Sorry, I’m too busy licking frosting off of my fingers to post right now, but to quote Dan, “oh my god…”
thai-inspired salmon with soba noodles
12 Feb
This is yet another excellent recipe pulled from America’s Test Kitchen 30-Minute Suppers, a quarterly compilation from the same brilliant minds behind Cook’s Illustrated. Though the recipe calls for grilling the salmon, we have been learning lately that our beloved toaster oven is a great stand-in for a grill when set on “broil” (I can only assume the actual broiler attached to the oven would work equally well). Paired with some simple soba noodles, this is a delicious and surprisingly simple dinner. Continue reading
Tags: Asian, broiler, fish, noodles, recipe, salmon, sesame, sesame noodles, soba, Thai
[super bowl] turkey chili
6 Feb
As I stirred my bubbling pot of turkey chili yesterday, it occurred to me that this is the third straight year I have made chili for the Super Bowl, and a different type of chili each year at that. Two years ago it was a veggie chili, to accommodate a vegan friend but enjoyed by all (and topped with cheese by most). Last year it was my dad’s beef chili, a classic meaty chili filled with onions and kidney beans. This year I wasn’t feeling the beef, so I hit up the internet to find a turkey chili recipe… Continue reading
Tags: beans, black beans, cannellini, chili, recipe, super bowl, turkey, turkey chili
coconut-ginger root vegetable soup with lemon kale salad
22 Jan
After so many posts about sweets (yikes!), I bring you some recipes that are not only wintery and delicious, but they are fairly easy and much healthier. On Saturday afternoon my roommate, Elena, and I trudged through the first snow of winter to pick up our January CSA box. As we carried home bags of apples, cider, winter greens, and root vegetables, we considered our dinner options. Should we buy meat? Could we make a potato pizza? Do we have any bourbon?? Over glasses of (unadulterated) cider, we decided on a simple root vegetable soup and a side of greens. Continue reading
Tags: carrots, celery root, CSA, dairy-free, farm share, kale, potato, root vegetable, rutabaga, salad, soup, vegan
clinton street baking co.
17 Jan
I will preface this post by saying that if you eat at Clinton Street you will wait in line. You will probably wait a long time. You will get annoyed and think about giving up (we did the first time, that’s another story). However, the food will be worth the wait. The long, long wait. Luckily for us, our friend and dining companion happens to be friends with the chef. And what do you know? We still waited (okay, fine, we only waited about 1/4 the time most people do for brunch at noon on a Saturday). Continue reading
Tags: bloody mary, brunch, Clinton Street Baking Co., fried chicken, New York City, omelets, pancakes
about those cookies…
15 Jan
My dear readers, all five or six of you, I am so sorry I have failed you! I tempted you with photos of cookies, promised to provide the recipes…and never followed through. Now it’s January, when everyone is trying to hit the gym and ignore the sweets, and I am giving you cookies. Delicious, sugary, buttery cookies. While I won’t try to say I’m not wrong, I also won’t say you have to wait until next December to try these out. Cookies are delicious all year round, and as long as we stick to our other resolutions…what’s so wrong with a cookie here and there??
Tags: chocolate, Christmas, Cookies, ginger, ginger snaps, glaze, lemon, lemon cookie, peanut blossom, peanut butter, recipe
dad’s sunday morning pancakes
15 Jan
More often than not, weekend mornings find me craving brunch. Omelets, home fries, someone keeping my coffee full and hot…there’s nothing better, especially if the night before was a late one and involved more than a drink or two. Last night was one of those nights, but this morning was not one of those mornings. I wanted pancakes. My dad’s pancakes. Continue reading
Tags: breakfast, buttermilk, dad, pancakes, recipe
incredible cupcakes (and they’re vegan, too!)
22 Nov
Over the years I’ve had quite a few friends with dietary restrictions (who, coincidentally, often happened to be my roommates). As someone who can and will eat just about anything, this was initially a bit of a road block for my love of baking. How can you make delicious treats without gluten? Without dairy??
Luckily, it’s really not too hard, and it’s also a lot of fun to bake for people who aren’t used to being able to eat cookies or brownies or, in this case, super-moist, insanely delicious cupcakes. What might be even more satisfying is the reaction of non-dietary-restricted people when they find out that what they’re eating is gluten- or dairy-free — generally some incredulous variation of “No way! But it’s so good!” The happy occasion for this particular round of cupcakes was a housewarming party for myself and my lovely, lactose-intolerant roommate. Continue reading
Tags: banana, chocolate, coconut, cupcakes, dessert, frosting, peanut butter, recipe, treats, vegan
