NYC-based food blog featuring [mostly healthy] recipes, restaurant recommendations and how-to's
Even Better With an Egg is a series dedicated to my personal aspiration to turn every meal into brunch. Arriving home after a tiring day of work a few weeks ago, I was really looking forward to a warm dinner and a cold beer, and decided to make a quick vegetable pad thai. Upon taking…
If you’ve ever watched Ina or Emeril prepare a traditional lasagna, you know it’s a lengthy process, a Sunday afternoon sort of dish. There’s the meat ragout made from scratch, the boiling of the pasta, the assembly, and all those dirty dishes. Since I learned to cook largely by watching the Food Network, I got…
Oh basil, how I love thee. Your aroma is the epitome of grassy freshness; you have the power to awaken and transform many a savory dish, cocktail, and even dessert. And just a little goes a long way, so I must ask - why do grocers insist on selling such ginormous bunches of you, especially…
Once the winter chill hits the air each year, we all get a craving for the same thing - soup. It’s like clockwork. It goes right along with the desire to layer up sweaters and find someone to cuddle with. If you don’t experience this feeling, my friend, then you probably have no soul. Here…
Those of you who follow me on instagram might have seen a photo from this series a loooong time ago. Alas, here is the recipe. This broccoli pesto is a tried and true recipe that both my mom and I have been making for years. The pesto is one of the few pasta accompaniments I…
