Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal
Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal: Arepas
What’s something else I can make to work my way through a large bag of masa? Arepas. Just think of them as Venezuelan unfilled pupusas. They can be enjoyed hot out of the pan and slathered with butter as a quick snack, or more commonly, split open and filled (with anything your heart desires, really)....
Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal: Tomato-chickpea saute
It’s that time again. The time when you want to stay in the kitchen to stay warm rather than avoiding it to stay cool. The change from summer to fall came as a quick slap in the face out here on the West Coast; overnight, the air cold blew in and the thought of bare...
Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal: Sausage and Broccolini Pasta
Shamefully, I don’t enjoy drinking alone. This means that I often end up with half-full wine bottles sitting on my counter at the end of the night pleading for me not to empty their contents down the drain. If there’s room, I’ll freeze the wine in ice cube trays. And then forget about them, of...
Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal: Baked squash pasta
Another solo dinner dealing with kitchen dregs. Waste not, want not, right? Solo dining on a budget is almost always trying to not overlook what you have despite continually thinking that you don’t have enough to make something delicious. Pasta is a staple, as is chicken broth, and bringing up the rear are frozen...
Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal: Baked quinoa
This was an experiment. Taking dregs from my kitchen and trying to put them together in a way that would taste good and satisfy hunger. A workhorse solo supper. With some leftover milk, I made ricotta (I’m obsessed!). Quinoa in the pantry. Bits of veggies in the crisper. A ready supply of breadcrumbs. Combine...
Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal: Chicken and leek pot pie
Chicken leftovers #3. I know that this is one horribly overdue post. I mean, this dinner was from my Christmas holidays. I’m sorry. It’s just that every time I thought about this meal, I got really hungry. You see, this was the best of my chicken leftover dinners. By a long shot. I was the...
Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal: Faux pho ga
Chicken leftovers #2. Few things warm you up the way a bowl of chicken noodle soup does on a winter’s night. So, with leftover chicken, time and a craving for the sense of being in hot, sticky Ho Chi Minh City (instead of cold, clammy Vancouver) on my side, pho ga it would be. Yes,...
Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal: Cilantro-jalapeno chicken sandwich
Chicken leftovers #1. I resisted for a long time, but now I freely admit to enjoying Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. I still can’t stand Guy Fieri, his overuse of stupid phrases, his flip-flop jokes and the constant trips back to the mid-90s. The endless shots of too much are often too much, but I can’t...
Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal: Croque monsieur
When I started making this famous French sandwich one night and thinking of its inspiration — my friend and former classmate Sarah’s blog Edible Witness — I was reminded of a very fond sandwich memory of when I attended school with Sarah in Toronto. Having just started graduate school, budgets and studying meant that socializing...
Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal: Greek pasta
So, I’m about 10 years behind the times. I’ve only just begun to watch the HBO series The Wire. The important thing is, I’m catching up. And with my summer television only decent on Sunday nights, I’m unapologetic about needing a little couch time in the evenings. The outdoor weather is lovely, but I’ve always...
Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal: Cherry-vanilla pancakes with lemon butter
I have a slight cherry obsession right now. But really, don’t we all? I’ve never met someone who doesn’t get a little crazy when they’re in season; buying and eating them by the bag on an almost daily basis. I’m extra lucky that Vancouver is much closer to the land of the beautiful yellow-pink Rainier...
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