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…
This holiday will be the first without my mother. It’s going to be a challenge for me personally, so I’m turning to my favorite recipes — mine and hers — and relying on holiday traditions for a little comfort. We often had this soup for lunch with pumpkin bread and cream cheese. It’s perfect to…
In honor of my mother, Linda, this month’s travel post remembers our December 2005 trip to attend my friend’s wedding in Mumbai. We spent almost three weeks together for the wedding and touring around Rajasthan. It was quality mother-daughter time, and we didn’t even fight much…well, not until the last day or so. Now my…
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