When cooking for a family, sometimes the simplest foods satisfy the most. Then again, that seems to be my style. This dish doesn’t require a lot of explanation. The salad is Greek inspired and the noodles combine my new favorite blend of pesto and buckwheat. I went with Eden’s 100% buckwheat soba that is gluten [...]
Some of the most rewarding moments in cooking can come from mistakes. Modern cooking would never have evolved the way it has without chefs and home cooks simply experimenting. People love to play, and I encourage you to do the same. You might end up with something mediocre or even terrible, but sometimes you can [...]
Yesterday jumped on the A train and rode all the way to 181st Street in Washington Heights to see my good friends Han and Jane. (The view from their living room) I brought along some of my frozen spinach pesto that I had made the previous week. Han had bought fresh scallions and gorgeous oyster [...]
I know, I know, this recipe seems crazy. But it’s fabulous. I threw this recipe together from random food I had in my kitchen. I had a little basil, but not enough for pesto, so I used spinach to add body. Surprisingly, the pesto didn’t taste to spinach-y and it had a lightness that was [...]
