Rubin Rodeo
Chinese Chicken Salad
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen! It was so hot yesterday, I had to get out of my kitchen. So I fired up the grill and whipped up one of my favorite salads on the deck for dinner. I had some skinless, boneless chicken thighs marinating in some teriyaki sauce, [...]
Continue reading »Leaving the Nest
Two of the three Rubin “chicks” are leaving the nest this week for college. I’m not as tearful as I was when daughter #1 headed 5 hours north to VT two years ago. I learned that, thanks to technology, they are never really that far away. Way back in the dark ages when I was [...]
Continue reading »Birthday BarBQ Recipes
photo credit: Lizbeth*Kin As promised, here are the recipes from yesterday’s BarBQ Honey Mustard Barbecue Sauce This recipe comes from Steven Raichlen’s Barbecue Bible. My hubby has been making it for years as a sauce on the side to accompany his grilled chicken. 1/2 cup prepared mustard of choice 1/2 cup honey 1/4 cup light [...]
Continue reading »No Longer a Teenager
It’s hard to believe that 20 years ago, I was birthing my first kid into the world. As of today, Miss Melanie Elizabeth Rubin is no longer a teenager. I don’t want to brag, but I must say she’s grown into a strong and healthy young lady who appreciates real food. Part of that stems [...]
Continue reading »Makin’ Mayo
Store bought mayonnaise has many questionable ingredients. Its really not that hard to make your own.
Continue reading »In Praise of Purslane
Purslane is one of those super invasive, yet super nutritious weeds we all should get to know a little better. Here’s a simple, delicious recipe for purslane potato salad that I whipped up for dinner.
Continue reading »Goodbye Ben & Jerry, Hello Blue Pig
My “food rules” when it comes to ice cream is make it real! I discovered a new micro-creamery near me that serves real ice cream, what a treat!
Continue reading »Pepe Takes a Little Vacation
The Rubin Rodeo car saga continues. 21 days have now passed since we took “The Beast”, our Honda Pilot SUV, off the road. Its been a smooth transition, I’m sure we’ve saved some money by keeping the gas guzzling beast off the road for 3 weeks. Today, the beast gets to go back on the [...]
Continue reading »Going on a 21 Day Auto Diet
Sometimes chaos reigns at the Rubin Rodeo. We got back from holidays at the in-laws to find 3 important looking envelopes from NY DMV amongst a huge pile of mail. I opened them up to find out that we were no longer insured by GEICO and that we had been operating our 3 cars illegally [...]
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