Cod with Wilted Escarole, Baby Turnips and Butter Beans

There can be something so luxurious about not going away for a holiday, not having to worry about travel, and enjoying NYC as the locals spill out towards the beach. This past Saturday, the Boy and I spent a leisurely day celebrating life along the L-train, beginning with a trip to the Union Square farmer’s [...]

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Sesame Chicken

Here’s a secret about me…a few months ago I bought the Twilight Special Edition 2-Disc DVD Extravaganza and watched it every night for a week straight while exclusively eating take-out Chinese for dinner — and it kinda felt like Heaven. I mean seriously, sparkly vampires and fried rice? What could be better? Of course subsisting [...]

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Mama’s Mama’s Lemon Cake Pudding

Finally it’s hot. Not yet offensively humid and sticky, but the kind of warmth we’ve all been dreaming of for weeks. I love a long indecisive spring with a slide and a jump into summer. The weather made me make this lemon dessert. It’s two things at once, spring and summer, a custard on the [...]

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