Chicken Tagine with Apricots, Almonds + Lemon
This chicken tagine is warm and welcoming, sweet and savory—and pleasing to your senses Aromatic and fragrant, a tagine is a North African dish, named as such because of the vessel in which it’s cooked. This ancient dish can be made in a variety of ways, with a variety of ingredients, but many that I’ve […]
Where to Buy Spices in NYC—8 Must-Visit Shops
My Favorite Spice Shops in NYC For home cooks, bakers, and anyone who loves to wander through shelves of aromatic, globally inspired ingredients, New York City is a paradise. These are the places I return to again and again—iconic institutions, chef-loved boutiques, and small neighborhood shops that always surprise me. if you’re not in NYC, […]
Roasted Pork Tenderloin Recipes
Pork tenderloin is one of those crowd pleasing dishes—and it’s oh so easy to make. All you have to do is heat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, place pork on a baking sheet, and slather some ingredients onto the entire pork. Then roast it for 10 minutes; turn over and roast for another 15 […]
Easy pasta with asparagus {The art of being busy}
I didn’t know what busy was until I had a child. And after I had little S 5 years ago, I also started this web site, which has turned into my source of income. Busy got even busier. Once upon a time, I had a Jack Russell, an apartment in NYC’s Chinatown, a job as […]
Top 10 Favorite Food Shops in NYC
One of my favorite ways to spend an afternoon is to head out in search of ingredients to use in my dishes. Whether I’m surrounded by aromatic spices, strands of homemade pasta, fresh herbs, or honey, I’m constantly inspired by the scents, the colors, the abundance of ingredients. My visits to these stores resulted in […]