Receipt: 4/20

Nothing too extraordinary about this week’s receipt. That first item was a little locally-made chocolate pound cake I picked up as a luxury item. I also got some celeraic, which I’m not sure whether we’ve ever cooked with before. If anybody’s got any favorite recipes, let us know.
Raw cashews. They are [...]

Meyer Lemon Tree

I want a dwarf Meyer lemon tree.  How awesome would it be to have some tiny meyer lemons at your disposal?  In my research online, I came across this hilarious piece of about a son who bought his dad a Meyer lemon tree.  Do any reader’s have a dwarf citrus tree?  Does it bear fruit?  [...]

Projects…toffee

All I can say is yum and be on the lookout.

This Week’s Receipt: oops

I lost it.  I brought it to work to scan it and I must have thrown it away while cleaning out my purse waiting for the subway.  It happens.  Phil went to the Coop and spent approximately $20 on various veggies, eggs and cheese (for the mac and cheese).  I spent $3 at Jack’s on [...]

Mac & Cheese: Part I

Today dawned rainy and chilly in Brooklyn and ended up sunny and warm(er).  Not the mac & chee weather I was expecting, but I won’t complain.  I didn’t have all of the recipes in front of me when I told Phil the grocery list at for the Coop, so we didn’t do the awesome ones [...]

Caramelized Yogurt?

I love caramelized anything, so I am intrigued by this Caramelized Yogurt from the NYT’s today.  Harold McGee wrote a very good article on making homemade yogurt and that was the recipe attached.  I like my yogurt plain and drained, but might have to try this.
There has been no receipt yet this week because we’re [...]

White Bean Salad with Peas, Leeks & Walnuts

I created this salad for Easter lunch because the other options for protein were filet mignon and a ham, oh and some shrimp. I thought a white bean salad would be really pretty, especially with some light green leeks, peas, lemon and orange zest and walnuts as colorful (and delicious) components. This came [...]

Savory Red Pepper and Onion Matzo Brei

Hoped you all enjoyed $30/Week on KCRW – Phil and I listened to it with my mom on Saturday and had a hoot.  Thanks Good Food!
We went up to my folks house and this past weekend was full of cooking and baking.  Lots of good stuff: Portuguese Easter Bread, Edamame and Mushroom Risotto, a white [...]

Not Like All Other Nights

Our pot luck seder was a great success, despite driving us well over-budget for the week.
My major culinary contribution was the matzoh ball soup. The matzoh balls themselves were made straight from the recipe on the back of the Streit’s Matzoh Meal box. As for the broth, we used some home-made vegetable broth [...]

$30/Week Interviewed for Good Food!

Just wanted to give you all a heads up on my interview with the fabulous Evan Kleiman from Good Food on KCRW. You can tune in via the live stream at 11AM PST or download it here at that time.  We actually chatted a few months ago and amongst all of my “umms”, I [...]