Kale and Mushroom Tart
All around me, awesome women are having BABIES. I’m surrounded by new moms and soon-to-be new moms. It’s a nice place to be in one’s life: Lots of excitement and […]
Category Archives: single and starving
How to woo your friend crush: Soup
One of my favorite things to do these days is to invite a friend over for lunch at Chez Ganz. It’s so much easier and more comfortable than trying to […]
Orzo Salad with Artichokes and Parmesan
I’m easy when it comes to pasta salad. It doesn’t take much to convince me to take advantage of the fact that people are calling something a “salad,” even though […]
Chinese Turkey Meatball Soup
Ever since introducing these turkey meatballs to the family menu, they’ve become a regular feature. They’re quick; they’re cheap; they’re healthy. Plus they’re quite tasty, like sneak-downstairs-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-come-back-upstairs-with-meatball-breath tasty. That’s a […]
Potato Soup
I hear you out there, talking to me about sweaters and boots and bonfires, trying to buoy my spirits with cider and pumpkin spice. You’re barking up the wrong tree. […]
Tomato Pie, Revisited
Soon after moving to Richmond, I was turned on to tomato pie, a harmonious marriage of two of my favorite things. Since then, tomato pie has become an August menu […]
Pepperonata and Spicy Marinated Eggplant
A couple weeks ago, as you may recall, I got to cook a dinner for some folks from Kitchen Surfing and 30ish friends and colleagues. It was Mr. Ganz who […]
Sanity-Saving Summer Salads
The past week and a half has been one of the busiest periods of time I can recall. It certainly trumped any college finals, Restaurant Week, or anything else I […]
Kohlrabi, Daikon, Broccoli, Carrot Slaw!
CSAs, friendly Farmer’s Market neighbors, and unnecessary trips to the grocery store have yielded a surplus of crisp Spring vegetables: turnips and beets, radishes and carrots, plus a couple of […]
Szechuan Hacked Chicken
The pursuit of a healthy, low-cholesterol diet continues with some degree of success! We’re on the third week of our plan, and both Mr. Ganz and myself are settling in […]
