My internship this year is situated out in Brooklyn between several housing projects and a large park. Read: there is nothing to purchase in the way of lunch without embarking on a 25 minute round-trip excursion. I am there for 7 1/2 hours, 3 days a week, so I must bring a lunch each day [...]
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 [...]
Blame it on the aftermath of a rough night out or the simple fact that I’ve skipped breakfast, but I am always absolutely ravenous by the time I sit down for brunch on a weekend afternoon. Being that hungry makes me feel indecisive and ever-so-slightly cranky, so out of mercy for my friends I’ve designated [...]
Alright, so it did taste good and it wasn’t a total catastrophe. In a way, it even looks slightly appealing. It’s just that now I know why diners always have 3-egg omelets on the menu- it takes 3 eggs to hold in all of the ingredients! Here is what happened… As you can see from [...]
Mac n cheese was my friend Suzanne’s supper of choice when we were kids together, and as I recall I was quite fond of it as well. At her engagement party, I wanted to serve a delicious but slightly more sophisticated version of this childhood classic. I adapted this recipe from the Barefoot Contessa’s and [...]
Last weekend I hosted an engagement toast at my apartment for one of my oldest friends from elementary school. The theme of the spread I put out was all of her childhood favorites with a semi-adult twist! The menu featured mac n’cheese, tomato soup and havarti grilled cheese sandwiches (grilled and pressed with a panini [...]
