When I went to the exquisite Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty exhibit at the Met last month, I had lunch at the cafe on the roof of the museum. As expected, the cafe menu was not terribly exciting, but the one offering that peaked my interest was a curry tofu apple salad in a whole wheat [...]
My dear friend Mariana was in town from her home in Puerto Rico and all she wanted from me was kugel. She had been away from New York for such a long time that this was to be her first visit to my beloved kitchen; how could I possibly deny her special request? There were [...]
Sending my readers a nice and summery lunch recipe from the Jersey Shore! This post pays homage to Old Bay seasoning, a classic yet oft underappreciated kitchen staple that adds a tangy but familiar zing to everything- sea food, steaks, even eggs at breakfast. Try it with this refreshingly tasty shrimp salad, which we enjoyed [...]
Eating spicy food when it’s hot outside is a great love of mine, and as it is averaging 90-100 degrees Fahrenheit this week in NYC, I have been generously slathering chipotle mayonnaise on every sandwich, salad, hot dog, burger, vegetable and crab cake that comes my way. Try this minimal assembly required recipe, but I [...]
I love me some chicken salad, but all too often it’s a crap shoot when you buy it from a deli or a supermarket counter. How long ago was it made? Will there be too much or, worse yet, not enough mayonnaise? Which parts of a chicken are even in this salad? While making fresh [...]
