Eggplant and Zucchini Salad with Parsley, Raisins, and Walnuts

I finally moved into my first NYC apartment on Saturday. It all, miraculously, went smoothly, but I’m still in that strange early period when you realize you no longer seem to own a rolling pin and need to start from scratch to stock a kitchen. I’m also learning the quirks of my new kitchen, or … Continue reading

GFS: Granola Freaking Simple

Celebrating Granola Diversity I attended a “crunchy granola” hippy school for thirteen years.  Volvo station wagons, “Life is Good” t-shirts, and human rights campaign bumper stickers were the norm.  Popular discussion topics among parents were: preferred flavors of Tom’s of Maine toothpaste (I’m partial to cinnamon myself), pros and cons of shopping at the local … Continue reading

Spiced sweet potato muffins

I hate wasting food. This is usually the excuse I use after I’ve eaten a dinner for two on my own – I couldn’t just leave the rest. Last week I was faced with the happy challenge of using up all the perishable food in my kitchen before leaving for a week on holiday in … Continue reading

Brownies

Thrown Together It’s been one of those weeks; or, going on two of them, really.  Craziness at work, followed by a holiday weekend at the shore, topped off by another nutty work week, and a weekend at a wedding three hours away coming up.  Yet, there’s a blog post to be written.   It helps … Continue reading