Cooking Simplified
I suggest you look out the window tomorrow at 5 PM. That light, reflecting off of the tops of buildings and casting a sherbet pink glare on the clouds, is the sun. Yes, that’s right. Slowly but surely, the days are getting longer. Maybe it’s my parka, maybe it’s global warming…but I just haven’t had …
I was hesitant to call this a “copycat” recipe for two reasons. First of all, it’s a marriage between two of my most favorite fast casual salads – the Mexicali Vegan from Chop’t and the Gaucho from Fresh&Co – so it’s not an exact copy of either. Secondly, the words “copycat recipe” summon up the …
Coming back from vacation always gives me whiplash. This time around, things were especially difficult given the fact that I boarded a red-eye from California – the land of sunshine and palm trees – and woke up in gloomy, rainy New York. But that oh so pleasant post-vacay slump also came from the realization that no, I …
We spend the majority of our lives either sleeping or at work, thus the people who surround us in the office can have a profound impact on our happiness. This may explain why I absolutely love my job. I am lucky enough to work with some badass ladies and, even better, one of them is my …
After a week and a half of whirlwind travel through Italy and France, I’ve come to a conclusion about eating in Europe: the simplest foods – from local produce to a quick snack at the corner bodega – are the most satisfying. This is obviously a subjective observation, based only on the handful of countries …
It’s a bold claim, I know. They hold the title for two main reasons – and I will share those reasons, but first I need to get something off my chest. I may eat seafood these days, but after nearly twenty years of a vegetarian diet, I feel like I’ve earned some veggie credibility. I recently …
I’m back! I was on a brief blogging hiatus while studying for the GRE. In fact, this recipe is a reaction to the last week or two of studying when I felt as though my diet consisted of processed foods and any number of crunchy carbohydrates (chips, pretzels, rice cakes – you get the picture). …
This recipe is so simple that it hardly warrants a post. However, it is one of those dishes that I will forget about in a few months when brainstorming lunch options – and it’s just too good not to revisit. I suppose that’s the beauty of blogging: when you stumble upon the perfect outfit or …