I’m starting to write again. A little history first: back in 2000, I applied to The New School so I could obtain my MFA degree in creative writing. I was…
Some people unwind after a long day at work by lounging in front of the television. Making something delicious to eat for dinner is what I do. I believe that…
When someone asks me “What do you like to cook?”, I almost invariably answer “Italian”. If pressed for detail, I sometimes answer “Mediterranean-style vegetable-focused cooking, with a strong preference towards…
I have a backlog of posts to write, but a combination of late nights in the office and blogging blues have kept me at bay. Hopefully I’ll be able to…
To most Americans, meatballs are made to be paired with spaghetti or some other type of pasta, typically served in a concoction known as “Sunday gravy“. In the annals of…
Rice and beans (or peas, or lentils) is a tradition in just about every region I can think of, from the American South (red beans and rice), to India (chana…
On Facebook, someone mentioned how the style of my cooking so often can be tracked to old-time Italian country cooking. At the time the recession of 2008 hit, I started…
A few months ago, I bought “My Paris Kitchen“. It was roughly around this time that I decided to change my habit of rarely cooking directly from cookbooks to more…
Now that we’re in the throes of spring here in New York City, let’s talk about greens. I adore greens of all kinds, whether they’re arugula, broccoli rabe or chickweed,…
