Have you read the Neapolitan Novels yet? I just finished the 4-part series by Italian writer Elena Ferrante, and I’ve been recommending them to everyone. (Find the first book, My Brilliant Friend, here. Just try not to judge by the cover!) Some of my favorite authors mention food (and fashion!) often, and Ferrante is one of … Continue reading Neapolitan Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Before we even had time to start missing the cheese curds, we found ourselves back in Wisconsin, this time for the wedding of my friends Amanda and Myles, both of them singers and some of the most positive, quirky, and energetic people I’ve ever met. It was a full weekend of friends and wedding events. … Continue reading Wisconsin Wedding Weekend
This weekend I hosted a rehearsal for a music project I’m leading, and afterward we chowed down on this pasta, with some bread and a bottle of rosé. It was all fantastic—a beautiful day full of cooking, friends, and creative music. I guess balance in life is important though, because here I am on Monday … Continue reading Pasta with Potatoes, Savoy Cabbage, & Garlic Scape Pesto
What luck when your amazing friend Keri also happens to have an amazing family lake house in Hayward, Wisconsin! Andrew and I got to spend last week there, and all three of us did lots of relaxing in nature, reading, cooking, fishing, “swimming” a.k.a. taking a quick dip in the cold water, and checking out … Continue reading Wisconsin Lake-House Vacation
This weekend I decided to take a break from cooking for the blog and instead do some decluttering and organizing + go out for dim sum. Here is a picture of my cookbook bookcase (that’s not all of the cookbooks, *sheepish look*, the overflow is in the living room) now organized by color. Which I … Continue reading Cookbooks by Color + Pigs
This will be the last wintry recipe I post for a long time, I hope. (Don’t get me wrong—it’s delicious, and you should totally make it, just on the blog I’m ready to move on to developing spring recipes! Also, cauliflower is not even in season anymore, but I really love it, and soon enough my … Continue reading Red Quinoa Bowl with Roasted Cauliflower, Pecans, & Blue Cheese
I love lists. Especially the ones like Elle Decor‘s “12 Things I Can’t Live Without”—curated (have I ever mentioned how much I hate that word?) collections of material things/experiences/favorites that help define a person. Which is a little consumerist/suspect if you think about it, but I just love them. A LOT! Being that it was … Continue reading Favorite Lazy Foods
It’s my birthday later this week, so it’s time to reminisce again? The new year was not long ago, the blog had its birthday in February: it’s deja vu all over again. If I had to pick a high and a low, a best and a worst, I think it would be getting engaged and … Continue reading Blue Potato Nachos
After a super hectic (in a good way, mostly) week, I’m having a bit of writer’s block! It was a week full of live music (seeing Werther for the first time at the Met Opera, several friends’ jazz performances) and socializing, with a little cooking and, you know, going to work, in between. I managed … Continue reading Zucchini-Potato Soup with Lemon, Feta, & Dill
Have you ever thought about how a disproportionate number of delicious items start with the letter B? Bacon, bourbon, bread, beer, bagels, butter. Buffalo Brussels Sprouts. Many people are having a three-day weekend, but I just had a one-day weekend, ugh! Ok, but I learned useful things (CPR, useful in saving lives and in being able […]
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