Working in an office has its perks.
Not many, but there are a few – for example, internet connectivity, air conditioning, and proximity to office supplies. But the real bonus is working next to an awesome lunch spot. They make Fridays so much sweeter.
I have raved about Viga Italian [...]
I’m back for another round of Missed Meals – a post where I highlight meals that missed being mentioned on the blog until now.
I have said in the past that dinner inspiration is not my strength, so most weeknight meals are rarely memorable. If a plate of food happens to look good, [...]
This week’s food feature has been sitting as a draft for two weeks.
It is the extraordinary dinner Justin and I shared for Valentine’s day at City Table. Love doesn’t have an expiration date, so there is no harm in reliving the evening two weeks later.
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The results are in: my exchange with the Austin to Boston food swap was a total success!
Julie of Kitschn Calamities sent me a box of local foods from around Texas, and a couple special items from Michigan (where she was raised.) I was so very excited to walk up to my doorstep [...]
For the past three years, I have accompanied Justin to his company’s holiday dinner at Il Capriccio in Waltham. I am having a hard time believing we’ve been working professionals for three years already. I suppose time flies when you are having fun working the 8-5.
We started with a round [...]
Vegetable: n.
1. green thing made up of water, fiber, and nutrients
2. the opposite of pie
I ate a lot of pie this weekend. I intend to cancel it out with a lot of vegetables in the coming days. My mouth salivates at the thought of crisp, fresh [...]
Working at an Italian restaurant during high school left some impressions on me.
I learned how to make a mean pizza, deal with hungry, angry customers, and cherish the arrival of hot, buttered rolls. Once in awhile, I crave some of their menu items: pizza with lemon-pepper cream sauce, chicken bruschetta, [...]
When it seems like I have nothing to make for dinner, I can at least count on having the ingredients for this tuna & pasta dish.
I learned the recipe in college from one of my friends. She said it is an Ethiopian recipe, but as I’ve prepared it over the years, I’m sure it [...]
I first encountered noodle kugel at a Jewish friend’s house, as it is a traditional recipe usually prepared for Jewish holidays. I thought to myself, “Cold noodles for dessert? This is crazy, but I think I like it.”
The dish, as I’ve seen it prepared, is a baked noodle dish, set in a cheesy custard [...]
Well, blow me down! I went through a giant container of spinach in just a few days. Popeye would be delighted.
I threw handful after handful into last night’s dinner: Spinach Pesto on raviolis. I haven’t made pesto at home in almost a year because I am newly allergic to nuts. [...]
