August 24, 2011
Posted by Michelle
I don’t know about you, but my CSA boxes this summer (every summer, really) have been loaded with yellow squash and zucchini. LOADED. My husband doesn’t like it so it is up to me to eat all of the squash. Frankly, after one box I’m sick of it. So what do we do with all [...]
May 6, 2011
Posted by Michelle
I want to apologize for the shortage of posts lately. Perhaps you haven’t noticed, but I have… I miss writing every few days, but mostly I miss having something to write about every few days. Sure, I’m still cooking and we’re obviously still eating but few dishes warrant a post. I’m 33 weeks pregnant and [...]
November 29, 2010
Posted by Michelle
I suspect many people have similar Thanksgivings but everyone thinks theirs is unique – I’m certainly guilty of that. Is that a bad thing, though? I love going home to my family for Thanksgiving. It is my absolute favorite holiday. Four full days with my family who can cook their tails off and who are [...]
September 8, 2010
Posted by Michelle
Here is your quick intro to challah: Challah is a traditional bread that is served on the Sabbath (Shabbat/Shabbos) and on Jewish holidays (except Passover) – it is also used to make super yummy French toast at delis. It has lots of eggs in it and is sweetened with sugar or honey. That’s about the [...]
May 21, 2010
Posted by Ona
It took me a week to make this meal. I’m not kidding—between farmer’s market(S) browsing, grocery shopping, garden harvesting, menu-creating, and actual cooking, Mom’s Day lunch this year was truly an epic one. Out the window went my one-pot, 30 minute meals—for this lunch, I took my time and tried to make everything as tasty [...]
April 8, 2010
Posted by Ona
I was flipping through the most recent edition of Saveur magazine a couple weeks ago when I came upon a recipe for Paskha, a Russian dessert so central to Russian Orthodox Easter celebrations that it is actually named after the holiday (Paskha–> Pascal). I never knew the dish was Russian, but it makes sense. My [...]
