Mom’s Molasses Cookies

This winter feels like it has been much colder than any other I can remember in the eight plus years I’ve lived in Brooklyn. The frigid air and the rushed steps from apartment to train, train to office, and back again, have me in a bit of a funk, to be honest. It’s hard to [...]

Caldo Verde with a Kick

It’s been snowing steadily in Brooklyn since last night, and nothing makes me happier than wandering around in the flurries as they’re falling, before too many feet and too much traffic have changed them to filthy slush. I was fortunate to have the day off today, so I pulled on my fuzzy new blue suede [...]

Pan-Fried Brussels Sprouts with Green Grapes, Toasted Walnuts, and Fig Preserves

My late grandmother believed that it was good luck to eat ham and cabbage on New Year’s Day. I was fortunate enough to have grown up in the same town as my grandmother, so every New Year’s Day my family would drive over to her house for dinner. Holiday dinners happen early in my family, [...]