What do I eat all week long? That is an interesting question. Some of the recipes I write about do find their way back into the weekly rotation, but there are mostly those that I never think to write about because they seem just suited for filling up fast . But this year I actually [...]

Moroccan Harira is not exactly the type of dish I should pick to make on a weeknight when I have many things to finish up. Of course, I did just that. I was very happy when I tasted the first spoonful but the time it takes to cook meant dinner mostly included crackers dipped in [...]

There is this soup from Smitten Kitchen that never leaves my mind, especially once it gets cold outside. It features spicy sausage and sweet potatoes. The end result is a delightful but rustic cross between a pureed soup and a hearty stew. And I just love the smoky flavor imparted by the sausage, which is [...]

Today is just a great day to be outside. It is the perfect kind in May for walking around Boston, winding in and out of streets, and eating sandwiches on the grass in parks we’d only just discovered existed. But just a few days ago it was fall-like. I was bundled in layers this past week [...]

     This blog post should really be titled “Adventures In Deep Frying.” Until last night, I had no idea I needed to actually deep fry falafel. I mean, it makes sense now that I know but at the time when I naively chose falafel for a small dinner party I didn’t think that I [...]

The other day I found a copy of Donna Klein’s The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen for a dollar at a thrift store. I’ve leafed through this cookbook often in Barnes and Noble so I was pretty excited to get it on the cheap. Although I am a meat eater through and through, I do love the [...]