Recipes

Eggplant Mango Soba Noodles

Yotam Ottolenghi’s Soba with Eggplant and Mango

On lazy evenings, when dinner is only an afterthought, my parents like to steam eggplant until it’s soft. Until it...

caponata

Caponata, And the Rainstorm of Rainstorms

Remember how I said that I’d rekindled my love for eggplant? Well, part of that was helped along by some amazing...

Rosemary Sage Pork Chops

Rosemary Sage Pork Chops & Sage-Braised Tomatoes

When Chris got back from California, I found myself seriously craving meat. After all, for the past week, I’d basically subsisted...

Banana Bread

Banana Bread, Or Why I Threw a Tantrum

You know that scene in Julie & Julia when Julie has a meltdown because of aspic? Ha, that was me yesterday, and...

Caprese Salad

An Ode to Tomatoes, And A Caprese Salad

Can I tell you my favorite way of eating tomatoes? Actually, let me qualify that question, because I think we...

Little Brown Bettys

Little Brown Bettys, Pockets of Fall

Summer absconded in the night. And it’s now officially autumn. I know it’s official because I can bear wearing long...

Dongpo Pork

Don’t Think Fat, Think Pork Belly: Dongpo Pork

Though my sister and I were never picky eaters, my mom had to apply her persuasion skills every now and...

Smores Chocolate Bark

S’mores Chocolate Bark, And Away and Back

Chris and I were out of town for the last few days, on a self-prescribed break, our first since we...

shrimp pork dumplings

Shrimp And Pork Dumplings, And How to Make Them

Few foods are as personal to me as dumplings, nor as satisfying. A few scenes in my life where this...

Slow-Roasted Tomatoes

Slow-Roasted Tomatoes, and other Weekend Stories

This weekend was beautiful, warm but not hot, today especially. So I took a break from the kitchen. I bought...

Honey Thyme Ice Cream

Honey Thyme Ice Cream, And A Countdown

If you follow me on Pinterest, you’ll have noticed that the activity on my Wedding board has increased lately (mostly because it...

Corn Spread

Quinoa With Corn, Mint, And Scallions, Or, Think of The Peasants Linda!

I pride myself on how cleanly I can eat corn on the cob. In one miraculous maneuver (if I do...