You can never have too many spices. But the wrong spice rack might make it seem like you do. I had that tiered spice rack, but I still couldn’t read the labels and always had to play an annoying tetris game each time I needed a spice. KP and I were walking through a used […]
Category: Dinner
Braised Eggplant, Buffalo Mozzarella with Roasted Tomatoes and Lessons in Patience
I decided to grow a Bonsai to better teach myself patience. Early in my second year of a five year residency program, I am learning that one cannot expect to all of a sudden be a good doctor—the time it takes to do this. The time it takes. I need to be reminded of the […]
Things to Grill for the Fourth of July
Happy Fourth of July! Grill, grill, grill! There are few things that make me feel more American than standing over a barbeque, basting corn with spiced butter and charring a few chorizos. Perhaps a bulldog festooned in patriotic boat parade beads adorned with an American flag. Another good one I’ve included below is flat-iron steak […]
Swamp Solstice and Black Bean Shiitake Burgers for Summer Nights
“I just want your extra time…” Today we officially celebrate the longest day of the year, Summer Solstice! This year marks the first semiannual Swamp Solstice Bike Parade—a festival conjured by me, KP and our dear friend the Joneses. We noticed a summer lull in New Orleans’ social calendar, probably because most find the weather […]
Pimenton-Roasted Red Snapper with Saffron Rice
First musical debut in New Orleans on the stage of Café Istanbul ten nights ago. Costumed in a metallic green taffeta dress that has seen me through fifteen years of diva moments. My hair has been there since the beginning, still reaching. A thunderstorm is cracking the sky on glorious Memorial Day, somehow seems appropriate. […]
Pasta with Spicy Tofu and Pistachios
Tofu’s unnatural geometry is much less off-putting when coated in chili powder from Santa Fe. Still, when my imagination returns me to the child version of myself, when I look at this dish, I see a foam pit into which I might jump. Thankfully, this foam pit is delicious. The pistachios, essential. Jump in to […]
Crispy Summer Squash Pancakes
Of course I want to be healthy. We all do. But when you look at an earnest summer squash in the produce section, who thinks pancakes? Well, now you will. I give you, the perfect summer dinner. Guilt free. Crispy Summer Squash Pancakes Adapted from Food and Wine 2 medium yellow squash, grated on […]
Smoked Sausage Jambalaya with Bayou Fried Chicken for Fat Tuesday
As with all the best moments in life, Mardi Gras came and went in a blink. Ephemeral as a set of beads flying through the air from one outstretched hand to another. KP and I had a marvelous time with Mondo Kayo and our friends, the Wisemans, who came down from Minnesota. A Mondo Kayo […]
Grandmothers Beyond Borders Ugandan Curry
Whilst assembling the mouth-watering queue of fancy chocolate recipes for 2016, and, alongwith, a cadre of fantastic bean to bar supporters and sponsors (thank you in advance!), I am also still making non-chocolate food. The following is a recipe that had me intrigued at its title, “Grandmothers Beyond Borders”—who knew there was such an enterprise? […]
Pearled Barley Porridge with Prosciutto and Eggs
This was my first time poaching an egg. Turns out I love it this style. Especially on this barley, totally unexpected, and such a wintry hearty dish. KP and I have been having the best Advent season, despite my working unprecedented hours in the new hospital ICU. Before the craziness started at the beginning of […]