I love spinach. Sauteed with garlic, spinach is pungent and delightful. Stewed with chick peas, curry and tomatoes, it’s savory and sweet at the same time. Added to bolognese sauce, it nearly disappears, but fills the dish with nutrition. The one thing all of these preparations have in common, my four-year-old tells me, is that […]
Every year on Christmas Eve, my extended family gathers and eschews a full meal in favor of a massive spread of appetizers. It usually ends up being a huge hodgepodge of different dips, finger foods, and snacks. The one constant every year is my father’s tourtiere, a traditional French Canadian meat pie. It’s always the […]
I love food. I love to cook. I love concocting never-before-seen meals inspired by gorgeous produce from the Greenmarket or my mother’s garden. I love serving dinner to friends and family. I love reading cookbooks and food blogs and recipe sites. I love the smell of bread baking in my oven and onions and garlic […]
Nori … maki … unagi … saki … toro … my mouth is watering just writing these delicious Japanese words. Why? I am a self-proclaimed sushi junkie, and so are the other members of my household. My son could say “sushi” as young as 12 months old, and it wasn’t much after that he’d tell […]
(Originally posted by myself at Slashfood, August 25, 2005) As I’ve said before, my wife and son both have food allergies that force us to be creative with our meals. The grilled cheese assignment was definitely one I had to think about for a while, as they’re cow dairy and wheat intolerant. Originally I thought […]
