To quote Leo in Titanic, do you trust me? Because I'm about to ask you to take a giant leap of faith and put a whole lot of pickles in your hummus. In my mid-twenties, when I first moved to Brooklyn, I worked for a couple of years at a popular Israeli restaurant. They did an insane amount of ...
Archives for January 2016
Strawberry Almond Cacao Smoothie
If I'm being honest, sometimes I get a little jealous of Owen's breakfasts. There are the maple-syrup drenched waffles before preschool. The crumb-topped blueberry muffins. The weekend trips to the bakery where he has a chocolate frosted donut with rainbow sprinkles and I have...a cup of coffee. ...
Beef and Root Vegetable Stew
This, right here, is blizzard food at its best. Every time I make this beef and root vegetable stew, which is at least once each winter, I think why don't I do this more often? It's really pretty easy, it makes the whole house smell heavenly, and my entire family will eat it. ...
No Spiralizer Carrot Noodles with Peanut Sauce (Gluten-Free & Vegan)
You guys, my spiralizaer is on the fritz. Earlier this week, as I was prepping this recipe, the carrots started catching on the blade and making these weird little C-shaped shavings instead of long pasta-like strands. I thought maybe the carrots were too tough, but then I tried it ...
Morning Glory Smoothie with Quinoa (Gluten-Free & Vegan)
Be honest. Are your mornings glorious these days? Mine definitely aren't. They usually start around 6:15AM, when Owen appears at my side of the bed asking 1) if he can watch TV, and 2) if he can have something totally inappropriate for breakfast, like M&Ms or Cheez-Its. I steel myself and tell ...
Caesar Salad with Chipotle Greek Yogurt Dressing
Let's add a little spice to our salad bowl, shall we? Do you have a bad boyfriend restaurant? One to which you keep returning, even though it never treats (or feeds) you right? There is a restaurant near where we live. It's right on the Hudson River, with views of the New York City skyline ...
Easy Black Lentil Chili
A few years ago, before Owen was born, Alex and I took a trip to Chicago where we ate many, many delicious things. Surprisingly, despite the pizza, the pasta, and the Mexican food, what stands out the most was a dish of roasted cauliflower and black lentils that I had at Longman & ...
Overnight Breakfast Bulgur with Maple Berry Sauce (Vegan)
Ever since I read Yes Please last year, I've remembered Amy Poehler's motto, "Good for her, not for me." It's kind of how I feel about anyone who has given up sugar. That's awesome for you, and so healthy, but I would never do it. I mean, I wrote a dessert cookbook. It's no secret that ...
Healthy Slow Cooker Turkey Bolognese
Life's not fair. We can't all have Italian grandmas. But we can have this. ↓↓↓ When I was growing up, several of my friends were lucky enough to have Italian grandmas who cooked all day on Sunday and then had the whole family over for a feast of lasagna, baked ziti, and pasta with ragù, all ...
Grapefruit Ginger Green Juice
It's the first week of January, which means I'll actually be motivated to use my juicer for the next five minutes! Seriously though, this grapefruit ginger green juice is about to become a big part of my life, because I'm giving up coffee temporarily. I'm not one of those people who drinks ...
