I go through phases of what I like to eat for breakfast. Back in high school, after my yogurt and Cheerios phase ran its course, my mom showed me how to make oatmeal from scratch and that became my breakfast of choice for the next year and a half until college. By senior year of college, I was back to oatmeal, then off again the two years after graduation. Then there was my first semester in grad ...
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Turkey Chipotle Chili
Last week was the first particularly chilly one we’ve had here this fall. In previous weeks, I’ve still been able to get away with going to campus in sweaters and cardigans, but when there was frost on the ground and ice on the cars, I knew it was time to get out a coat. I didn’t even own a coat for most of the time that I lived in California, and I only remember having the heater on for perhaps ...
Cranberry Sweet Potato Couscous
Couscous and I did not get along when I was a child. I think I regarded it as a poor substitute for white rice, which I loved. It wasn’t until sometime in college that I realized that couscous was actually pretty great in its own right, and—the best part for a student pressed for time—it cooks a lot more quickly than rice! ...
Chicken Salad Salad with Roasted Grape Vinaigrette
Earlier this fall, my boyfriend and I took a cooking class together. It was a one-time date-night class, and I was surprised to find that we were by far one of the youngest couples there (I had thought that in a college town, there would be more couples our own age, but maybe most couples our own age don’t consider having to cook your own dinner a proper date night. Their loss!). Although we ...
Milkless Monday: Hummus Salad
The summer after I graduated from college, I moved across the country and in preparation for the program I was about to start, I enrolled in an intensive language program—a year’s worth of material crammed into six short weeks (though at the time, it felt like an excruciatingly long six weeks). ...
Milkless Monday: Potato Spinach Frittata
I’ve never really understood why frittatas are typically considered only a breakfast or brunch food. I feel that this attitude prevents them from fulfilling their true potential. As most college students and twenty-somethings who are cooking for themselves for the first time would probably agree, eggs are a totally legit dinner food. We found this frittata to be a rustic and satisfying dinner—a ...
Milkless Monday: Lemon Chicken
Lemon chicken is one of those quick and tasty dishes that you can often throw together without much planning ahead, as was the case for us this holiday weekend. We had planned to go to a certain restaurant in town for dinner, but shortly beforehand decided to check the online reviews. They were…uh, not so good: ...
Milkless Monday: Dairy-Free Tuna Noodle Casserole
While I’m not a fan of fake cheese products, I’m fine with cheese-like sauces that are comprised of all-natural ingredients. This recipe uses a combination of cashews, potatoes, carrots, onions, and oil to make a surprisingly savory and creamy cheese-sauce approximation. Tuna noodle casserole is a classic American comfort food, and those who can’t have dairy shouldn’t have to miss out! ...
Lemony Avocado Orzo Salad with Lentils
In my opinion, some of the best vegan recipes are ones you don’t even intend to be vegan, but realize after making them that they are. My family wasn’t always semi-vegetarian. When I was about ten or so, we stopped eating beef and pork. To this day, I’m not entirely sure what my parents’ original justification was, whether it was for personal health reasons, environmental concerns, or ...
Mango Carrot Cake
Since this is the first cake recipe I’m posting, it seems as fitting a time as any to explain the blog name “Put On Your Cake Pants.” ...