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Easy, Comforting Cranberry Beans 5 Dec 2012 | 03:35 am
There’s probably no need to state the obvious, but there’s also no way to avoid talking about it: New York City has had a very turbulent six weeks. Our city’s most devastating natural disaster has tak...
Kitchen Hip Tip - Freezing Pesto 15 Oct 2012 | 04:17 pm
It got cold in New York last week and I had to conceed that autumn really is here. I took all my sweaters out of storage, turned the heat on, and clipped all the lemon verbena from the box on the deck...
Carrot Greens with Sesame Dressing 8 Oct 2012 | 08:40 pm
My friend Dori Fern is one of those food friends I can’t really remember meeting. It seems like she and I have always been running into each other at the green market, standing and chatting about what...
Really, This is The Best-ever Challah 26 Sep 2012 | 02:02 am
I love challah all year-round, but during the High Holidays, good challah is a necessity. This recipe represents a hybrid between my friend Robin’s challah, and the mighty Joan Nathan’s (my Jewish coo...
Brown Butter Tomatoes and Green Beans 14 Sep 2012 | 05:26 am
Ripe summer tomatoes don't require much. A thick slice sprinkled with flaky sea salt hits every note in and of itself - sweet, tart, salty, juicy. Really, that's all you need. There are a million and ...
Late Summer Peach (etc.) Pie 10 Sep 2012 | 05:54 am
Oh late-summer riches. The abundance of juicy, sun-soaked things (tomatoes, peaches, eggplant) seems to stretch out forever, until we think warm days will never cease. Sometimes I even find myself get...
Chicken Salad with Preserved Lemon and Mint 23 Aug 2012 | 11:28 pm
I rarely make chicken salad in the summer because I rarely roast chickens in the heat. But this year, there have been days here and there that are cool enough to turn the oven for for an hour or more....
Fresh Corn Muffins with Maple Syrup 7 Aug 2012 | 10:23 am
Ah, life with a pre-schooler. Last year, Dahlia loved all things corny - both in terms of her sense of humor and her taste in vegetables. She ate caramelized creamed corn faster than I could make it (...
