4th of July weekend, a couple of my dear friends came in from out of town and we got to see each other and hang…
As you probably noticed, I’m obsessed with lemon, especially this time of year. And with a heat wave hitting NYC last week, my appetite disappeared…
You know how sometimes you get into the mode of create-create-create, and forget your tried-and-trues? Maybe that’s just me. In any case, from time to…
Growing up in the South (which one of my friends informed me is incorrect; according to her, Texas is part of the West, not part…
Brussels sprouts are my favorite vegetable. I realize I’m waaaay in the minority here, but I love them. Raw, steamed, roasted…anyway you cook them, I’m…
When I was in college, I was friends with a swimmer who broke a ton of records at my school and ended up going to…
There’s a restaurant near me that my friends and I love because of their side dishes. Whether it’s their creamy mac & cheese or the…
If you love soup half as much as I do, you’ll want to check out my carrot & tomato soup recipe, which is up on…
Ah, stuffed peppers. This is your time of year; who doesn’t want to end a summer day with a hearty and sweet stuffed pepper? Who…
Sometimes, you need a little heat in your life. Granted, we’ve  had a lot of heat this week in NYC–temperatures in the 90s. So I…