Category Archives: Home Cook
Home Cook: Amazing Seafood Stew
It has a bunch of names: cioppino, fisherman’s stew, zuppa di pesce, bouillabaisse, but they’re all variations on a tomato-based seafood stew. This is one of those dishes that looks really impressive, takes almost no effort, and is actually good … Continue reading
Summer Snack Time
There are fewer things better than a summer ripe tomato. In my stepfather’s garden the tomatoes vines have grown into a thick tangle, producing a shocking amount of the sweet, juicy fruit. Every time I get hungry, or perhaps when … Continue reading
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On the Grill: Fresh Pizza!
On our weekends upstate, we’ve been using the grill for nearly everything. We know the blissful window of opportunity for cooking and eating outdoors is short, so we’re making the most of it. Yann has become quite good at grilling … Continue reading
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Cold+Wonderful
A few days ago, on an 82 degree and sunny day as I jumped out of a pool and into a hammock, I declared I love summer. Commensurate with my return to the 90+ degree city, I take it back. … Continue reading
Fava Bean Dreamin’
Look here at these fava beans I saw at Dean and Deluca. Spring is really, truly here. I would take this basket of favas and sit down at this sun-dappled table outside a rambling Tuscan villa, shelling the beans and … Continue reading
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On the Table: Seared Scallop Salad
Here’s an idea for a super easy meal that can only get better depending on the quality of the ingredients you use. I was standing in the Union Square Greenmarket recently, completely unprepared and slightly overwhelmed as usual, and ended … Continue reading
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Superior Foods
Sometimes the things that make me stop and say wow are so simple. Saturday morning, raspberries sitting on the kitchen counter.
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At Home: Sunday Dinner
The Boyfriend just made a delicious Sunday supper: roast whole striped bass, stuffed with lemon and thyme, and a simple arugula salad. Perfect.
At Home: Making Granola
Awoke this morning to birds chirping, sun shining and a bluebird sky (this is not NYC, as you might have guessed). So I got all earth-mothery and decided to make my own granola. I worked loosely off of Mark Bittman’s … Continue reading
Rainy Spring-ish Day Meal
Outside my window, it appears the rain has taken a horizontal pattern, with occasional flurry metamorphosis occuring. Sigh. It doesn’t feel that cold and raw. There is that distinct almost-spring smell in the air. The ground is wet and thawing. … Continue reading
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