Yesterday was Halloween and R. and I spent it lounging around the house doing, well, not much. I didn’t make anything too Halloween inspired—no cupcakes with orange frosting, no cookies shaped like cats or ghouls, and no stew with eyeballs—I was far too lazy and I could only bring myself to make something really simple. So I roasted a pumpkin. I guess you could say it’s sort of Halloween-y but let’s be honest here: I was just too darn lazy to make anything particularly inspired. Read More ...
Eat lots of candy, dress up in a ridiculous costume, and have fun! It’s the one day of the year you get to be 5 again…enjoy! Read More ...
Okay, so I don’t have a nice, long, thought-out post for you today about how I: went to the farmer’s market and found one great ingredient that made this recipe/found a method of cooking that revolutionized the way I do things in the kitchen/read a cookbook that inspired me to make something new and adventurous. Read More ...
I make gnocchi a lot. You can tell I’m making gnocchi because the kitchen gets all floury and the fridge gets filled up with tiny, soft little pillows of flavor. Read More ...
You know how when you’re a kid there’s this one dish someone in your family makes that’s a treat and that you absolutely love and eat a ton of when they finally make it? Read More ...
I was in Cairo recently, and all of the street vendors had crates and crates of guavas ready for the buying. Guavas are similar to pears but have a much grainier texture and a very unique, quite strong, flavor. Read More ...
