cooking and eating the pk way

Plant-based, globally inspired dishes and science-backed guidance for healthy and sustainable eating.

Blog Archives (2011-2021)

A bowl of red sauce with potted herbs on a wooden table.

Fresh Tomato Sauce. Because It’s Just Better.

This is a text-only version of making fresh tomato sauce. For a cooking video, click here. ...
Cooking red snapper fillets, rice, and tomato sauce on stovetop burners.

Tomato Trifecta: Sauce, Soup, and Puttanesca

Remember the picture of those succulent tomatoes I posted earlier this week? I really should...
A fresh salad with walnuts and two ears of corn on a plate.

A Big Salad+Corn on the Cob=Dinner (Really.)

Salad: It's Not Just a Side  Why is your salad always a secondary role? Or,...
Fresh red tomatoes and green corn on a wooden table.

Still Savoring Summer Corn and Tomatoes

If you’ve never been to one of the many fabulous farmers’ markets around Boston, it’s...
Fresh tomatoes and ears of corn on a table.

Still Savoring Summer Corn and Tomatoes

If you’ve never been to one of the many fabulous farmers’ markets around Boston, it’s...
Woman in a blue floral dress standing in a kitchen.

A New Season, A New Chapter. Seriously.

As everyone knows, Labor Day marks the unofficial end to summer. ...
A refreshing strawberry cocktail garnished with mint and lemon.

Celebrate Summer with Strawberry Bourbon Lemonade

Strawberries: They're Not Just For Shortcake No time for rolling out pastry today, but I...
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Lively Food, Drink, and Music in Oz

This is the motto of Salsa, an upscale bistro in North Queensland, Australia. Actually, it’s...
Portrait of a man in a dark suit with clasped hands.

Sunday Morning Coffee with Peter J. Gomes

Very few people I know can say to their pastor “You were so great on...
Minimalist logo with fruits and vegetables above initials PK on green.

Come to the Garden (The Urban Farmers’ Market, That Is)

Welcome! This is my first-ever blog post written on 16 May 2011, the goal of...