May is almost over and it feels like spring is here, maybe? Andrew and I ran the Brooklyn Half Marathon this Saturday in the cold, cold rain (52ºF!!!)—it was rather unpleasant! Here we are after the fact, soaked and shivering but triumphant: I took some ibuprofen beforehand for my hip pain and managed to finish … Continue reading Shaved Asparagus with Avocado, Sesame, & Soy
It’s feeling like a race to the finish lately, with my interior design class final project due soon, a bunch of work deadlines, rehearsals, concerts, and a trip to Boston planned for next weekend. Speaking of races, we also have the Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon coming up in two weeks and I think I’ll actually … Continue reading Ramp Butter
I hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine was very full, with a gig on Friday (I baked a flourless chocolate cake to bring—I’m refining the recipe a bit but will share when it’s ready), family visit and attending a beautiful violin concert on Saturday, and working on Sunday followed by volunteering at the Opera … Continue reading Rainbow Grain Bowl
We had two days of “summer” this weekend and it was glorious! I made Aperol spritzes and we opened the windows and pretended we were summering in the Italian Alps. Alas, we’re back to freezing rain again, but I did manage to find some fiddleheads at a local store, so at least we’ll have a … Continue reading Aperol Spritz
For a complicated and busy week, I wanted to cook something really simple. With very few ingredients, these sweet potato fries are definitely that. The Sriracha mayo is optional, but I really suggest you try it, because it’s delicious! So what made the week so busy and complicated? (You were dying to know, right??) With … Continue reading Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Sriracha Mayo
It’s that time of year again—blog birthday time! On February 15 two years again, Lo-Fi Gourmet was born. This sort of occasion is an opportunity for reflection on how things have gone thus far and on how I want them to go in the future, and I’ll definitely do a bit of that in this … Continue reading Happy 2nd Birthday, Lo-Fi Gourmet! Chocolate Raspberry Cake
Ricotta with Saba, Olive Oil, & Thyme A gourmet grocery store near my work was having a going-out-of-business sale last week(!!!!), so I went a little nuts, buying half-price duck confit, Maldon sea salt, fancy baking chocolate, and saba. What is saba, you ask? It’s basically just unaged balsamic vinegar, or a grape must reduction. … Continue reading Ricotta with Saba, Olive Oil, & Thyme
The final cooking class of the fine cooking series I’ve been taking is coming up this week, sigh. In last week’s session, we cooked lots of eggs—poached, omelets, hard boiled, and soufflés. Since we eat everything we cook in the class, the chef opted not to do the scrambled eggs but still walked us through … Continue reading Perfect Scrambled Eggs
In my cooking class this past week, we focused on braising—making braised lamb shanks, braised leeks, a French lentil salad, escarole salad, and a chocolate mousse. I had a little bit of braised lamb left over from the class, so I decided to make this soup from one of my favorite cookbooks, Najmieh Batmanglij’s Food of … Continue reading Beggar’s Soup (Persian Rice, Lentil, & Herb Soup)
Buvette is my go-to celebration restaurant—not that it’s overly fancy or expensive, but this tiny French-style New York bistro is just cozy and wonderful and has delicious leeks in vinaigrette as well as THE BEST EVER chocolate mousse. I was excited yet apprehensive about trying the recipe in the restaurant’s wonderful cookbook, Buvette: The Pleasure … Continue reading Buvette Chocolate Mousse
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