I’m intrigued by vegans, but at the same time I think I would weep daily if I could never eat brie again. That said, like any dietary restriction, it does force you to be creative. My love of cooking definitely accelerated when I stopped eating meat and realized the world beyond meat.starch.veg. This recipe is better [...] More »

I know. I’m the 700th person to write about garlic scape pesto. I can’t help it! It’s so lovely, and I just discovered it. After staring down the scapes when we got home from the farmer’s market, they still didn’t tell me which end of them to use. A quick taste provided the answer: before [...] More »

Sometimes you realize that you’ve lived near a major city for your whole life. Times like when you see an eggplant growing, and are surprised that it’s actually purple. For some reason, I was pretty convinced they started out white. Like how some kids’ eyes start out blue, and then turn darker. Anyway, turns out [...] More »

This salad was made for a bbq, that turned out to be less bbq, and more inside air conditioned affair. I have a sadistic love of the heat in DC, so I was disappointed. Everyone else was quite comfortable. I pulled this salad together on Saturday morning, in my wee kitchen, my [...] More »

See, See!! It’s happened. I said I wouldn’t succumb to fake meat, and it has totally happened. But don’t get me wrong, I didn’t enjoy it. I am posting this recipe in hopes that there are folks out there that actually enjoy “ground beef-style soy crumbles”. Count me out!  In other news, my city is totally [...] More »

Do you know when you reach that point where you just can not eat any more squash? That’s the time in my household where we forge boldly ahead, and yep, keep eating it. We like to tempt fate. This pasta turned out delicious-creamy and nutmeg-scented. Very comforting. Good with finely grated wisps of cheese on top. [...] More »

Sunday was another one of those magical WDC days, in my book. There was something about the air pressure that almost defeated my I-had-too-much-fun-last-night-and-am-now-suffering feeling. Almost. My husband assured me that what I really needed to get rid of that feeling was a fifty mile bike ride, naturally. We set out obnoxiously later than planned [...] More »

I do apologize for being so out of touch! I’ve been by the sea, and other fun fabulous locales. This lazy summer afternoon finds me at the Cocoa Bar in Brooklyn- I highly recommend it. Lovely garden behind the shop and very tasty iced coffee. Perfect. In my absence, my trusty garden has been hard at [...] More »

There may be some room for dispute, but I am pretty confident in my view that my living room does not look like a brothel.  But, we do have red lights strung everywhere, so I could see where you might get that idea.  After listening to me kvetch about how un-festive our apartment was, the [...] More »

September, I hardly knew you. Where have you gone? But no worries, I’ll be fine without you.  In fact, I’ve already moved on, to something orangier and redder.  Something that offers the promise of… candy corn! Yes, it’s my old/new love: October.  My skin just fits better in October, the world feels right.  It’s without [...] More »