog a couple of new super-healthy drinks that I posted on Serious Eats recently. Up top is a Vegan Strawberry Lemonade Smoothie, and below is a Tropical Green Juice. I'll be posting a new juice or smoothie on Serious Eats every month for the rest of 2013. You can follow those links for the recipes. See you soon.

Great-Uncle Oxford

Carolyn — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:25:13 +0000

Since we moved to London a year and a half ago, we've been pretty decent about taking the chance to explore Europe. Amsterdam, Lisbon, Barcelona, Prague, Berlin, Majorca. We've dipped a toe in, and we're always busy scheming for the next trip. But we've been truly terrible -- rubbish, as "they" (including our four-year-old) say here -- about exploring England outside of London. I think we've been afraid we might be suddenly accosted and forced to drive on the left side of the road. Last week we manned up, though, and went to Oxford. Lovely, lovely Oxford. What the heck were we waiting for?

Ira Glass on Marriage

Carolyn — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:28:35 +0000

Today I ran to last week's Valentine's Day episode of This American Life. As if you might need another reason to adore Ira Glass, how about this quote from the episode? A while back, Ira's message to aspiring creatives struck a chord with me and a lot of others. When I heard these thoughts on marriage, I had the same feeling. Namely, that I love what he has to say so much that I kinda want to eat it with a spoon and make it part of me forever.

Balanced Green Juice on Serious Eats

Carolyn — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:23:52 +0000

I've been juicing -- green juicing --most mornings for, like, ever. Six months at least. That's 3 1/2 dog years, and 3 1/2 million blog years. How have I not posted a green juice recipe before now? Who cares. Now I have. It's my super-healthy but also super-tasty morning ritual, and I highly recommend it.

Vegan Strawberry Shortcake Smoothie on Serious Eats

Carolyn — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:37:09 +0000

If you've made healthy eating resolutions for the new year but don't want to sacrifice one morsel of good taste and happiness, check out my new miniseries on Serious Eats this week and next. It premieres with a super-healthy but totally indulgent-seeming Strawberry Shortcake Smoothie. All plant-based, all yum.

Resolved for 2013

Carolyn — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:13:12 +0000

Sometime in 2012, when I was even newer at yoga, my friend Daphne clued me in to the fact that it usually isn’t the style of yoga that makes or breaks your experience in a class — it’s the teacher. It’s not very yogic of me to say so, but since then I’ve discovered quite [...]

Vegetarian Main Dish for Thanksgiving: Chanterelle and Gruyere Bread Pudding

Carolyn — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:13:13 +0000

A savory, indulgent, and festive vegetarian main dish that's perfect for the holidays.