Mains
Pasta Puttanesca, And Design Sponge
Hi folks, I’m excited to announce that I’m over on Design Sponge today, serving up some pasta puttanesca!While some may contend that this pasta is a...
Appetizers
Yotam Ottolenghi’s Soba with Eggplant and Mango
On lazy evenings, when dinner is only an afterthought, my parents like to steam eggplant until it’s soft. Until it became a soggy pulp,...
Appetizers
Caponata, And the Rainstorm of Rainstorms
Remember how I said that I’d rekindled my love for eggplant? Well, part of that was helped along by some amazing caponata—an Italian eggplant appetizer—I...
Cold Desserts
Rosemary Sage Pork Chops & Sage-Braised Tomatoes
When Chris got back from California, I found myself seriously craving meat. After all, for the past week, I’d basically subsisted on eggs and cheese....
Baked Dessert
Banana Bread, Or Why I Threw a Tantrum
You know that scene in Julie & Julia when Julie has a meltdown because of aspic? Ha, that was me yesterday, and it wasn’t pretty.“Why am...
Salad
An Ode to Tomatoes, And A Caprese Salad
Can I tell you my favorite way of eating tomatoes? Actually, let me qualify that question, because I think we can all agree that...
Dessert
Little Brown Bettys, Pockets of Fall
Summer absconded in the night.And it’s now officially autumn. I know it’s official because I can bear wearing long pants again, and the hot...
Cold Desserts
Don’t Think Fat, Think Pork Belly: Dongpo Pork
Though my sister and I were never picky eaters, my mom had to apply her persuasion skills every now and then to get us...
Dessert
S’mores Chocolate Bark, And Away and Back
Chris and I were out of town for the last few days, on a self-prescribed break, our first since we moved to this coast.It’s...
Recipes
Shrimp And Pork Dumplings, And How to Make Them
Few foods are as personal to me as dumplings, nor as satisfying. A few scenes in my life where this humble dish has played...
