Cooking Simplified
It’s May, and the weather still refuses to catch up to the calendar. Though I’m not quite ready to break out the watermelon, my corn on the cob cravings have kicked in. Well – to be honest – I saw the season’s first cobs of corn on display at Trader Joe’s and promptly started drooling. …
I’ve been out of the kitchen for a long time – which is both a good thing and a bad thing. Good because I’ve been busy; I got to shake up months of endless winter weather with a quick trip to the south. Bad because eating the food I cook makes me feel centered and …
I am a creature of habit…actually, let me be clear. I like adventures, travel and being pushed out of my comfort zone. But I also like looking ahead at my week and knowing what I am going to eat, which days I’m going to make it to the gym, and how much sleep I can …
The combination of an early morning flight and cold rainy weather left me with a serious case of the sniffles. While some may reach for the Jewish penicillin (matzo ball soup), I prefer a spicier remedy – something that warms me from the inside out. Tortilla soup was never a regular item growing up and, …
Living in a studio apartment means that all of the smells of my kitchen find their way onto my linens and clothing. So if I’m going to commit to cooking anything with curry, it had better be worth it. Let me preface this recipe by saying that even if the candles and open windows hadn’t …
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 …
A good bowl of pasta is hard to beat. Even in its simplest form – warm noodles tossed with olive oil, Parmesan, salt, and pepper – it feels like an indulgence. With so many exciting food trends and new ingredients, it’s easy to forget about the basics: pasta with red sauce. As a (nearly) lifelong vegetarian, …
I grew up in a family that rarely ordered delivery or takeout, which perhaps explains my enthusiasm for indulging every once in a while. Since moving to NYC nearly two years ago, I can count the number of delivery orders I have placed on two hands. This in a city booming with Seamless orders and …