One-Two-Three Herbed Orzo
Yeah, it’s hot. Too hot to turn on the oven. Too hot to do much more than lie down in a dark room and wait for ...
Quick Suppers, Recipes, Sides, Starters, Vegetarian
The Red Cat’s Quick Sauté of Zucchini, Almonds, and Pecorino
I actually read Frank Bruni’s review today–most Wednesdays I give up around the third paragraph, once I’ve confirmed yet again that he’s still.trying.too.hard. Reading the ...
Mains, One-Handed Meals, Quick Suppers, Recipes, Sides, Starters, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
“Summer Friday” Salad: Sugar Snap Peas, Strawberries, Cucumber, and Pecorino
One of the greatest perks of working in book publishing is the longstanding practice of “Summer Friday”: Monday through Thursday, working hours are extended until 5:45, ...
Pantry Cooking, Recipes, Sides, Starters, Vegetarian
Dangerous, but Versatile: Herbed Polenta Triangles
It was to be a memorable, yet still blissfully simple, dinner, one I planned even before I left for work that morning: Herb-flecked triangles of polenta, ...
Nutritious Nibbles, Recipes, Sides, Starters, Vegetarian
Pot Luck with Roasted Eggplant Spread
The other night I went to an after-work, all-girl pot luck dinner. It was all-girl because we met during a food writing course I took not ...
Salad for Dinner
Lately I’ve been so busy with freelance work that I haven’t had the time—or the inclination—to do much cooking (or blogging, for that matter, for which ...
Mains, One-Handed Meals, Pantry Cooking, Recipes, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
In Which We Atone for Caramel-Coated Sins with Tuna, Farro, and White Bean Salad
After a sugar-induced delirium lasting nearly a week (and a resultant gain at Weight Watchers on Saturday), all I could think about was having something ...
Little Gram’s Sauce
Today I’m delighted to introduce a guest writer, my husband S.
It’s known at “Little Gram’s Sauce,” after my mother’s maternal grandmother, a matriarch ...
Breakfast, One-Handed Meals, Soup, Vegetarian
Cookooning in a Blizzard (with Frittata and Tomato-Rice Soup)
Don’t know ‘bout you, but here in lovely Brooklyn we’re snowed in. It started around 11:30 this morning and it’s been quietly blanketing us all day—they ...
Nutritious Nibbles, Pantry Cooking, Snack, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
Snack Time: Curry Roasted Chickpeas
Have I mentioned that I’m a big snacker? Nibbling is one of my favorite pastimes. A cookie here, a Wheat Thin there, and boom! Twenty pounds ...