Jan 34 minMy Favorite Cookbooks of 2020This year has been difficult, to say the least. I have been a kind of intense home cook for a while, but it was during quarantine that I...
Oct 20, 20205 min13 of Cinema's Most Terrifying MealsWe are halfway through spooky season, and I have been going hard at watching a new horror movie every evening until Halloween. As I...
Oct 6, 20207 minThe Top 10 Everyday Cookbooks on my ShelfMost of the recipes on my blog are focused on what I call "American diasporic cuisine," mainly Jewish, with a nice smattering of Chinese...
Sep 22, 20207 minA little history of Chinese Restaurant stir fries (and how to make them at home)Growing up, the only type of Chinese food my parents cooked was a meat (or tofu) and vegetable stir fry, using whatever veggies we...
Sep 8, 20206 minLanguage, Texture, and TasteI had an ex-boyfriend who fancied himself a gourmand but was one of the pickiest, fussiest eaters I have met in my time. Everything had...
Sep 3, 20203 minAshkenazi American Food and Cultures of AbundanceSierra Tishgart’s noodle kugel. Picture by Paul Quitoriano. From The New York Times, "A Surprisingly Sweet Noodle Dish for the Holidays"...
