What Thanksgiving food did you most enjoy eating this weekend? Leading up to the holiday, I took an informal survey of my friends and coworkers to see if I could find any common themes in favorite Thanksgiving foods. Not only were the answers all over the map (cranberries, mashed potatoes, stuffing, turkey, pumpkin pie, green beans) … Continue reading Sweet Potato Cakes with Scallions, Cilantro, & Lime
It felt like the last week of autumn before the winter chill set in. These perfect carrots showed up in my farm share, and I spent a few mornings this week jogging through the red and yellow leaves in Prospect Park dreaming up what I would cook with them. Not gonna lie—this recipe has been one … Continue reading Harissa Roasted Carrots with Burrata & Carrot-Top Pesto
A Weekend of Not Cooking The election happened on Tuesday—no, it didn’t go the way I had hoped it would—and while I definitely feel a lot of things (sad, outraged, terrified . . . and probably most of the bad emotions, actually), I’m still not ready to write about it. (I can say that I … Continue reading A Weekend of Not Cooking
Gluten-Free Feast Last weekend I road-tripped up to Maine to visit my brother, a health coach and fellow food enthusiast who happens to eat a gluten free diet. (Read about the trip and what Andrew and I ate along the way in last week’s post. And check out my brother’s website here!) We had a great time … Continue reading Gluten-Free Feast
Both getting out of the city and seeing my brother had been long overdue, so a road trip up to Bangor, Maine, was just the thing this weekend. Also those little blueberries, moose, and whoopie pies, + 70 mph speed limits and Acadia National Park, made it extra just the thing. We planned the trip … Continue reading Road Trip to Maine
I spent this weekend in Chicago to celebrate my friend Keri’s 40th birthday, and the theme of the weekend was nostalgia—from her retro bowling party, complete with TV-dinner-style meals of meatloaf, mac-and-cheese, peas and carrots, and mashed potatoes to catching up and reminiscing about old times with Chicago friends. A few weeks ago, I wrote … Continue reading Apple Pear Plum Crumble
One of my favorite aspects of food is enjoying things in their fleeting seasons (I don’t believe that local, seasonal food is the be-all-end-all, but I do believe that more often than not, it’s pretty great)—parsnips, chestnuts, and ok-not-that-local Florida citrus in winter; fiddleheads, asparagus, and shad roe in spring; tomatoes, corn on the cob, … Continue reading Honeynut Squash Salad with Fried Sage, Goat Cheese, & Hazelnuts
My first apartment was in Portland, Oregon. I was in college and paying $335 a month for a studio (a fact that makes me tear up a little bit when I think about my current rent, that is until I then remember the ants, that were followed by the mice . . . ). In … Continue reading Slow-Roasted Plum Tomatoes with Olive Oil & Herbs
This weekend Andrew and I ran our first marathon! It was the Wineglass Marathon in Corning, New York, in the Finger Lakes region of New York state. We tasted local wines after the race and we did actually receive a wine glass as part of our runners’ schwag bag. The race was so fun, and I’ve … Continue reading Onion, Leek, & Scallion Chicken Pie
I don’t like purple very much, as a color. For the most part, I’d rather not wear it, decorate with it, or even color with it (when I’m indulging in the new adult coloring trend . . . Enchanted Forest, anyone?). Luckily I don’t mind eating it, since my mission this weekend was to use … Continue reading Sicilian Eggplant Caponata with Pine Nuts
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