Tofu Tales
My love for tofu has roots, and they run deep. The first time I tried it – pre-vegetarian days – was when I was in the 8th grade. I went to a local Thai restaurant...
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Garbanzo Glory
I love the garbanzo bean almost as much as I love eggplant. It’s versatile, easily accessible, healthy and hearty. At lunch with good friends in Astoria, I ordered chickpea soup as a vessel for warmth...
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Simple, Savory Snack
After getting back from Dublin just yesterday, I had little interest in making my morning or afternoon meals elaborate. Last week on Instagram I stumbled upon a simple and seemingly satisfying savory snack — celery...
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Trattoria Thompson
I grew up in a house that had a beautiful kitchen. Really and truly. The secret to keeping it beautiful was a combination of my mom’s obsessive attention to detail (read: constant cleaning on top of having a...
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All the Garlic
If garlic had a fan club, I’d be its number one fan. I go through Costco-sized supplies of garlic on the regular. My love for garlic reached new heights when I discovered a staple Lebanese...
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