Eat your plants + pesto!
If anything, the present weather in NYC has made for ideal hothouse conditions. The tomatoes and basil are really enjoying it, the rest of us maybe…
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Simple suppers: multicultural turkey meatballs
Generally speaking, I’m not a huge fan of cuisines vaguely classified as “fusion,” but a melding of cultures in food can be a beautiful thing, if…
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Simple suppers: pasta with braised garlic and tomatoes
There is plenty of young, green garlic at the greenmarket at the moment, but what to do with it? Make a simple pasta supper! I…
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Quail eggs benedict with tomato yogurt
Progress report: still not anywhere closer to having gas back on. So this week, I am feeling grateful for this trick of one minute poached…
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Melon, arugula and gorgonzola salad
Wild arugula is probably the most expensive item I buy at the greenmarket these days (thankfully, seasonal stone fruit and berries are plentiful and less…
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Olive oil cake with rocket pesto
By the time you’re reading this, I am already in Moscow catching up with family for the week. But before leaving, I made this savory…
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Shaved butternut squash and pumpkin seed salad
Welcome, spring! A satisfying lunch salad to transition you into this beautiful season, which may finally be here (let’s all keep our fingers crossed). And…
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Grilled asparagus salad
Another lovely way to highlight both green and white asparagus this month – simply grilled, with arugula, apples, and a bit of balsamic and parsley….
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Winter salad: braised leeks, arugula, and crab apples
(well, and a couple more lovely things…) This is a surprising and delicate salad, which also proves to be entirely addictive. Maybe it’s the combination…
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Marinated wild mushroom salad
As the summer heat sets in, I find myself gravitating more and more towards simple and light entrees. This salad requires a little bit of…
