Man oh man. Everyone should immediately grill some tomatoes. Immediately. During the weekends, I repeatedly check on the tomato plants like they are children. I check for new ripe fruit, things to be trimmed, weeds, etc. Then the work week comes… and I only see the babes for a few minutes in the morning and…
I’ll never forget the first time I made pesto. It was like any moment when Ariel from the Little Mermaid is singing. Magic. So when I learned this week that there is a French version of pesto called pistou, I was pretty surprised. Long story short? It’s like pesto but without the cheese and thicker.…
Oh you sweet beautiful salad. I guess not sweet because it’s kale. But sweet in the sense of victory… because it came from my garden. After watching only two Youtube videos about how to harvest kale, I felt ready to actually do it. I used to get this awesome kale salad from B. Good that…
Every so often I make something in the kitchen that delights me to no end. This gnocchi dish was absolutely that – and almost nearly by accident. I last cooked with fiddleheads in May 2013 at a phenomenal cooking class. It might have been one of the best meals ever and so much fun. Since…
I might be turning into a broken record here… but I’m still going to say it. When I think about picking recipes to cook over the weekend, I think about what has the potential to taste good three days later. This absolutely limits what I end up cooking. Breaded chicken or fish? Sorry, that won’t…
With the move behind us, I was excited and maybe a little anxious to get in the kitchen and make my first meal. Technically my first meals were frozen pizzas, takeout chicken fingers, and the inaugural box of Kraft Mac and Cheese… but let’s not split hairs. I’ve always wanted to cook seasonally and try…
Chili is one of my favorite cold weather cooking projects. It is perfectly filling and satisfying. You can put cheese on it. You can have some crusty bread. You can pretty much make your dreams come true… provided you aren’t a vegetarian. However, in the spirit of eating healthier… and trying new things I did…
It’s no secret that I love to cook. Not only it is often good for the budget, it also feels tremendously therapeutic. One of my favorite combos is to making a caprese salad and then eat it on my fire escape while I people watch. Hands down a magnificent evening for one. I say “for…
I never ever aspire to be a vegetarian. I don’t even think I could date a vegetarian. But, sometimes there are some really winning recipes out there specifically crafted to be just that… meatless. This is one of them. Vegetarian Shepherd Pie. I first made Shepherds Pie back in 2013. I was shocked at how…
Despite being January, there has been essentially zero snow in Boston this year. By this time last year I had gone cross-country skiing at least 3 times. This year = zero. But tonight… it is snowing … even if just for a few hours. Whenever it snows, you should almost always eat baked cheese and…
