So Many Recipes, So Little Time
With leftover Dominican sazon and sofrito, here’s a little experiment — eggplant lasagna. Light but filling and quite tasty. SAZÓN: — 13 garlic cloves — 1 medium yellow onion — 2 cubanelle peppers — 12 Caribbean sweet peppers, ajíes dulces — 6 leaves culantro — 1 tsp dried Mexican oregano — 2 tsp salt —…
Each time a Latin American country comes on the radar, Gran Cocina Latina by Maricel Pricilla comes off the shelf. This 900-page tome written by a scholar and explorer who can cook, write, and has experienced ways people live and do things first hand. It is a detailed guide to this huge part of the…
First time we walked into Omar Khayyam three years ago by accident when on a regular pilgrimage to Brighton our go-to boardwalk usual has tanked low with food and service. For a small, packed with customers restaurant, Omar Khayyam seated us surprisingly quick and easy. Looking through the menu, I said something about liver being…
A year later — better than never — I am finally going through the pictures from out Sicilian trip. They are now up on the Beyond the Barre blog. Looking at the food we had in Sicily made me crave Pani câ Mèusa, a spleen sandwich that started our first morning at Vucciria. Interesting how…
Railway Ave in Paterson, NJ. A place that reminds me of my childhood shopping with my grandmother in Kursk open markets in Russia back in 1970’s. You come home with this… And in a few hours, turn it into this… And then, there’s this… And this… And this… During the summer months, there’s always this…
“The more a party member drinks, the less is left for a hooligan,” states the menu. All this snow creates a craving for the Russian fare of my childhood. I always wanted to try that Russian Vodka Room on 52nd street. Somehow, this place did not meet the expectations. As usual, we ordered a bunch…
Coco Pazzo in Soho — surprise it was. Fantastic food for very reasonable prices. They start you off with bread not to miss. Between my husband and me, we split Carciofi e Parmigiano, a perfect blend of thinly sliced artichokes, parmigiana, and fennel dressed with olive oil and lemon. I so much prefer lemon to…
My culinary romance with Christopher Kimball and Lynn Rosetto Kasper was going strong for years. We connected via podcasts during my morning runs on Saddle River Trail. Then, Christopher switched from America’s Test Kitchen to Milk Street and stopped talking for a while and Lynn retired from The Splendid Table. To cheer my broken culinary heart,…
Today, we happened to be in Newark — courtesy of Lizzie. Looking for a place to eat in The Ironbound District is not an easy task — every restaurant is rated 4-5 stars by some 1K people or so. The weather was nice and the first day of winter felt like the first day of…
It finally dawned on me that this year November 1 falls on a Thursday which means Thanksgiving is as early as it can be. A person of lists and schedules, for a moment I panicked — it was already the second week of November. — What are you worried about? Just get a turkey and…