It's not authentic, but it's pretty (ren)dang good.
Read moreCheater’s Beef Rendang
You don't need to go to Queens, or even the grocery store.
Netflix and Stir-Fried Collards
When given the option, who would prefer a photo of collard greens??
Because braising your greens would distract from your movie watching.
Read moreGifted-Pumpkin Gnocchi
Fun to make and impossibly cute.
When life gives you a pumpkin, you'll know what to do.
Read moreDreaming of the UK
A jar of chutney, with a perky hat.
Where aesthetics and tomato chutney intersect.
Read moreKung Pao Cabbage
All I want to do these days: eat cruciferous vegetables, and gaze upon the Queen's Bird salt shaker my sister gave me for Christmas.
Trudging through the new year with a lowly but steadfast friend.
Read moreDay-After-Election Soup
High expectations, shitty results.
In politics and in cooking, you win some and you lose some.
Read moreSpicy Oatmeal
Supposedly this breakfast says something key about me.
For people who like spicy, salty things for breakfast.
Read moreMy Preserved Lemon Breakthrough
They seemed like too much trouble.
Pureeing preserved lemons (and keeping the brine) was a revelation.
Read moreGochujang-Braised Short Ribs
Sticky, salty, spicy.
Winging it with everyone's favorite Korean condiment.
Read moreEarly Fall Caponata
Technicolor produce.
When eggplants and tomatoes are still everywhere.
Read moreHealth, Happiness, and Horta
Radish greens, chard, spinach, and kale.
Greens ready when you are.
Read moreBread Heel Salad (Panzanella)
It's not grim.
A quick lunch that's not grim.
Read moreCorn (Cob) Soup
Corn cobs make an unattractive but delicious broth.
Corn cobs make an unattractive but delicious broth.
Read moreDough Dilemmas
My college roommate Rachel and I, in blissful ignorance of our future dough-oriented troubles.
Whole wheat pizza dough that won't torture you.
Read moreHot City, Cold Noodle
You don't need exotic ingredients, but you do need to prep some veggies.
When it's too hot to leave your apartment.
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