In celebration of tender green things and the spring time, I like to make pesto. Also, I tend to be very busy in the Spring and pesto is a fast way to add a homemade touch to quick food. I am not actually a big fan of the classic basil and pine nut pesto. I…
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Stracciatella with Ramps and Nettles (to cure seasonal allergies)
I am not the most dependable food blogger. I try to post recipes that might be useful for upcoming holidays and whatnot, but I succeed only half the time. However, every year I do manage to post a recipe to sooth, defeat or cure seasonal allergies. Seasonal Allergies are cruel. The weather finally becomes bearable, and your…
Rosemary Lemon Buckwheat Cookies (Gluten-Free)
Some recipes take a long time to work out. I make them over and over adjusting the amounts of this or that. This cookie recipe turned out well on the first try! I recently developed a strong craving for a sweet biscuit scented with rosemary and lemon. Buckwheat flour has an herbal flavour that works well…
Hashed Brussel Sprouts with Poppy Seeds and Lemon- For the Spring!
One of my best college friends had a job as the reservationist at Union Square Cafe when we first graduated from college. At the time, it was very hard to get a reservation at Union Square Cafe, so they were lucky to have Marya. If hundreds of your would be customers have to be told that,…
Pro snacking for lazy yet well-intentioned students
I’m studying biology right now (well I was until taking a break to write this blog post) and snacking on a delicious hummus and yam sandwich. Truth is I have a better diet when I’m sharing meals with others. When it’s just for me I find the best trick is to stock my fridge and…
Slow Roasted Salmon with Citrus, Fennel and Green Olives
I fell in love with a photo of this dish that I saw on Pinterest. The photo filled me with an instant and overwhelming salmon craving. I made it once according to the directions in Bon Appétit . I usually cook salmon quickly on high heat À la Ieva or Marinated in Spiced Yogurt with Rhubarb Chutney. This…
Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Sweet Lime Sriracha Sauce
As I have mentioned before, I am not much of a deep fry cook. I like deep-fried food, but I leave it to the experts. The food that I deep fry ends up burnt on the outside and raw in the middle, or it’s cooked through, but soggy with oil. I know, I am…
Simple Curried Quinoa with a Crunchy Kale and Coconut Topping
I tend to be skeptical about health food. Spending my childhood in the Pacific Northwest and in Hawaii, I was always around glowingly healthy hippies who claimed that some ridiculously healthy thing they had taken to eating was “delicious”. You can’t fool children, and there are only so many times you can feed them sprouts…
Kabocha Pumpkin and Chestnut Soup with Chorizo
For the last 12 years , I have had an on again off again job, for just one day a week, in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. I don’t actually work in Manhattan much, except when I am performing in a show. My everyday teaching work is overwhelmingly based in Brooklyn, Queens and occasionally…
Walnut, Lemon and Cardamom Cake (gluten-free)
I think that I am supposed to be sharing healthful recipes for foods that will assuage the guilt of the holidays. But I am not feeling particularly guilty about having eaten well over the last few weeks, so I’m sharing a cake recipe instead. However, as an afterthought, I can say that this recipe…
Big Sis Little Dish 