Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Meatloaf may sound to some like a cafeteria meal or at least something from a bygone era, but I love it. Meatloaf is freakin tasty, y’all! Here’s the problem, it usually takes about an hour and a half to make. It makes sense since you’re talking about cooking a mound of meat, but that’s just…
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This recipe for broccoli casserole doesn’t use any cream of mushroom soup – you’re pretty much making that ingredient yourself; now, don’t you feel fancy?! Though there’s a “from scratch” element, this is still a simple recipe. Basically you boil a head of chopped broc for about 3 minutes and then toss it in a…
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Slow cookers are supposed to make cooking easier, and they do. But some slow cooker recipes require as much prep time as it would take to cook a full meal; they’re sneaky like that. In the case of this recipe, I had to spend nearly an hour getting everything ready (searing the beef, sauteing onions…
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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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Peaches to Apples 