Cooking Simplified
I was hesitant to call this a “copycat” recipe for two reasons. First of all, it’s a marriage between two of my most favorite fast casual salads – the Mexicali Vegan from Chop’t and the Gaucho from Fresh&Co – so it’s not an exact copy of either. Secondly, the words “copycat recipe” summon up the …
Coming back from vacation always gives me whiplash. This time around, things were especially difficult given the fact that I boarded a red-eye from California – the land of sunshine and palm trees – and woke up in gloomy, rainy New York. But that oh so pleasant post-vacay slump also came from the realization that no, I …
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 …
Hello and Happy New Year! Even those of us who love to cook deserve a little time off to indulge in restaurant food, and that’s exactly what I’ve been doing for almost two weeks. I spent a week in northern California with my boyfriend devouring burritos, wine, and an unmentionable quantity of cheese. By day five of …
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 …
This week I challenged myself to think outside of the box. I was finally embracing my chili cravings…but what would make my chili unique? For everyone who is not-so-keen on the butternut squash/sweet potato/pumpkin flare I have been working into my recipes basically since the first leaf turned orange in mid-September, I give you this …
Age 26 is stressful; everyone seems to be figuring out their lives – and yet they are all having the same internal panic attack: I am not where I want to be. It seems silly that we are all walking around this crazy city with the same fears, quietly staring at one another on the subway, shoving past …