Sesame Noodles with Spring Vegetables

07. May 2010 Pasta + Noodles + Rice 0
Ever since I started working in Connecticut, I’ve missed Asian food. I spend my weekends back in the city eating what I can’t get at work during the day: banh mi, bulgogi, Sichuan-anything, pho, congee, rice and noodles. I’m usually tired of the commute when I get home, but I use the little energy I ...

Whole Wheat Pasta with Beet Greens

05. April 2010 Pasta + Noodles + Rice 0
I didn’t know that the apartment I bought came with a Korean cook. I can’t even begin to explain how it feels like to come home–your own home–from work with dinner ready at the table. Uh-oh, I’m nesting! I came home one night and the Dr. was already working in the kitchen. The beets were ...

Chicken with Black Wild Rice

04. February 2010 Chicken, Pasta + Noodles + Rice 0
This dish may seem like a meal for spring but if you use a hardy green like kale, then it fits any blustery winter day. I used Lacinato kale, also known as black kale, because it barely needs some cooking. Toss it with snow peas and carrots, or any other vegetable you can eat raw, ...

Pasta with Sundried Tomatoes and Arugula

04. August 2009 Pasta + Noodles + Rice 0
Dear, Anna. Believe it or not, the sun-dried tomatoes I used in this recipe are still from the batch you sent me a year ago after your trip to Argentina. I only had a handful left but I felt bad about throwing them away. After a few minutes in hot water, they softened up and ...

Fusilli with Octopus

My supermarket in Harlem had these octopus in cans on sale. The idea of a cephalopod in a can sounded odd but the ingredients list didn’t have any weird stuff in it except for octopus and olive oil so I thought it wouldn’t do me any harm to buy a couple for less than $3. ...