Eating

For dinner. During the winter, when the ground freezes and our CSA farm share goes dormant. These "new" beans are delicious. Some are meaty, some are kind of creamy. Some are dense, some are quite light. They all have a load of flavor.

Pork optional. As crunchy and tasty as any greasy Chinese take-out. But Way Better. No grease. A cool way to prepare whole-grain, high-protein farro. And crisp, healthful broccoli and peppers. Four dollars for an intensely flavorful, fresh and satisfying meal.

So now it's OK to eat eggs, dietary cholesterol and all. Let's celebrate that and Chinese New Year. With Egg Foo Yung. A perfect meal in a pan. A few minutes of chopping, stirring and tending. One suspenseful second of flipping.

Quick and simple to make. About $4 per person; $2 if you skip the fish altogether. Every bite's a little party in your mouth. Light, fun, interesting, beautiful. Almost fat-free. Want to come back as this in your next life?

You forgot Valentine's Day? Here's a 10-minute fix. Right in your kitchen, where you probably have the ingredients. Everything you need to make PB & J Truffles. Really. Delicious. Love Bite Size. Who wouldn't want one placed gently in their mouth by ... you?

The most beautiful and delicious way to use everything in the vegetable drawer that'll spoil if you don't do something soon. Cook the eggs real slow. Low temperature. They'll be light, soft. Moist, not wet. Almost souffle-like.

But not for long. Even skeptics join the Clean Plate Club after this one. Moroccan Orange & Olive Salad. Amazingly delicious flavor combination, maybe an addictive one. I could eat this once or twice a week.

Not a recipe. A technique. A really simple, basic one that makes every pasta dish superior. Try this next time it's pasta time at your house. Better, richer flavor for any sauce you use. For no extra cost and just two extra minutes of your time.

Two steps: dip bread into olive oil to moisten it, then dip it into this mix of oven-toasted, crushed walnuts, dried cherries and cumin seeds. Say what? Trust me - it's addictively delicious and its nutritional content sounds like an intensive health food intervention. Go team!