If there is one edible indulgence I feel completely lukewarm about, it is frosted cake. Chewing through a mouthful of buttery frosting is just such an unpleasant sensation to me. Instead, true to my eastern European roots, I prefer bready, dense, plain cakes. In fact, this year for my birthday Rene baked me a pound cake as […]
Cooking From Cookbooks: Thai Peanut Hummus with Crudités
Phoebe Lapine is someone I’ve admired for a long time. With her blog, Feed Me Phoebe, she manages to strike a balance between personal stories filled with self-deprecating humor, and seriously creative yet good-for-you recipes that make you go, “Hmm, why didn’t I think of that?” When I finally got to meet her in person – […]
Purple Potato Salad with Green Beans and Red Wine Braised Lentils
There is a Russian potato salad called Olivye that is the single most commonly found food on any Russian celebration table. I am willing to bet there is not one living person of Russian or Ukrainian origin that can’t name all the ingredients that go into this salad. They are: boiled potatoes and carrots, hard-boiled eggs, […]
Spinach-Asparagus Quiche with Ricotta
Bunches of fresh asparagus eagerly standing upright at the farmers market are a telltale sign that winter is over. Home cooks and restaurants go HAM for asparagus this time of year, but I typically couldn’t be bothered – its bitterness and faintly sulfuric taste have always turned me off. However, I recently tried it raw, […]
Cilantro-Cumin Black Bean Dip with Baked Plantains
Whenever someone suggests bringing store-bought salsa to a party, my inner self shouts out a big “Noooo!” That’s because jarred salsa freaks me out. Why is it that something that’s supposed to be made from fresh vegetables can just sit there in a jar on a store shelf for months? How can those limp tomatoes […]
The Breakfast Club: Cardamom Chia Pudding with Mango and Turmeric Granola
One of the most exciting weekends of the year for women in the food industry is the Cherry Bombe Jubilee. Whether you’re there in person, or just following along on Instagram, this conference gathers all the baddest b*tches of the food world under one roof to meet, exchange ideas, and support each other – and it […]
Savory Vegetable-Kimchi Pancakes with Poached Eggs
This past Monday I spent roughly four hours writing, cooking and photographing this recipe. Well, not exactly this recipe. I’ve been intrigued by savory pancakes lately and had a really specific version in mind. This fantasy pancake was sweet from sweet potatoes, funky from kimchi, and spiced with some of my favorite things, like garlic, […]
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