In further attempts to weather this winter, I have taken to reading historical cookbooks and nursing a craving for a sandwich I remember from childhood. Foods for children are often named to highlight the sweetest ingredient, so Boston Brown Bread was introduced to me as “raisin bread,” but I liked the dark loaf for its [...]

Yesterday morning, I watched as the icicles from Wednesday’s storm melted, and I thought about the snow ice cream (snow granita, really) that I made on Wednesday morning to top Belgian waffles and topped by kumquat syrup and candied slices of the same, and the night before, of the linguine with sun-dried tomato pesto, escarole, [...]

A few summers ago, my wonderful friend Jeannine and I found ourselves at Cakebread Cellars in Napa, and ever since I am reminded of our visit by e-mails from their resident chef with recipes tailored to the wines. This recipe of roasted cauliflower with crab sneaks in a gremolata (parsley, garlic, and lemon zest) and [...]

I walked into my friend Winnie‘s apartment last Friday night to the sounds of dumpling creation. Winnie explained why the dough should be thicker in the middle: and the dough was busily being folded, crimped, and sealed. There were food writers to recognize (including this former Gourmet staffer rocking a yellow apron), lively shrimp, and [...]

Another of my resolutions (or intentions, as my friend Amanda, who you will meet below, frames them) is to spend more time with my friends in New York, and to let them school me in food here. My friend Dean describes himself as a lover of tacos, and his Bushwick neighborhood is full of options–I [...]