NYC-based food blog featuring [mostly healthy] recipes, restaurant recommendations and how-to's
What kale was to 2014, grain salads will be to 2015 - and with good reason. Whole grains, like wheat, oats, millet and barley, are an excellent source of fiber and plant-based protein. They are identified as ‘whole’ because they have all their edible parts still attached, just as nature intended. This is why whole…
When Rene and I were on our holiday road trip, biscuits and gravy was a breakfast dish we encountered in almost every city. I’d had this Southern specialty once before (at brunch at Extra Fancy in Williamsburg) - it consists of flaky buttermilk biscuits split lengthwise, smothered in an often obscene amount of sausage gravy…
Portlandia is a weird show. Correction, when I first saw Portlandia, I thought it was a weird show. But now that I’ve faithfully watched three seasons, I realize it is absolutely brilliant. If you’ve never seen it, it’s a sketch comedy TV show created by (and starring) Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. Together, they play…
When transitioning to a mostly plant-based diet, there’s this unspoken misconception that you’ll be stuck eating salads three times a day for the rest of your life. This pretty much sounds like a death sentence - but, the more you get into it, the more creative you become. When I first started modifying my diet…
This past weekend, Rene and I finally hosted our official housewarming party/his belated birthday celebration. To have all our friends over, mingling, laughing and drinking all night, in a place that’s all our own, was worth the wait and as awesome as was expected. Being an adult definitely has its advantages! Instead of serving chips…
