This warming bowl was a perfect comfort food for a week that was busy at work and more stressful than usual in the news. The recipe is adapted from Alice Hart’s wonderful cookbook Good Veg, which I very much recommend for its beautiful collection of vegetarian recipes, featuring lots and lots of fresh produce in … Continue reading Roasted Root Vegetables & Wild Rice with Spiced Coconut Broth
Fall Is Best of All Happy almost fall, y’all! I’m ready for all of the basic joys of autumn—sweater weather, pumpkin everything, colorful leaves, apple cider, and every variation of harvest salad. I recently made a delicious one with kale, shaved brussels sprouts, roasted kabocha squash, hazelnuts, aged cheddar, apples, and fresh figs. Why no … Continue reading Fall Is Best of All
Going peach picking means getting to try out every possible peach recipe to use up the fruits of your labor (ha. ha ha!). This one was high on my list anyway after I spotted it in the August issue of Bon Appétit magazine, so after bringing home a huge box of peaches from the PA … Continue reading Peaches & Tomatoes with Burrata & Hot Sauce
I took it easy this sweltering, humid August weekend, doing lots of cooking, dining out, and general relaxing. Andrew and I just celebrated 10 months of marriage (yes, we celebrate every month!) and we did a barbecue/wine tasting night as part of the occasion. We had barbecue at our wedding, so last year leading up … Continue reading Cumin Rice with Spinach & Herbs
It’s colorful, it’s quick and easy, it’s tasty . . . it’s a way to prepare a root vegetable in the summer without using an oven! This miso carrot cashew spread is my interpretation of a recipe from Clean Start by Terry Walters, and it’s my new favorite thing to eat. Set up a whole … Continue reading Miso Carrot Cashew Spread
It’s hard to believe, but this is the first time I’ve used my ice-cream maker all summer! It was past time, and this very summery recipe was the perfect thing to mark the first-ice-cream-maker-usage-of-the-season occasion. This ice cream is not too sweet and it really highlights the flavor of the fresh blackberries. If you want … Continue reading Blackberry Ice Cream
Happy July, everyone! Do you have any fun plans for the 4th? We’re going to North Carolina, where Andrew’s parents have a house near the beach, and we have lots of swimming, cooking, and exploring on the agenda. I’d also like to try lots of local foods—butterbeans, grits, country ham, and local seafood and produce … Continue reading Cilantro-Pecan Pesto
Happy June, everyone! With official summer almost here, I’ve been trying to get outside more and to explore more of New York, reaping the full benefits of our sky-high Brooklyn rent. Recently, I walked to Sahadi’s to pick up a few things (cranberry beans, hot smoked paprika, and labneh were all on the list) and … Continue reading Strawberries with Labneh Whipped Cream & Saba
In my continued quest to eat more colorful foods, I whipped up this vibrant beet “hummus” using a recipe from my new favorite cookbook, Bäco. I love serving it garnished with chive blossoms and purple daikon radish slices to really amp up the fuschia factor. This recipe is great as a snack, as one dish … Continue reading Beet “Hummus”
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