Tag Archives: carrots
Slow Cooker Red Lentil Stew
This slow cooker red lentil stew is one of the best things I’ve made this year, or maybe ever. It all started when I went to Small Business Saturday with my friend Anna. We had lunch at Union Loafers, a … Continue reading
Herbed Quinoa Salad with Roasted Carrots and Pomegranate
When the weather gets slightly warmer and fresh herbs and vegetables are in season, I start making lots of salad. This herbed quinoa salad is one of my favorite things I’ve made lately. The recipe comes from a blog I … Continue reading
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Lentil Soup
I know that for most people, college food equals gross, but luckily I don’t have that experience. The university I work for during the day has excellent food including soup. The other day I had some sweet potato four grain … Continue reading
Toronto and Montréal
A year and a half ago after the election (it feels like so much longer), I told everyone that I was going to flee to Canada. There was a flight leaving for Toronto next to my flight back to St. … Continue reading
Carrot Cake Muffins
I’ve been craving carrot cake for MONTHS. I satisfied my craving a little at my office holiday party in December, when someone brought a cake for dessert. But when the craving didn’t go away, I took matters into my own … Continue reading
Winter in Chicago (and ways I’ve cooked up to tolerate it)
This is what it looked like in Chicago on Tuesday: Note the car that is completely covered in snow. When I decided to attend Northwestern, I knew what I was getting myself into. I knew that winters in Chicago … Continue reading