I returned to work after a week’s vacation yesterday … and returned home at 11:20 p.m. Neither the cafeteria’s pedestrian offerings (yawn!) nor the too-rich restaurant food on SeamlessWeb appealed when suppertime rolled around tonight. So I had a snack and resolved to cook when I came home. After a week of eating lots of […]
As I’ve mentioned before, the kitchen in my apartment is TINY. Tiny enough that pack rat me must be ruthless about the kitchen gadgets I keep around taking up space. So far, I have managed to forgo a blender, a Cuisinart, a pasta machine and many other handy machines. I don’t think I would use […]
Once upon a time, I got it in my head that root vegetables were not tasty. Well, potatoes and sweet potatoes and carrots were fine, but parsnips? Turnips? Rutabagas? Honey, no. I was certain that they were bitter and nasty. I’m not sure of the origin of this undeserved prejudice. Perhaps from a story I […]
In my family, we celebrate Christmas Eve Polish style (a/k/a Wigilia). In the version passed down from my maternal grandfather’s side of the family, we have share five meatless courses: opłatki, homemade pierogi with cheese and dried fruits (another post altogether), pamouli (bulgur with stewed apricots and prunes), cabbage and red beans and pea soup. […]
Yesterday evening, at the suggestion of some savvy Chowhounds, a friend and I rode the 7 train to the end of the line, Flushing-Main Street, the real NYC Chinatown. There is nothing like playing tourist in your own city! Flushing is a world apart from Manhattan. Beijing opera music blares from streetside speakers, and open […]
I love food. I love to cook. I love concocting never-before-seen meals inspired by gorgeous produce from the Greenmarket or my mother’s garden. I love serving dinner to friends and family. I love reading cookbooks and food blogs and recipe sites. I love the smell of bread baking in my oven and onions and garlic […]
