Black bean chili

I haven’t made chili in ages, and typically don’t make warm things unless it’s cold out, but when it was raining non-stop a few weeks ago I got a sudden urge to make this black bean chili.  It looked super healthy and I couldn’t wait to try it out.  Imagine my utter dismay when I … Continue reading

Basic (or not) chocolate chip cookies

I was looking back through my blog entries and realized I still have yet to date to share a classic chocolate chip cookie one.  This is basically a travesty as everyone needs to know how to make a good batch of chocolate chip cookies in times of joy/celebration and sadness/anger/bitterness.  (not like I know anything … Continue reading

Curried vegetable brown rice soup

As much as I love to eat out, I do have some limits that I hit eventually, and sometimes it does feel really good to just stay at home and eat a simple bowl of soup with some fruit for dessert.   I pre-emptively knew this would be the case when I came back from … Continue reading