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 • October 20, 2009
With Football season in full swing and baseball playoffs happening, I’ve found that my weekends and sometimes week nights are spent eating a lot of excellent (but not excellent for you) food and drinking copious amounts of beer.
I definitely enjoy a good plate of wings (check back on Thursday for an example) and a beer [...]
Posted in healthy, musings | Tagged detox, healthy, links, musings
By Nick • August 12, 2009
If you didn’t know, August is officially peach month. That means there is no better time than the present to eat some delicious ripe peaches. Now I love a good peach pie or cobbler, but when a coworker told me about a delicious peach salad, I had to give it a try.
For this peach salad [...]
Posted in appetizers, chicken, Easy Stuff, healthy, salad | Tagged chicken, Dinner, dressing, goat cheese, greens, healthy, molasses, mustard, peaches, pecans, salad, shallots, vinaigrette
By Nick • June 30, 2009
It is kind of a rare day here at Macheesmo when I post two healthy and all vegetarian meals back to back. But sometimes that’s just how the dice land, ya know? At the end of the day, while I love a good burger, most of my meals these days are on the healthier side. [...]
Posted in healthy, Side dishes | Tagged brussel sprouts, healthy, parmesan, pine nuts, red wine vinegar, Side dishes
By Nick • June 29, 2009
A few weeks ago Jeff (my roommate while Betsy is in Atlanta) introduced me to one of his favorite salads. While broccoli salad may not sound too amazing, there are some really interesting flavors going on this salad. Roasted red peppers, olives, and feta give it kind of a Mediterranean feel. It also happens that [...]
Posted in Dinner, Easy Stuff, Economical, salad, Side dishes | Tagged broccoli, feta, healthy, how to roast red peppers, olive oil, olives, onions, red peppers, roasted red peppers, salad
By Nick • June 17, 2009
Foodie Fights: There is a new battle posted over at Foodie Fights and it is an awesome one. Very close so far. There are only four dishes due to two cancellations, but the four that are in are all really awesome. Check them out!
I browsed through the new Bon Appétit a week or so ago [...]
Posted in appetizers, Dinner, Fish, good food, healthy | Tagged arugula, bay leaves, black olives, Dinner, fennel, healthy, lemons, olives, parmesan, salmon
