In the company of chickens, we have lived the last two months in a constant state of awe and pride. I have an ever-so-slight personality disorder with obsessive features which exacts upon me the onus and delight of data collection. I can say with certainty the last two months have been productive in the egg […]
Category: Yeast Breads
Ciabatta al Funghi while Sexy and Oblivious
Would you believe that I have lost not one, but two pagers now, flown from my person while riding the moped? Consequently, I’m not at all mad—proud, in fact (however the Telecommunications desk at the hospital is not so proud, rather, growing weary of my sheepish mug at their office window). But this does mean […]
Grilled Asparagus on Graham Bread with Smoky Chipotle Dressing
I worked with a physician in the primary care internal medicine clinic last week who quickly established herself as a personal heroine of mine. In our introduction, she handed me a pound and a half of thick, finger-girth asparagus and said, “Enjoy these, which are from my garden.” She had just returned from a walking […]
Patriotic Baked Oatmeal
Happy Memorial Day! Amid weddings and backyard barbeques and garden-starting, don’t forget to stop and salute the flag, in your oatmeal. Patriotic Baked Oatmeal Adapted from Penzeys Spices 1 Cup milk 1/2 Cup sugar in the raw (or white sugar) 1/2 Cup fat-free or low-fat vanilla yogurt (or plain) 2 eggs 1/4 tsp. 1 TB. […]
Pane Agli Spinaci, ahem, Spinach Bread
Regretfully late to the party, I just found out that it is National Vegetarian Week. I am not card-carrying, so to speak, however, I do love my vegetables. Spinach goes well in smoothies, but I wanted to know if I could just toss it into bread willy nilly. Turns out, not so good on its […]
Art on the Ave and Papo Secos
Art on the Ave 2014 was a tremendous success. After a year’s work putting the event together, the block party on 4th Ave went by too quickly. The best part of the day, for me, was when staffing the Tibetan prayer flag booth, at which kids decorated squares of cloth with designs and messages drawn […]
The Secret of Life and Pane al Pomodoro
My internal medicine attending asked me a flattering question today: she wanted to know how I got my patients to like me so quickly. I told her that I must have learned it by epigenetic osmosis from my mother, who has been a charismatic woman for decades straight, and still going strong. She probed further, […]
Cauliflower Tots
If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms from those who work with joy. […]
Green Eggs and Ham Sandwich
As a tribute to my current rotation, pediatrics, I hereby call upon Dr. Seuss for my culinary inspiration—also, much thanks to my hearty chicken, Betty White, who obliges to churn out green eggs day after day. Green Eggs and Ham Sandwich, Mexico City Style Adapted from Food and Wine 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened […]
Rustic Whole-Wheat Pillows and Three Hens
I will never again be able to use the phrase “just us chickens” figuratively, because now I actually have chickens. Three to be precise: an Americauna named Betty White, a Lohmann Brown named Lucille, and a Plymouth Rock, my favorite, Quest Love. We rescued these ladies from Farmer Wayne who kept them alive in the […]