And so my Thanksgiving recipes begin.  First up: the gougeres that were the amuse for the meal. For the past few years, I've made gou...

Well look who it is.  I'm back from my accidental hiatus, and I've got a ton of recipes to post courtesy of the cupcakes I made for ...

If I had to pick one food to eat for the rest of my life, it would most definitely be pizza.  Maybe it's because I was born and raised i...

I've recently developed a minor obsession with citrus.  This may be (largely) due to the fact that, for more than a month now,  it's...

As much as I love brunch, I am no longer a huge fan of going out for brunch.  Yes, I know it's an NYC institution, but I have good reaso...

I’ve never been a big football fan, but for some strange reason, I’ve really gotten into it the past few weeks. And who have I been rooting...

Ever since I joined my CSA, I’ve been forced to cook around the ingredients I get each week instead of coming up with ideas and then shoppin...

Two summers ago, I discovered the magic of hand-cut pesto. I had just moved back to Brooklyn from Baltimore and I was visiting Matt in Balt...

It was 103 degrees in NYC yesterday so there was no way in the world I was going to stand in the kitchen any longer than absolutely necessar...

Part of our first CSA pickup was a bunch of beautiful leeks. The stalks were thick and creamy white, unlike the streaky, somewhat dried-up...

Words alone cannot express how excited I am to finally be a member of a CSA ! I had always wanted to join but it’s not the easiest thing in...

I've recently noticed that popovers are taking restaurants by storm. They've shown up in place of bread at a number of restaurants ...

I'm  not really a football fan, but I do like watching the playoffs. For some reason unbeknownst to me, I feel the need to eat "t...

It seems that January is the month of eating well and detox, at least according to my friends and a bunch of food publications.  I guess aft...

At long last, here’s the recipe for my entry for the Brooklyn Beer Experiment . When I decided to enter, I came up with a shortlist of ...

Here’s another one from Thanksgiving – I know I’m totally behind, no need to remind me. Since I’m feeling lazy (which is not reall...

Pumpkin pie: people either love it or hate it. I, as a lover of all things pumpkin, obviously don’t hate it, but I am very picky about it. ...

I promised a friend that I’d post this last week, and, of course, I’m only getting around to it now…. I’ve always loved cheese (I have ...

Yep, I’m obsessed with asparagus. This time I paired it with another springtime treat, morel mushrooms, and put the mixture on top of a sim...

Because I am the kind of person who doesn’t easily accept failure , I set out again last weekend to make the spinach and ricotta gnocchi th...