Happy Groundhog Day! It is icy, cold, and generally miserable in New York City today (and probably throughout much of the East Coast). The mighty, all-powerful groundhog has predicted an early spring. Seriously? Since when can a groundhog see his shadow during an ice storm? Anyway, on my recent trip to Rome, my friend and I,… Read More Pasta e Ceci (Pasta with Chickpeas)
So this past week, two things happened: (1) I started a new job (yay!), and (2) my sinuses decided to get infected (boo!). Ever since I got my first sinus infection a year ago, my sinuses simply will not stop acting out. Jerks. In a way I got lucky this year, because this is the… Read More Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
The trip: Rome. The objective: Gluttony. Well not really gluttony, but I did my fair share of eating. Someone suggested I name this post Mangiare Come Un Porco (Eat Like a Pig). So what did we spend most of our time doing? My friend and I traipsed around the city, looking at ancient art and ruins. … Read More Six Days in Rome: A Food Retrospective
Who doesn’t love macaroni and cheese? Well actually, I don’t, at least not all the time. I see you scrunching your face in judgment. Look, I’m just really picky about mac and cheese. If I am going to engage in such a decadent dining activity, it better be the way I like it. And the truth… Read More Artisanal Macaroni and Cheese
I work in a weird, no man’s land block of Manhattan. It’s near the West Village, near Soho, and near Tribeca, but not actually in any of those neighborhoods. Wherever the heck it is that I work, it’s near the Hudson river, and that means frigid gusts of winds coming off the water in… Read More Roasted Vegetable Minestrone