Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
I’m 30 and I just tried my first fresh fig. There were so many things I didn’t know when Karina put a bowl of figs in front of me after her Rosh Hashanah dinner. Can you eat them fresh or only dried? Can you eat the skin? Are there pits? Turns out, yes, you can…
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When I saw these lil baby fingerlings at Trader Joe’s I just couldn’t resist. They’re so cute I could pinch their little potato cheeks. At this size they only take about 20 minutes (maybe less) to cook at 425 so flavor them up and get them in the oven for a quick side dish. I tossed…
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Matt put me in charge of apps for Rosh Hashanah dinner so I started by making prosciutto, arugula, and blue cheese bundles. It was such an easy app to throw together that I decided to make something else, too. These Old Bay peanuts are also ridiculously simple to make and are the perfect bar snack.…
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Usually, when you build a meal around a jarred sauce, also known as taking the easy way out, it’s some sort of pasta with marinara. That doesn’t have to be the case if you can shop at Trader Joe’s. They have tons of jarred sauces for all sorts of cuisines. I recently picked up a jar…
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As you may recall, one of my main Labor Day weekend goals was to try a new recipe, preferably a fruit crisp. There are some fruits that are just SO summerific. Fruit, to me, seems very seasonally dependent. We eat avocados and brussels sprouts all year long, but when fruit is out of season it’s…
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One of my favorite Cooking Channel shows is Extra Virgin – and not just because I’m a fan of Debi Mazar’s acting work. Mazar and her husband make great, authentic Italine fare that is actually simple enough for just about anyone to replicate. On a recent episode, I watched them make this simple tuna salad and…
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Since I wasn’t going on any sort of vacay over my extra long Labor Day weekend I wanted to take advantage of the time otherwise wasted sitting around my apartment by testing out several recipes. Thus far, I had only made one recipe using the cast iron skillet I got for my birthday, but that…
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Why serve regular white rice when you could easily serve cilantro lime rice? Stupid question – you would never serve boring white rice when cilantro lime rice is an option. I got this idea from good ol Chipotle who claims to serve cilantro rice. If you tell me you taste anything other than plain white…
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There is such a thing as the American Cheese Society (ACS). I don’t know exactly what that entails, but I know it is made for me. Because I am a cheese-o-phile, I get regular emails from cheese mecca, Murray’s. Yesterdy, they sent an email announcing the ACS 2015 award winners. I was happy to see…
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After a busy weekend with a lot of time spent in the sun (I have a very attractive sunglass burn, thank you very much), Sunday evening needed to be spent at home with a relaxing meal and the AC on blast. My beau is on the fence about pesto, but he likes rich pastas like alfredo so…
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Peaches to Apples 