Dinner with friends.

L offered to make a risotto dinner for E and I (well, ok, we begged her to) at her place on the Upper East Side this evening. Risotto is a traditional Italian dish usually made with Arborio rice and is one of the most common ways of cooking rice in Italy. L added...

Crock Pot: Seventh Installment

Aside from both of us suffering from fantastic sinus headaches this weekend, Marc & I managed to check out the Hall of Human Origins at the American Museum of Natural History. Some info: After several million years of human evolution, only one hominid species...

Tastes Like Chicken

The is the third day in a row for me at work where I haven’t left before 9:00 pm, so I’m beateded and heading to bed, but before I go, here’s a little sumthin’ sumthin’ for you:Today’s recipe from Real Simple...

Ay, edamame!

Welcome, class, to today’s Fresh Pick: EDAMAMEThe Japanese name for fresh, edible soybeans, edamame [eh-dah-MAH-meh] are usually bright to dark green and available fresh in Asian markets from late spring to early fall. They’re also available frozen. The...