Cornbread (with quinoa!) Recipe

Let me just start out with a disclaimer — I am not from the South.  I am a Yankee, which means I like my cornbread with half cornmeal and half flour and a drop of sweet and that’s that.  If you are a true Southerner and wouldn’t dream of adding honey or sugar or maple […]

Corn and edamame succotash

This house sure is quiet.  The girls are still in Connecticut and Mr. Picky is off at the batting cage for a little bit with his dad.  I don’t think I’ve been alone in my house in a year.  Or more.  It’s sooooooooo nice.  Don’t get me wrong.  I adore my kids and my husband, […]

Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salsa | Pamela Salzman

Grilled corn and black bean salsa

I live in Southern California, where the seasons are like salsas, mild or hot.  No one is complaining here.  I love living in a place where the weather doesn’t pose a challenge — isn’t life challenging enough?  But I grew up in New York, the land of can’t-catch-a-freakin’-break weather, where you must pray to the […]

NOT microwave popcorn recipe

I use my microwave oven for two things, as a back-up timer and to disinfect my sponges.  Killing anything alive is what a microwave does best, no?  When people find out I don’t put food in the microwave, they always ask, “how do you reheat leftovers and how in the world do you make popcorn?” […]

Dinner Planner – Week of July 15, 2024

I try in summer meal plans to offer a mix of quick-cooking recipes that don’t keep you at the stove for a long time but also because I notice I prefer spending more time outdoors than cooking right now.  Plus, the food that tends to be in season right now happens to cook more quickly!!  […]