Way back in May, I wrote about the trials and tribulations of making green salad with shrimp. My favorite version of this salad featured an improvised recipe for spicy pan-seared shrimp. What I didn’t realize was how convenient this method for preparing shrimp would be! This shrimp recipe is quick to prepare and requires little-to-no advance planning. Why so […]
Sometimes, all it takes is a little inspiration. After months of moping around eating takeout, I finally found mine roaming the Union Square Greenmarket last Saturday with my dear sister. We didn’t know what we would find, but we knew it would be good. We weren’t disappointed. Besides the blueberries and strawberries (both awesome, by the […]
Want to hear something sad? I can’t remember the last time I fired up my stove. Or opened up my fridge to do anything beyond pulling out some takeout leftovers. I’m pretty sure that there are some very sad, wilting vegetables hiding out in my crisper right now, but I can’t bear the thought of […]
I don’t know why, but all I’m eating these days is salad. Is it the onset of spring? The ease of preparation? Is there something in the greenery my body is craving? I honesty can’t explain it, especially because I make a salad at the salad bar for lunch every single day at work. But […]
I started writing this post two weeks ago, before a deal ate my life. But I still remember this salad. That’s good, right? Between working a lot and traveling weekends these past few weeks, I have spent next to no time in my kitchen. (Though I’ll admit the enormous pile of dirty pots and pans […]
After a few days of client meetings, complete with hurried lunches over piles of documents and one too many conference room cookies, I wanted nothing more than to eat a home-cooked meal at my leisure over a glass of wine. Sometimes, enough is enough! As I walked toward the subway, the damp early spring chill […]
The weather was damp and chilly for much of this past weekend in New York, and I craved homey, comforting food all weekend. The clouds left me feeling particularly lazy, so I didn’t feel like putting in much effort, either. The sweet potatoes in my pantry caught my eye at lunchtime. Mashed sweet potatoes could […]
