Lately I’ve been making a lot of healthy brain food that doesn’t taste like salmon. Here’s a biscotti recipe that I adapted from Ann Burrell that incorporates whole nuts, berries and dark chocolate in a not-so-sweet cookie for breakfast or dessert. She dips hers into a chocolate ganache, but I like the chocolate on the […]
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Marie-Inspired Chicken and Rice
Fall. Comfort food. It is time. This particular dish is an imperfect version of a delicious original Lebanese Chicken and Rice dish that got me through two rough periods of morning sickness cooked by a friend’s mother who probably thought I would starve to death during my last pregnancy. Because I need this dinner for […]
Scarecrow Salad
A couple of decades ago for a “Halloween-Themed Meal,” I’d have put out a bowl of Frankenberry and called it a night. Four children and the invention of the Internet later, I feel an unnatural urge to theme everything we eat in October into some sort of spooky, ghoulish or otherwise macabrely-crafted fare. Today I […]
White Turkey Chili
There’s only a week until Halloween and we have a lot to do, people. There are copious amounts of food-coloring, meat-sculpturing, vegetable-carving and other compound verbs that you never thought would be part of your late October repertoire. Let’s get started, shall we? I’m always on the look out for a good white chili recipe, […]
Vegetable Witness Protection Program
My vegetables are in the witness protection program. I fully admit that I will hide, disguise, camouflage, conceal, veil, cloak, bury, and otherwise transform vegetables into recipes that I can get myself my kids to eat. So when son #2 came home and said he loved pumpkin spice bread, I seized the opportunity to get […]
Fall for hockey food
We have entered into two of my favorite themed-cooking seasons: Fall and hockey. Seemingly disjointed and rather unculinary-like I know, but humor me with my explanation and invitation to join me on this strange road trip. First off, Autumn time for food-lovers is a no-brainer but lots of-stomacher. Not only are cool afternoons the best […]
Flank steak and arugula salad with Bearnaise dressing
You know that game, “What 3 foods would you want stranded on a desert island?” My answers change over the years, but if I had to answer that one today, I’d say heavy cream, dijon mustard and wine. Which means I’d like to be stranded in Provence. I choose wine, because, uh wine, and the […]
Raspberry Cream Pie
There’s a little farm stand on the North Fork of Long Island that is lined with the usual local produce; potatoes, peaches maybe some tomatoes and sweet corn. But if you look beyond the earthy wooden tables you’ll no doubt notice a line formed outside of an unassuming white door propped ajar by someone’s flip […]
It’ll Cure What Ails Ya Lentil, Sausage and Kale Soup
I am a firm believer in the power of food to heal. And when someone isn’t feeling well, the kitchen is the best pharmacy I know. This soup is something I’ve been making for a few months for friends as well as myself whenever I need a little a little super food love in a […]
I don’t think they do have an app for that
It’s September, so you know what that means? The start of Autumn and the end of bathing suit season. This past summer I’ve been engaging in the latest fitness scheme in my long line of many. I’ve told you about exercise classes and yoga before, so this summer I decided to try something markedly different–running. […]