Crispy Green Rice Pilaf

Crispy Green Rice Pilaf

This year the groundhog did not see its shadow. Meteorologists predicted that we would have a hot spring. I point these things out to explain my resentment at what has been seemingly endless days of rain and cold. I was mislead! We were all mislead! 

Falafel

Falafel

Chickpeas are an amazingly versatile legume. Yet I feel like they go relatively unappreciated on this side of the ‘pond’. How does the same bean produce creamy hummus, add crispy morsels to an otherwise bland salad, provide sustenance to a bowl of chili, and fry 

Fried Rice

Fried Rice

Do you remember those “Choose your own adventure books” as a kid?  If you were a true child of the 80s like me, you definitely came across those books.  Essentially, you got to choose the outcome of the book.  To travel into the cave, turn