My First Review!
And it’s a good one! From Library Journal: Reassuring is the first word that comes to mind when reading food writer Koenig’s first cookbook, in which she provides doable, affordable meal solutions for new parents. The chapters are practical and original: “Nap-Time Cooking” divides recipes into stages to be completed while a child is napping, and ...Keep Reading
Super-Simple Side: Roasted Broccoli with Lemon & Parmesan
Five minutes of chopping and about 45 seconds of sprinkling: That’s all this recipe asks of you. Less, even, if you use pre-cut broccoli. But once the lemony, salty, soft-crunchy-tender roasted broccoli is on the plate—and in your mouth—you get the kind of powerful flavors and contrasting textures that usually require, y’know, effort. I’ve been ...Keep Reading
Greek Stewed Vegetables
Given the sickness and the unbelievably addictive brown butter noodles and the curried chicken pot pie and the rainbow cookies, it’s been a carb-heavy month. Fruits and vegetables wallowed near the bottom of my priority list (hangs head in shame). No surprise, now I’m craving them—specifically, the silky, long-simmered vegetables found in the Greek restaurants ...Keep Reading
What a Difference a Decade Makes
What were you doing exactly ten years ago? At 7:29PM on January 8, 2002, I was drunk. Not on alcohol (though there was wine, lots of wine). On possibility. Ten years ago today I left one life and started another. 9/11 was barely four months past; most New Yorkers still walked around in a daze. ...Keep Reading
Brown Butter Noodles: World’s Easiest Comfort Food
When I think “comfort food,” usually it conjures images of long-simmered, filling soups, gooey, crusty macaroni and cheese, or creamy, cozy chicken pot pie. All wonderful, of course, but also time-consuming. Y’know, challenging for a parent to pull off. So what I’m going to share with you today may just rock your world: My friends, ...Keep Reading
