Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
I found a jar of pesto with quinoa at Trader Joe’s and have been keeping it in the pantry until just the right moment when I needed to quickly pull together a meal on a weeknight. I had to spend the evening cleaning my apartment (boringggg but enough procrastinating, already!) so I wanted a meal…
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Gemma is one of those restaurants everyone suggests for dinner when friends are in town. They have great pizzas and pastas for sharing so it’s good for groups. The atmosphere, like the Bowery Hotel it’s attached to, is old-world beautiful and [as my brother put it] feels like you’re in a Wes Anderson movie. Despite its…
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I have no idea what’s actually in arroz con pollo, the traditional Spanish/Puerto Rican dish. I know there’s arroz (aka: rice) and pollo (chicken for us English speakers). Beyond that, it’s pretty much a guessing game, which is why I have zero idea whether or not my version of this meal is authentic. I’m guessing…
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You probably know how to make chicken fingers. Just buy the chicken already cut into tenders and coat them: flour, egg, panko. Note: I like some cayenne mixed in my panko. Then just fry or bake. I’m trying to be healthy, so I went with baking. The story here is not the chicken, it’s the…
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Like any good Lowcountry gal, I love my pimento cheese, particularly on a sandwich made with white bread. Sigh. That takes me back. But last week when I made a batch, I wanted to try something a little different. In a very simple recipe that is perfectly adorable for snacking, I stuffed halved mini bell…
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I bought a huge bag of cotija cheese for the tacos I made for Cinco de Mayo so I decided to use it for esquites. Esquites is a creamy grilled corn dish that’s basically mexican street food. I have never really walked the streets of Mexico, but I discovered the dish at a restaurant in…
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Cinco de Mayo fell on a Tuesday this year so I decided not to go out. I live across from Rio Grande so that would have been the obvious choice for celebrating, but I also know they are home to the most lethal margs known to man. One ‘rita always turns into four and then next thing…
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Cooking with seasonal ingredients takes advantage of when produce is at its best. There’s usually more flavor, it can be more cost efficient, and it just feels more genuine. Each month I’ll cook a dish showcases and in-season ingredient. Peas are in season in May so I’m guessing that means pea shoots are in season.…
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My weeknights are kinda crazy right now. With a wedding every weekend, I need to use the week to run errands. That doesn’t leave much time for elaborate home cooked meals, but I was tired of spending the money on takeout. I had some habanero chicken sausage in the fridge and decided to build a quick…
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Hey pasta you’re so fine you’re so fine you blow my mind hey pasta! Hey hey hey pasta! See what I did there? I used a one hit wonder to introduce a one pot wonder. I’m just so darn witty. Here’s the thing: one pot pasta dishes are popping up all over Pinterest. It was…
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Peaches to Apples 