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Tofu Medallions with Whole Wheat Spaghetti

For those of you who don’t like tofu, I want to make a case for it. If you are already sold on tofu, skip to paragraph 2 below. Saying that tofu has no flavor is like saying an uncooked chicken breast tastes gross. I’ve never had one, but I’m assuming you have to season and [...]

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Late Night Meals: Sesame-Garlic Soba Noodles

We had a two and a half hour dinner last night. I came home hungry. Maybe it was baby. Maybe dinner was so long that I got full then hungry again before it finished. Maybe the Thai restaurant we picked, which is usually so good, was off it’s game (Halloween??). Take your pick but I think [...]

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Curried Corn and Cherry Tomato CousCous

The Hamptons – it’s the New Yorker getaway. Stretches of highway are adopted by Sotheby’s. ”Villages” are dotted with luxe home good stores and couture boutiques. It also happens to be overflowing with loads of fresh, local produce AND – wait for it – wait for it – roadside farmer’s markets. It was all I [...]

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15 Minute Creamy Corn and Potato Soup

I had to share this with you right away. Tonight’s creamy corn soup with knobs of tender potatoes and juicy corn kernels was sweet, spicy, fresh and belly warming and above all so quick and easy. Here in New York, Fall has been rolling in and out battling against the few 80 degree days we’ve [...]

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Kadai Tofu: Tofu with a Rainbow of Bellpeppers

Biting into a piece is paneer is a creamy, rich and chewy experience. But it’s an experience that can be hard to come by – you can’t just pick up a block of paneer from your local grocery store (unless you live in Flushing, Queens and Patel Brothers is your local grocery store – [...]

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Market Greens with Split Peas

Do you have a grocery item that maintains a permanent on your weekly grocery list? Something you know you can make use of no matter what your weekly menu? Something that never dies a slow death in your crisper? Greens. They are always on my list, and they never go to waste. Kale, collard greens, [...]

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Book Review: Curry – A Tale of Cooks & Conquerors

Has this ever happened to you – a friend tells you that they don’t like curry. BUT, they reassure you, they really want to like Indian food. It’s just that – well – they don’t like curry. So they enlist you to go out for Indian food with them to help navigate the menu.
I would [...]

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Locaware: Green Tomato Lentil Stew

I talk to my parents everyday and each evening I look forward to asking what they’re having for dinner. It’s always something I wish I was eating too (which is half the reason I started cooking in the first place). A few weeks back, my dad told me they were having locaware. Undoubtably, a joke [...]