Shiny Cooking is all about delicious, mostly vegetarian recipes that use whole grains, natural foods, local foods, and fresh food from the garden, with an emphasis on heirloom (non-hybrid) variety seed stock. Check the "about" page for more about me, and subscribe now to the RSS feed to get automatic updates.
October 4, 2009 in main course, sandwiches, shameless plug • 3 comments
Neat, this made Foodie Views of the day! They gave me a pretty button to go with it: foodie_views_link_url = ‘http://shinycooking.com/basil-garlic-mayonnaise-blt’;
foodie_views_submit_or_vote();
Have I ever mentioned that the last thing I gave up when going vegetarian was bacon? Beef: I never liked it anyway. Nearly the same with chicken. Fish: next to last. I like me some [...]
July 28, 2009 in main course, salad • 1 comment
Shrinkage. It’s not just for George Costanza anymore. Thanks to rising costs and a disinclination towards outwardly raising prices, food manufacturers are selling less for the same price. Everything comes in a smaller package these days, and not all of it is due to chilly swimming pools.
And in the process, mucking up loads and loads [...]
July 4, 2009 in salad • 7 comments
Update: strawberry and feta salad is now entered in this week’s ZOE Secret Ingredient Challenge. Psst: the secret ingredient is feta.
With strawberry vinaigrette!
You know. I’ve really got to begin paying attention to presentation when I snap these photos. I’ve been just putting something on a plate or bowl the way I’d eat it and sometimes [...]
