Put An Egg on It: Gnocchi Edition
In my campaign to be a more frugal, protein-fortified, maybe even eco-friendly human being, I’ve taken to putting poached eggs on top of many, many things–big piles of sauteed spinach, […]
Category Archives: Food
Quick, Grab an Eggplant and Run to Your Slowcooker. It’s Baba Ghanoush Time
When I got my slowcooker, the intent was definitely hearty one-pot meals–cassoulet, chili, beef stew. But lately I’ve been exploring the world of simpler dishes. I made apple sauce a […]
Homemade Sorbet: Sor-Good With Booze
I’ve discovered the perfect end to a summer evening, dessert and aperitif all rolled into one. It’s homemade sorbet. With booze. I didn’t exactly invent the stuff–the idea came to […]
My Great Goat Taco Experiment
First things first: These are not exactly tacos! They’re more like burritos but smaller (burrititos?) and open, not wrapped. Whatever. I made some goat, I made some yellow rice, and […]
The Fish Market: An Exploration
[Ed note: I feel like this may need a disclaimer that the title's not a euphemism? Gross. Another disclaimer: graphic fish images ahead!] Part of my new life is that […]
Chop Chop Chop It Up
This morning, my coworker Brooke sent out a link about her experience at a knife skills class, and I was wicked jealous. Knife skills are one of those basic cooking […]
The Best Thing I Learned in Napa
Three words: shredded. Brussels. sprouts. Or, as they call them at Domaine Carneros, shaved Brussels sprouts. Whatever. You guys. If you’re like me, a woman torn between her love of […]
On the Lamb
A couple of nights ago, I went to one of the American Lamb Council’s Shepherd to Chef dinners at City Winery. Let me just say, I’m now on a lamb […]
