My calendar tells me it’s the first day of fall today. I find this slightly shocking since I don’t feel like I had a summer. Between apartment hunting and adjusting to a new job, my days - and thoughts - were pretty occupied. It’s sad to say bye to summer but fall does have its…
Arepas w/ mango and pickled red onion
Prior to making arepas (South American fried corncakes) this weekend, I had never had an arepa. I’ve heard aproned ladies shout “Corn arepas!” at street fairs before, but never ventured so far as to try one. However, being partial to all corn-based foods - tortillas, papusas, corn bread - I’ve been interested in making them…
The best buttermilk biscuits ever.
Biscuits are the cornerstone of Southern American cuisine. They took a brief hiatus when people started panicking about cholesterol in the early eighties, which lasted until the 2000′s, when we rediscovered the charm of rustic home cookin’ and buttermilk biscuits suddenly appeared on nearly every downtown Manhattan and Williamsburg menu. Biscuits can be eaten in…
Skillet hash browns
Being of Eastern European descent, potatoes have always been, and will probably always remain, a huge part of my diet. My mom would serve them boiled, roasted or mashed (my favorite) as a side, or fried, as a main course. They were also in every soup and on every holiday table. We didn’t choose to…
Bon Appetit’s Gingerbread cake
I have had this Bon Appetit ginger cake recipe tucked in my recipe inspiration folder for almost two years. Every time I came across it, I grew very excited and determined to finally make it. And then, clutching the magazine tear-out on my way to the kitchen, I would realize that I don’t have one…
