I am a terrible cook.
This news came as quite a surprise. With nine Delicious Thursdays under my belt, I was confident I could create a few of my own culinary concoctions.
Not so.
After hibernating in my apartment for the stormiest part of the winter season and after several weeks of working in my very own tiny [...]
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January 21, 2010
#8/52: Recipe Testing at Suenos
Nothing is perfect.
At least, nothing starts out that way.
The caterpillar becomes a butterfly. The student becomes a scholar. And a pot of vegetables and beans becomes a vegetarian chili worthy of its very own page in a cookbook. Most things don’t start out perfect. But luckily for our taste buds – some end up that [...]
January 2, 2010
#7/52: Spice Market in Old Delhi, India
I am far from home and a little forlorn about missing out on NYC’s first snowfall of the season. But with each loss comes a gain and so on this past Thursday, I traded in my snow boots, shovel and ski cap to be warmed by India’s winter sun.
I arrive at Indira Gandhi International airport in [...]
December 9, 2009
#6/52: Joe’s Dairy
I am blue.
But don’t fret. There is no cause for alarm. I am not blue as in sad. I am blue as in the cheese.
In the early hours of Thursday morning, with the moon still beaming bright, I find myself unable to sleep. It is an unusually warm winter night yet the heat persists in [...]
December 4, 2009
#5/52: The Milk Pail Farm & Orchard
It is the eve before Thanksgiving. My bags are packed and placed at the front door and I my heartbeat quickens with anticipation. I am going home. I couldn’t be more excited.
As I lean in to close and lock the drafty window above my bed I notice that familiar scent – of pies being baked [...]
November 18, 2009
#3/52: Blue Ribbon Bakery
It’s Thursday at 9PM and my day is just getting started.
In my apartment, I tie my hair back, put on my hat and wrap myself up in two sweatshirts, a coat, scarf and gloves. I am tired and all I really want to do is go to bed. Instead, I fumble clumsily with my keys, [...]
November 4, 2009
#1/52: Bleecker Street Pizza
What is it, exactly, about Pizza?
There is an almost indefinable quality to this one-man-show of a foodgroup.
A slice of pizza conjures up playful images from our youth. Eating it make us feel devilish, childlike and almost naughty. It evokes memories of birthday parties and grammar school classroom celebrations. And there is, certainly, no replacement for [...]
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