Cooking Simplified
In five weeks, I’m headed to Israel for the first time in three years. If I could, I’d spend the entire trip exploring the rows and rows of Israeli treats at each city’s market. Studying abroad in the south of France was my first time experiencing the magic of grocery shopping in another country. If you’ve …
The prized title for new fast casual restaurants is “the next Chipotle“. Take a stroll down most blocks in NYC and you’ll find that yes, there are many imitations of Chipotle, from Indian to Asian fusion. The recipe is simple: create a restaurant with fresh ingredients, give the customer some level of autonomy when it …
After a week and a half of whirlwind travel through Italy and France, I’ve come to a conclusion about eating in Europe: the simplest foods – from local produce to a quick snack at the corner bodega – are the most satisfying. This is obviously a subjective observation, based only on the handful of countries …
My brothers and I used to stand on the little grassy patch behind the basketball net, heads tilted back, spitting our watermelon seeds as high and far as possible – all in an effort to clear the fence that divided our yard from our neighbor’s yard. It was a tall fence and I don’t remember …
It could have been the torrential downpour in the city, or it could have been the fact that I had just returned from seeing the Paris Belle Epoque musical Gigi, but something in me decided that listening to jazz and roasting veggies was the best way to spend my Sunday evening. With the windows open …
When searching for vegetarian meal ideas, it’s likely you’ll come across articles with some variation of the following title: Vegetarian Recipes That Aren’t Salad. We’ve come so far from the days when I had to resort to a collection of side salads for my meal at a restaurant or dinner party. A menu lacking in …
Just as the smell of burning leaves and pumpkin spice triggers a feeling of coziness and warmth at the start of fall, there are specific memories that take over as the weather shifts into spring. I can still remember the smell of the first day of air-conditioning at home after a day at school. At …
My mom always says that colorful food is healthy food. While I don’t think this necessarily applies to everything (there’s no way it justifies my love of neon orange Cheeto puffs), it usually means the more fruits and vegetables, the better! When I began eating fish again a few years ago, tuna salad became a …