After a long day of suit shopping for the incredibly difficult-to-fit boyfriend at Macy’s, on Thanksgiving weekend, I was in need of some immediate, delicious, comfort food. I’ve been meaning to go to La Viola for years, and, having only ever heard mostly wonderful things, had even recommended it to friends without a visit (I [...]
Archive for November, 2008
30 Nov
Nan Zhou Handdrawn Noodle House
I’ll go to Chinatown any time, but a Dr. Dog concert located just up the street at the Starlight Ballroom gave me a convenient excuse to convince friends to visit Nan Zhou Handdrawn Noodle House. Nan Zhou has been on my “to visit” list for months now, and did not disappoint. It’s small and has [...]
30 Nov
Thanksgiving Love Feast Rolls
Each year I celebrate Thanksgiving with a group of college friends, most of whom have families far away in the Midwest. We’ve been getting together for so many years that, by now, we all have our own traditional dishes that we bring to the potluck. I’m on rolls. Depending on how much time I have, [...]
26 Nov
Lolita
On the cold and blustery night that was last Saturday, the bf and I spent an afternoon gathering sweaters from the clearance racks and and picking out new glasses with the very hip and helpful staff at Urban Eye. Feeling a tad hungry, and after a yummy pineapple margarita with a cinnamon-sugar rim at El [...]
23 Nov
lunchtime salads
I prepare lunch buffets for work at least once a week, and try to keep them delicious, healthy, vegetarian-friendly, and budget conscious. Since I’m often eating these lunches, too, I also don’t want to feel bored, either preparing them or eating them, especially when I have multiple lunches to prepare in one week. I’ve started [...]
23 Nov
Dinner Party Club
One afternoon some friends and I were sitting around, talking about how much we liked to cook but how our busy work schedules and general roommate-living often prevented us from cooking anything other than one-pot specials. We formed a dinner party club with our houses, and every two weeks one of us takes a turn [...]
19 Nov
Falafel Balls and Pomegranate
I do a lot of cooking and catering as part of my full-time job. Yesterday I prepared a reception for a Lebanese novelist, and wanted to make the spread colorful and welcoming. For sweets, I put together a dessert tray of baklava, kolache (nut rolls) grapes, figs and dates. I love fava beans, and Ful [...]
18 Nov
of Iovine’s and Juice
I made the boyfriend some fresh juice out from my Juiceman Jr. the other day, and he got excited. The next day he came home with two giant bags of produce from Iovine’s Produce at Reading Terminal Market. Iovine’s is a treasure trove of fresh, affordable produce. We got: 4 oranges, a bunch of bananas, [...]
13 Nov
Hungry at Root
I’ve been eating and cooking vegetarian for 16 years and thinking for a few about starting an eating/ cooking blog. The purchase of a brand new camera, small enough to carry around with me to capture all possible food moments, has been the inspiration I needed to get going! I’m usually a researcher and review [...]
