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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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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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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I had no idea I would be staying late at work on Tuesday. If I had, I wouldn’t have stocked the fridge with lots of perishable items. But then I did stay late at work and when I arrived home at 9 PM I had some salmon that had to be cooked that night or…
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Langoustine is basically baby lobster. Baby lobster comes at baby prices so STOCK UP! A bag of langostino tails at Trader Joe’s costs about $9 and just need to be defrosted. So easy for something so fancy. I could throw lobster in just about anything, but for my first recipe, I wanted to pile it high…
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A few years ago, truffle oil was all the rage. The world’s passion has since subsided, and I feel like its use is now almost considered a little bougie. I don’t think we should abandon it entirely, we just have to be more conservative. Since I haven’t cooked with it in several years, it was…
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When my sister-in-law first came to visit New York, she made the required pilgrimage to a bagel shop and was appalled to hear the girl in front of her order a scooped bagel. “SHE’S WASTING THE BEST PART” she hissed at my brother. …And that’s how my sister-in-law had her first run in with the…
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Peaches to Apples 