This recipe was inspired by a recipe from Spain: A Culinary Road Trip, which Gennaro bought for me a few years ago after witnessing my sheer excitement every time Spain: On The Road Again (the PBS show with Mario Batali and Gwyneth Paltrow) was on T.V. In anticipation of a honeymoon in Barcelona, I’ve been re-exporing [...]
I got the idea to do a spinach cashew spread from one of my favorite blogs, Raw Mazing. While I somewhat veered from the original recipe, I tried my best to keep the proportions similar, as I had been having a rough day of trial-and-error with my recipes. A failed strawberry clafoutis. A failed gluten-free [...]
First things first. Mom. I know no one else who gives more of herself and asks so little in return, is able to laugh at the small things, and care deeply about the big things. The only reason I was able to turn my food allergy “lemons” into delectably free lemonade was because I [...]
It happens. You think you’re doing great, happily enjoying your new gluten-free life. You feel better. You might even look better. You start even saying things like “I don’t even miss pizza.” And then it happens. You see someone walking past you on the street, or walking into work from lunch, holding a big, fat, cheesy [...]
I’ve wanted to do this for a long time. Any gluten-intolerant Mexican food fanatic like myself would understand why. You see, back in my college days, there were two kinds of people. There were Pancheros people, and there were Big Ten Burrito people. Where you fell in the divide could very well dictate who you went [...]
A while back I posted on my discovery of socca, the crisp, French flatbread made from chickpea flour. I made the batter into crepes and added rosemary and olives for flavor. I promised myself I would make a true socca one day; in the oven, in a cast iron skillet. But when I finally decided that [...]
Ever play the game where you ask yourself the one food you could never live without? I love that one. I have to admit that while there are several obvious answers that come to mind, somehow I’m always left with one answer that is clearer than others: guacamole. I love it. I would be content eating [...]
Last night I did that thing I usually do when I’m procrastinating. It also happens to be the same thing I do when I don’t have a care in the world and time on my hands. I search the internet for interesting food sites. Sometimes I find myself back at old favorites. Sometimes I [...]
I made a big pot of this soup on Tuesday and looked forward to enjoying it throughout the week, anticipating that I would be craving a comforting, warm meal as the days grew colder and longer. What I didn’t account for, of course, was the fact that New York would decide to be 65 [...]
Let me first apologize to those sushi purists out there who object to anything rice-free being called sushi (which literally means “vinegared rice,” not “ground nut and vegetable thing”). I am sincerely sorry. Second, let me apologize to those raw purists for calling this dish “raw” even though the recipe calls for a teaspoon of toasted [...]