Cooking for a sick family member
I've always intended my food writing to focus on cooking for picky eaters. Picky isn't always an indicator of a stubborn or quirky...
At Long Last, I Have Mastered Kale!!
As a Park Slope, Brooklyn mommy, I've been trying for well over a year now to figure out how to cook kale. After all, kale is one of...
Busy Mom Potato Latkes
In 2010, Chanukah fell less than a week after Thanksgiving. Needless to say, no human, mom or otherwise, can be ready to stage yet...
Using up those very last Thanksgiving leftovers...
When it's Thanksgiving, you have the choice of traffic or dishes. Which is to say, if you go to someone else's house, you have to drive...
Here's what I cooked in LeMarche this month...
It's always an adventure and a delight to cook in Italy. Everything is super fresh; interesting products in the supermarket add...
Another favorite pasta
As I've said, my picky eater's first vegetable was zucchini. Add bacon and pasta, and you've got a winner. This is an easy weeknight...
Stuffed Mushrooms
I've never really been so good with appetizers. Getting a three-part entree on the table and dessert when there's company seems to test...
Tomato pie with carmelized onion
What a joy it is to cook in September! The markets are full of the most beautiful bounty of fruits and vegetables. A stroll through the...
Plum jam, your way
The abundance of fruit and vegetables this time of year, in any country but especially Italy, means the womenfolk are busy making jam. I...
Happy 4th of July!
Add this easy potato salad to your barbecue... My picky eater hates commercial mayonnaise, but loves potatoes. This potato salad has no...
