portobello mushrooms – Not Eating Out in New York

1 Jun 2008

Pesto Avocado Portoburger

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Grains, Recipes, vegan, vegetarian | 19

Warning: If you make this at your next barbecue, your vegetarian friends may want to stand up on the picnic table and leap into your arms, proclaiming forever best friendship. I don’t know this from actual experience, but I can only imagine, after many summers of seeing glum-looking vegetarians skulking from the greasy-smelling fume clouds, nervously glancing at raw ground meat and drippy hot dog packages in the way that one cannot resist looking at a bug after squashing it … Read More

18 Oct 2007

Fresh Fettuccine with Baby Portobellos, Green Beans and Sage in a Cream Sherry Sauce

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Pasta & Noodles, Recipes, vegetarian | 11

I got a brand new toy. Alright, it’s gently used and I bought it on eBay for $10, but check this out: A true Italian Marcato (aptly named) “Pasta Queen” pasta crank with 7 thickness settings, 2 pasta widths and a table clamp. Early Christmas in New York.

25 Sep 2006

Hanger Steak with Portobellos

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Meat & Poultry, Recipes | 14

Cooking for one is something that I struggle with on a daily basis, and the impracticality of it is a major reason why single people around my age eat out all of the time. I’m not going to lie and say that it isn’t a big load of work to make something elaborate for just one night, for one person, and then get creative with the leftovers and ingredients not used. Or the time-consuming aspect of it. Think of all … Read More