One of the things I like best about where we live is the plethora of neighborhood restaurants. At the end of our block you’ll find Japanese, two Italian, Chinese, Korean BBQ, Thai, two pubs, Indian and Rock ‘n Rose (not sure how to describe this last one, but their tagline is “food, passion, glamour”). No chains; all local, mostly family-run, unique places.…
This is one of those recipes I’m not quite sure how to categorize. My daughter eats the entire batch in one sitting, so I’d think that qualifies as a main course. However it also makes a great protein-packed snack as well as a side dish to grilled meat or fish. All I know is that lately I can’t make enough…
About 3 months ago I included this recipe in a Summer Salads cooking class when, appropriately enough, it was still summer. Much of the U.S. is still experiencing proper summer, but London definitely feels like fall. There’s a nip in the air, blustery winds and the true death knell of summer: we’ve turned the heat on at night. But back to summer salads. Unlike…
My refrigerator’s veg bin seems to have an ever-present head of cabbage tucked in its back corner. Cabbage isn’t something that I’ve typically been inspired by. It’s not exactly the sexiest of veg. No one raves about that “amazing cabbage dish” they just had. People don’t scour farmer’s markets looking for that just-picked head of cabbage. Coleslaw is always an option, but…
Last week I taught my most favorite cooking class thus far: pizza-making. Most people dial for pizza delivery (take-away). But it’s so incredibly simple to make and what you get is sooooo much better and healthier than what’s available at most pizza joints, that you’ll be your own favorite pizzeria before too long. Dough is the most crucial part of the…
The girls and I just returned from a week of R&R in Florida with my parents (and a big 70th bday celebration for my mom…Happy Birthday Mom!!). Beach time was definitely maximized: long morning walks, shelling with the girls, afternoon picnics, sunset cocktails. On our last day my dad picked up sub sandwiches for our final beach picnic. I hadn’t…
More veg, less meat. That’s a big food trend this year, witnessed by the popularity of Meatless Mondays and vegetarian cookbooks such as Plenty More (see my Cauliflower Cake recipe). People aren’t necessarily giving up meat and going vegetarian, but just trying to eat more vegetables and limit meat consumption. Last summer my oldest daughter, Libby, out of the blue,…
I can’t believe I watched the whole thing!!!! Stayed up til the bitter end of the Super Bowl (or “The American Football Super Bowl” as referred to here), including post-game. In the UK. Till 3:30am. Being a bit bleary-eyed and sleep-deprived (we didn’t have the post-Super Bowl snow day that most of the US mid-west and east coast got), coupled with…
This is my deal with cookbooks. I have lots of them – over 60 – but I hate buying them. Probably because I figure I own enough already. (Sidebar: If you too own a gazillion cookbooks, I highly recommend subscribing to Eat Your Books. It indexes your cookbooks so you can search through them online for a particular recipe, by ingredient, etc.…