Shishitos are a thin-skinned, finger-length, mild and sweet variety of Asian pepper. They are rarely spicy but every once in a while you’ll get one – not five-alarm fire hot, but…
Read More My Blistered Shishito Peppers with Parmesan and Lemon Zest
Shishitos are a thin-skinned, finger-length, mild and sweet variety of Asian pepper. They are rarely spicy but every once in a while you’ll get one – not five-alarm fire hot, but…
Read More My Blistered Shishito Peppers with Parmesan and Lemon Zest
I have been M.I.A. since April 2016. Long story short, I wasn’t feeling well. I had joint and muscle pain, brain fog, migraines and other undesirable discomforts. I was perpetually…
Read More My Instant Pot Thai Coconut Curry Beef (and My Gluten-Free Journey)
I recently purchased Jim Lahey’s cookbook My Pizza and have made my fair share of his pizzas. But today, I’m not going to write about pizza or pizza dough (stay…
This past Sunday, I caught an episode of Unique Eats entitled “Craving Comfort” on The Cooking Channel. One segment featured Mac ‘n’ Cheese Hand Pie served at The Pie Hole in Los Angeles.…
I don’t have much of a story to tell about tabbouleh because I’ve only eaten it once before – about 10 years ago. Nothing about the tabbouleh was memorable (not in…
A couple of days ago I made Polenta with Mushrooms and doubled the polenta portion of the recipe. I wanted to have plenty of leftovers. Sometimes it’s hard to figure out what to do with leftover polenta.…
This past week, it was frigid in the Northeast. Just when we think Spring is around the corner we get blasted with cold weather. I wanted to prepare a comfort food but not another…
I’ve recently purchased the cookbook Franny’s: Simple, Seasonal, Italian (2013 Andrew Feinberg, Francine Stephens, and Melissa Clark). This is one of few cookbooks that I’ve read cover to cover and it…
I don’t know what compelled me to buy tomatoes last week. I don’t particularly like tomatoes and in the dead of winter they have no taste. The container of cherry…
Every week, my husband saves the Food section of the New York Times for me. I had a few weeks worth piled up and in the January 20, 2016 edition, I came across Martha…