By Nick • March 10, 2010
It should be no surprise if you’re a regular reader around these parts that I enjoy spicy food. Normally, I turn to Southwestern food when I’m in the mood for some heat, but sometimes I’m not in the mood for something like a burrito or nachos.
These days I’ve been experimenting a lot more with Asian [...]
Posted in Dinner, Easy Stuff, Economical, healthy, pasta, spicy | Tagged asian cuisine, filipino cuisine, indonesian cuisine, japanese cuisine, noodle salad, noodles, peanut butter, peanut sauce, satay, sauce, singaporean cuisine, soba, soba noodles, soy sauce, spicy peanut sauce, vietnamese cuisine
By Nick • March 3, 2010
When people ask me about Macheesmo, one of the first questions I get asked is how I don’t weigh approximately 400 pounds. I think I’ll save my philosophy on healthy eating for another post, but generally I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables with the occasional heavier meal.
I try to post delicious and interesting [...]
Posted in Dinner, Easy Stuff, Economical, Gadgetry, healthy, Learning to Cook, soup | Tagged barley, beans, cooking, crock pots, healthy eating, mushrooms, slow cooker, slow cookers, stew, stewed tomatoes, stews, tomatoes, veggie stew
By Nick • February 24, 2010
When I hear that people don’t like veggies, I first assume that it’s because they’ve never had good ones. That’s not always the case as some people just seriously hate veggies, but 95% of the time I think people don’t like them because they’re used to flavorless, bland sticks.
But veggies, of course, don’t have to [...]
Posted in Easy Stuff, healthy, Side dishes | Tagged balsamic, balsamic vinegar, cauliflower, cheese, cooking, floret, food and drink, marjoram, olive oil, parmesan cheese, parmesan cheeses, parmigiano-reggiano, roasted cauliflower, roasting, roasting cauliflower, sides, vinegar
By Nick • February 3, 2010
As luck would have it, our heat went out in our apartment in the dead of winter during a blizzard because when else does your heat go out? Not that the heat going out is the worst thing in the world. You get out the blankets and tea kettles and make it work.
The other thing [...]
Posted in appetizers, Dinner, Easy Stuff, Economical, healthy, soup, spicy | Tagged bean soup, guacamole, kidney bean soup, kidney beans, paprika, soup
By Nick • January 16, 2010
Muesli is one of those things that I see on menus and normally give a solid, “Meh!” I mean… how exciting can oats and fruit be? It may never take the place of a hearty omelet in my mind, but I’ve changed my tune a bit on the stuff. Turns out that it can be [...]
Posted in breakfast, Easy Stuff, good food, healthy | Tagged apples, breakfast, cranberries, healthy, milk, muesli, oats, sunflower seeds, yogurt
By Nick • January 14, 2010
I was kind of shocked by last week’s poll winner. Not sure why but I just didn’t expect polenta to make a huge wave. I guess that’s because I always assume that people underestimated polenta’s potential.
The voting Macheesmo readers seem to be intrigued by it though. And I must say that I [...]
Posted in baking, Dinner, healthy, Side dishes, spicy | Tagged basil, Dinner, polenta, spicy, tomato
