Recipe Here After a few weeks of working and staying in NYC some pops of spunk have come out in me. If work takes me downtown, I find myself in a lively area where all of the young-ins spend time shopping for high waisted jeans at popular designer stores. I think I really like that…
I returned home from the city this weekend and wasted no time preparing a brunch for a girlfriend of mine who just returned from Italy. I was eager to make her a small Italian inspired feast, but with minimal ingredients in the fridge leftover from the week, I could not get as authentic as I…
Just as we round off Cinco de Mayo weekend, we may still be thinking about horchatas, concha, and beef tacos. I have been thinking about horchatas and the fact that I never found them appealing until now. What could you do with tea other than sip it hot under a blanket or drink it with…
First things first about Margaritas… I know they are made with squeezed lime, tequila, and simple syrup, but there could be other exceptions too right? Like when you see vibrant yellow Meyer lemons at the store that yell out summertime. And yesterday sure did feel like summer while the sun was blazing down on me as…
Cinco de Mayo is over, but I am still thinking about these sweet breads. Concha is a sweet bread with a dry cookie- like crust and Rebanadas- meaning sliced- are another type of Pan Dulce with icing slapped on the top. Mexico has always been known for their corn made products like corn tortillas, but…
I have been yearning to write for the last few days, but can’t seem to find the moment to slip away to my thoughts, quietly. While adventure takes place during my week of work and the wheels in my head are spinning too fast after the days end, it’s hard to step back and notice…
It’s days like today, smoldering hot and humid that make me crave citrus. I don’t want to drink a cold beer or tall glass of ice water, I really want something juicy with zing! When I was in Italy, some hotter days called for a citrus fix of oranges right from the local market, or…
Spring has turned into summer incredibly fast, and I am way ahead of the season by preparing this icy granita made from Harney and Sons Berry Young Tea. As I head up to the Hudson Valley every other weekend, I notice the vast change in quietness and the peace of the countryside and how much…
Plastic is freaking people out. After taking my sustainable food systems course in college I’m thinking this topic comes in handy for why and how our environment is at moments of failure. It is plastic that we are so dependent on to cut corners. Disney, American Airlines, Aramark, and soon to be Starbucks are putting…
My mom was telling me about this pasta some time before going to Italy and I could never remember the name of it. She told me that upon meeting my fathers extended family in Pontremoli, Tuscany she tried this flat doughy pasta coated in pesto and parmesan cheese. I kept imagining this dense, round dumpling-…