Pasta alla Norma, a traditional Sicilian dish, is made of pasta and sautéed eggplant tossed with tomato sauce and topped with ricotta salata. It’s a wonderful vegetarian dinner. It can be thrown together in under an hour and it’s very satisfying. This take on the classic […]
I first made this dish a few months ago after a video popped up on my tiktok for you page. It was a time when I was being recommended a lot of cabbage videos, and despite not knowing how the algorithm got me there, I […]
One of the reasons I love pasta is that it can be as simple or as complicated as you make it. Most of the time, when you don’t know what to make for dinner, when you don’t have any vegetables on hand, pasta just means […]
After spending so much time around Indian friends and getting to eat the incredible food they make, I decided I needed to learn some of the basics of making curry. For the most part it’s very simple, but it all starts with gathering the right […]
I rarely keep any canned food, but there are a few I like to have on hand. Chickpeas and canned tomatoes, for example, are a constant in my cupboard. As much as I enjoy dried chickpeas, for their taste and benefits, soaking them overnight followed […]
Welcoming a new week with this cozy bowl of Burst Tomato Broth with Couscous! The secret to this delicious and nourishing soup is in the broth. Homemade vegetable broth is so easy to make and so easily customizable. Not only that, and most importantly, making […]
Dear reader, how are you? No, really, how are you? As I’m writing this, Ukraine is under attack, several cities being bombed by Russia. When I was a kid in history class, learning about wars and conflicts, it all sounded like things that belonged to […]
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know how much I love Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes. I’m not a vegetarian, but his unique take on vegetables is very inspiring. I knew I wanted to try this Slow-Cooked Chickpeas on Toast with Poached Egg from his book […]
When I decided I wanted to work on a mashed potato recipe, the first two things that immediately came to mind were brown butter and buttermilk. My one job was narrowing it down to one and go from there. But my brain was like, brown […]
Okay I’m very excited about this one, so bear with me. First of all, I just have to say I feel so lucky to exist at the same time as Yotam Ottolenghi. The man is a culinary genius! His inventive dishes, unorthodox flavor combinations, the […]
It’s Friday, Friday gotta get down on Fridaaayy! Ugh isn’t that just great news? We’ve made it to Friday. By the way, if you like listening to podcasts when making dinner, I have another hot recommendation for you. Just in case you’ve been living under […]
When I first worked on this recipe I did so because I had an overwhelming amount of leftover cabbage I did not know what to do with. It then occurred to me how rarely I eat cabbage, why is that? It’s a controversial vegetable, apparently, […]
I haven’t shared any breakfast recipes in a while, and if you read this blog you know I’m a breakfast aficionado, so I had to do something about it, obviously. This Browned Butter Sweet Potatoes and Eggs Bowl with Green Tahini looks like a lot […]
Dear reader, how are you!? How’s it hanging? It’s beginning to look A LOT like Christmas, my favorite time of year and you bet I’m busy baking cookies and watching Elf on repeat. After throwing out my back and having an awful week as a […]
Hi friends! How’s everything? I’ve thrown out my back and it’s been ✨unbearable✨ but you know, no biggie. I’m getting better and feeling human again lol I shot this Roasted Grape and Acorn Squash Salad with Halloumi recipe a while ago, and let’s face it, […]