The perfect way to end a summertime beach day is, in my opinion, with homemade shrimp tacos. Last year, I discovered a surprisingly easy recipe for tortillas from an unlikely source, and have been making them with some regularity ever since. Filled with citrus-spiked shrimp, charred vegetables, and creamy avocado slices, these are a perfect [...]
If there were ever a bakery worth crossing a monumental bridge for, it would be Almondine, in the DUMBO area of Brooklyn. On the first truly warm day in NYC, we decided to brave the tourists and cyclists on the Brooklyn Bridge in the name of the city’s best baguette, as named by New [...]
I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Paris with some girlfriends, and realized that whenever I go, I mentally compile a list of must-dos. Here are a few that always make the cut:
I’m in a hot-chocolate phase: the city is besieged by frigid winds and snow flurries, and all I want to do is snuggle up in my new Missoni blanket with magazines and a big latte bowl, full of steaming, liquid chocolate and hulking cubes of home-made (ok, ok, made by Whole Foods–even I have my [...]
I was delighted to receive this submission by Lucille, a reader of the blog, in response to my Greenmarket post on Saturday. It’s so flattering that people like the blog enough to try my recipes AND to follow up with pictures and feedback!
Moreover, it’s just a great salad. The sweetness of the figs is balanced [...]
A grilled-cheese sandwich is such a comforting food, but is not terribly sophisticated. Here is my antidote:
2 slices good bread (I used Blue Ribbon Bakery’s rye)
2 to 3 tablespoons gorgonzola (depending on size of bread slices)
2 tablespoons morello cherry preserves
Vegetable oil, for griddle
Spread cherry preserves over one bread-half; top with gorgonzola crumbles, and [...]
