No matter who makes it or how, it never tastes the same or looks the same, but somehow, it has the essence of Nana’s kitchen and our childhood in every bite. Some of my sisters try to make it low in fat. I always try to make it high in fat. You can make it vegetarian, but I think it’s best with real chicken broth. But the great thing about this recipe is that it’s hard to screw it up and easy to personalize.
Main Dishes without Meat
Maria’s Authentic Eggplant Parmesan
I never liked Eggplant Parmesan growing up. But then I had the courage to try it again at an Italian family reunion. I was stunned that it could be the same relative ingredients yet taste so different. So good! So I tracked down the cousin responsible and got her general description and recreated it. It was good! It’s a little labor intensive, but worth the effort.
Spaghetti in a Snap!
by guest blogger Maya Rodale. It’s that time of year when tomatoes are in abundance and when you don’t want to be standing over a hot stove any longer than necessary, which means superfast tomato-based recipes are required. Here’s my latest favorite—which takes just 15 to 20 minutes, and most of that is just waiting for water to boil.
Cold and Spicy Peanut Noodles
I’m not a huge fan of peanut butter…But every once in a while I get a craving. And in the summer, it’s nice to have COLD things to eat that are also savory and satisfying.
10 Ways to Eat a Whole Grain Tortilla
Tortillas are very handy to have around, whether it’s breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert, whether you are alone or feeding a family. They are quick, easy, healthy, and totally yum.
Real Men, Women, and Kids Eat My Quiche
It’s hard to remember what all the fuss was back then when real men wouldn’t eat quiche… Was it the name? The fact that there might be vegetables in it? Anyway, around that time, I made my first quiche, from the original Rodale’s Basic Natural Foods Cookbook. Since then, I’ve made quite a few quiches, […]
How to Cook Savoy Cabbage and Love it!
One of the traditional dishes at my in-laws’ Christmas Eve feast is what they call “Fooey.” Fooey? Where does that come from? I have no idea. It’s probably an Italian-American version of some long-lost Italian word for cabbage. (Please let me know if you have ever heard of this!) It’s one of those dishes that […]
How to Get Your Kids to Eat Tofu
My friend Warren recently asked me if I knew any good tofu recipes that his daughter would actually eat (she’s an alleged supertaster, and often a picky eater as a result). Tofu is one of those things that gets a bad rep just on name alone; the name has come to stand for anything fringe […]
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Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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