Lighten up!
Rich holiday party food leaves your guests wanting something light and refreshing. This Asian chicken salad in phyllo cups will hit the spot.
Cabbage
Nobody actually likes tofu.
It feels a little bit like clickbait to dispute my post title in the opening paragraph, but I’m going to do it anyway. Tofu is wonderful – light and pillowy with a crisp exterior – when it is fried. Otherwise, it is terrible – bland and mealy. Trust me, I […]
Georgian Spiced Cabbage and Peppers
Georgian Spiced Cabbage and Peppers Serves 8 Dry Adjika is Georgia’s answer to Garam Masala. Warm and fragrant with fennel, red pepper and blue fenugreek. It elevates everyday cabbage into something truly special. Ingredients: 2 tbs olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 small head cabbage, thinly sliced 2 red peppers, […]
Jane Forgiel, this one’s for you. 3
Jane Forgiel is my Mom’s mom, my grandmother. She grew up in Maryland, met my grandfather, a young doctor, while working as a nurse, and moved with him to Rhode Island, where she raised seven children. Unlike the Polish recipes of my other three grandparents, the dishes Gram was best known for […]
Sobering. 2
My friend Ali and I are both responsible, mature adults. However, for a brief period, before we met our husbands, she and I got together regularly for an after work cocktail or seven. We often ended those less-than-sober nights dining on what we affectionately referred to as “cheap Chinese.” Several […]
Sounds good on paper. 3
It all begins with a perfect summer day, warm and lightly breezy. The sun is low in the sky, reflecting off your sunglasses as you pull up to the bar for a cheap, watery beer that could not taste better passing over lips still salty from the ocean. The bartender […]
#testkitchen
Where do 4-5 new recipes a week come from? It all starts by chatting with the farmers at Eastern Market as soon as I wrap up my Saturday demonstrations. Learning what will be fresh and bountiful the following weekend, I head home, my canvas bag filled with challenges. Some weeks […]