The Full Helping

Summer Pasta with Mushroom Scallops, Burst Cherry Tomatoes & Zucchini

[heart_this] June 28, 2017 Gluten Free, Main Dishes, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Soy Free, Tree Nut Free

Tomato season is finally here, and I'm cheering for its arrival. My mother always likes to remind me that tomatoes were my favorite food as a kid; I couldn't get enough of them then, and apparently I still can't. I eat tomatoes almost ceremoniously when they first show up at the farmer's market, sliced and with nothing but a sprinkle of flaky salt. Sooner or later I start to put them in everything I'm cooking, and this summer pasta with mushroom scallops, burst ...

Weekend Reading, 6.25.17

[heart_this] June 25, 2017 Uncategorized

This past week, I came across Luke O'Neil's reflections on his struggle with exercise bulimia in Esquire. The article made me grateful that more is being written about (a) exercise bulimia (I linked to a CNN article in which my friend Abby shared her story a couple weeks ago) and (b) the need for a more gender-neutral discourse about eating disorders in our society. O'Neil sums it up well: "[A]s much as our generations-long assumptions about how men are supposed to ...

Kathryne Taylor’s Best-Ever Guacamole with Toasted Pepitas & Chipotle Sauce

[heart_this] June 22, 2017 Dips, Gluten Free, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Sides, Snacks, Soy Free, Tree Nut Free

"Guacamole wasn’t on the original recipe list for this book. Too basic, I thought." That's what Kathryne Taylor--also known as Kate from her vibrant blog, Cookie and Kate--has to say about the origins of this recipe. She goes on to describe how she perfected her guacamole game by adding a couple of key flavor/texture boosters, like salted toasted pumpkin seeds and a drizzle of spicy adobo sauce. Her best-ever guacamole with toasted pepitas & chipotle sauce is ...