This past Saturday I was up bright and early to get first dibs on all the goodies at the Inwood Greenmarket up in Northern Manhattan. I hosted another cooking class that afternoon in Washington Heights and needed to stock up on all of the ingredients. I agonized over the menu for this class, knowing that … Continue reading Simple Summer Seasonal Dishes: Cooking Class
Recently I had the pleasure of attending an incredible Syrian feast hosted by the food and travel online publication Roads & Kingdoms, as the latest in their Banned Countries dinner series. These gatherings feature food from the countries on the current administration’s attempted travel ban, and serve as a way to celebrate cuisine and culture. … Continue reading A Homemade Taste of the Middle East
To my mind, community occurs when people come together around shared values. All the better if the gathering is real-life rather than virtual, and if those values relate to health, nourishment, and respect for our precious planet. I’d say I managed to create a little community on Saturday night with my debut cooking class. When we sat down, two hours … Continue reading Farm to Table Cooking Class, Round One
This Saturday is the day: I’m branching out on my own and hosting my first official culinary workshop! I was in my kitchen tonight practicing the entree, a sweet potato gnocchi. Don’t mind me, I’m just that lady alone at home talking to myself and reminding an imaginary audience to mash the sweet potato until it’s … Continue reading Sweet Potato Gnocchi Practice Run
Brave souls who sell your wares at year-round farmers markets here in New York: we salute you. On one of my recent market trips I was greeted with the sight of snow-covered produce: Brrrrr. I rescued some of that broccoli (along with some onions, garlic, and eggs) from getting too frostbitten and took it home … Continue reading Baby, it’s cold outside
I hereby declare 2017 to be the year of nutmeg. Mostly because the status of my pantry (accidentally) looks like this: I’m officially adding it to anything and everything, including a carrot soup I recently made to combat this frigid wintry weather we’re having. I added so much seasoning that I didn’t even use stock, just … Continue reading Nutmeg Ginger Carrot Soup
A few weeks ago, I went to a Farm to Fork summit hosted by the (who knew?) Swedish American Chamber of Commerce. Aside from having the absolute best conference food I’ve ever had the pleasure of eating (last year’s NY State American Farmland Trust conference was a close second) — based on a spread that managed to be creative, … Continue reading Eating Crickets
Well, here we are, finally wrapping up 2016, and I’m literally limping to the finish line. I had a really bad fall on my run last Saturday and am still slowly recovering. Since I’m used to having approximately ten trillion balls in the air at any given time, it’s been frustrating being largely homebound in … Continue reading ‘Tis the season
My new home is officially warmed! Since the party was also a bit of a holiday kick-off, I decided to make eggnog from scratch. Contrary to popular belief, the drink isn’t made of egg and nog (har har), but it is indeed made with raw eggs, and only a few other ingredients. Random/fun fact: I’m kind of obsessed … Continue reading From-scratch Eggnog
Since this is the season of giving thanks, and, well, there is now literally no better time than the present, I decided to show my gratitude with donations to two critically important organizations: Planned Parenthood and the Equal Justice Initiative. (The latter is a Birmingham, AL-based legal nonprofit that combats the death penalty, mass incarceration, … Continue reading Apple Frangipane Tart
