With this cold weather, I’ve been dreaming about spring. I’ve also been thinking about what I’ll make when I can use my gas stove again. Besides roasting a chicken, my thoughts turn to slowly stirred risotto using spring’s first vegetables. I’d accompany either dish with a nice glass of white wine. That reminded me of…
As I waited in line for carpaccio for New Year’s Eve, a woman next to me was emphatically telling another customer: “Get the short ribs!” She was adamant about how she cooked them every year at this time, and since they were on sale, you simply had to buy some. It seemed like a compelling…
Tradition in my house calls for pork on New Year’s Day. I usually make Apricot and Sausage Stuffed Pork Tenderloin – but that wasn’t going to work without my Viking. So I decided to pay homage to Judy Rodgers and opt for a version of her mock porchetta (mock because it doesn’t use a whole pig)…
My oven is temporarily out of commission. My beloved Viking six burner gas stove has not been turned on since before Halloween. And no, it’s not because I haven’t felt like cooking. Even if life has been chaotic lately, as you know, I find cooking cathartic. Unfortunately, the lovely people at Con Edison saw fit…
Sometimes you can find an adventure in your own backyard. With that in mind, this month’s travel post is devoted to Banksy. In every neighborhood and type of locale, from the upscale to the ghetto, no part of New York was left untouched. In case you somehow missed all the buzz, the anonymous graffiti artist…
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