Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Friendsgiving has become wildly popular in the last few years, especially in a place like NYC where so many people are transplants from far away. When you move far from home, you don’t get the opportunity to see family all the time so you form tighter bonds with friends than you might under other circumstances.…
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All I needed to see was “one mixing bowl, one dish” in the caption on Pinterest to know I needed to make this zucchini, bacon, and rice casserole. Sometimes, for weeknight meals, I don’t care how long a recipe takes. Maybe I ate a late lunch so I’m not going to be hungry right away…
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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. I may make brussels sprouts all year long, but now is when they’re really in their prime.…
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Instead of having a cheese plate for supper two nights in a row, I recently incorporated some leftover Hungarian salami into a pasta dish. I boiled up some spinach and chive linguine (Trader Joe’s) and tossed it with some store-bought marinara. The trick here is to put in enough sauce to just coat the pasta.…
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This side dish is basically cheating it’s so easy. Cook some rice (I use a rice cooker because it’s easier than easy, but an old fashioned pot is totes fine) and while there’s about 10 minutes left, sauté mushrooms and onions in butter with salt and pepper. Or if you’re using a rice cooker, it…
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I had not had a single nectarine all summer and they were calling my name in the grocery store, looking all big, juicy, and summery. But for some reason I knew that even if purchased with the best of intentions I would never end up sitting on my couch, eating the nectarine all on its…
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When you think of baked ziti, it’s always marinara and mozz. You’d be amazed at what a difference switching to pesto can make. It’s still the same process of opening up a jar of store-bought sauce…the only difference is the sauce being green instead of red. Cook up 1/2 a box of ziti (this recipe…
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After a busy weekend running around at all the wedding festivities, I really just wanted to spend Sunday evening at home. I could cook a real meal, watch True Blood, and go to sleep early. Since Albert agreed to my request to stay in, I decided to make him something I knew he would enjoy…
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After about five years on the less convenient river [for me, the only one that matters] the fireworks came back to the east side (thanks, Mayor de Blasio!) so I decided to throw a party on my rooftop. It was a great idea until I woke up to rainy skies. The weather cleared up just…
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I keep seeing recipes for corn on the cob that’s been grilled and topped with fun ingredients like seasoned butter, mayo, and cotija cheese. Such a fun summer treat, right? Well here’s the problem with that: I live in NYC so it is significantly more difficult to find a grill to make a recipe like…
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Peaches to Apples 