Eggplant Caponata
I was going to wait a few more days before I posted again (I don’t want to set too high of a standard for myself for frequency of writing, after all!), but I’m afraid I can’t stop myself because I’m...
View ArticleGreek-spiced Shepherd’s Pie
(once again, pardon my subpar photography skills!) I apologize if it’s a bit hard to read this post over the sound of me patting myself on the back. Yeah, I’m a little proud of this one – mainly...
View ArticleHerb jam a la Paula Wolfert
I’ve been having an long-running debate with myself about whether it’s ever worth it to go buy a bunch of parsley. I’m not really a parsley girl to begin with (cilantro is another story – I’m...
View Article“Em’s Buns
…They’re cheeky! (TM)” That’s the name and slogan of my imaginary company. In my mind I even have caps and aprons with this printed on them, along with a little line drawing of a rotund bun speckled...
View ArticlePizza with mozzarella, lemon, and olives
I love to look at the work of various chefs, always trolling for ideas to pocket and have turn up sometime later, perhaps a little jumbled looking from having gone through the brain equivalent of a...
View ArticleButternut caponata
I was thinking of calling this butternata, which, to me, makes it sound like it is a sonata of or about butter, which sounds bizarre and wonderful. Don’t you think? But, I didn’t want to mislead...
View ArticleA Greek Salad in Winter
The weeks are continuing to double time it in their march forward. The days downright hurtle. I duck as something goes whizzing uncontrollably over my head, then stand back up muttering, “holy...
View ArticleSlow cooked Greek green beans
Did you have to take timed tests in elementary school? (To this day I’m still not entirely sure whether they were called timed tests or times tests, after all, they were used for learning the times...
View ArticleRoasted cauliflower with harissa cream
I’m back. Phew. I think 3 1/2 days at a time is my new favorite way to be in Boston. In 3 1/2 days I can cram in almost all my favorite things (friends! colleagues! Bread products! Riding along the...
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