Feb
28
2012
Other Desert Cities
Seeing Broadway plays is one of the many perks of living in Manhattan. I’ve seen many great plays over the years (and some not so great ones). ”Other Desert Cities” at the Booth Theater ranks amongst the best.... Read moreFeb
27
2012
Sean Launches Kickstarter Project for “At Large”
How fitting that Sean launched his Kickstarter project for At Large on the same day as the Oscars. Congrats Sean – the site looks great! If you have a solid idea and need funding to get it off... Read moreFeb
27
2012
Yellow Split Pea and Chicken Stew with Baked Potato Sticks
Inspired by A Taste of Persia‘s Potato Koresh with Orange Peel Serves 2 Ingredients 2 tbs of olive oil 2 chicken drumsticks (skinless) 2 chicken thighs (skinless) 1 small onion – chopped 2 garlic cloves – finely chopped 2... Read moreFeb
27
2012
Fresh Herb Crustless Quiche
Inspired by A Taste of Persia‘s Fresh Herb Kuku Serves 4 Ingredients 2 tbs of olive oil (plus another 1/2 tbs for greasing the baking dish) 1 cup dill – remove stems 1 cup cilantro – remove stems 1 cup... Read moreFeb
24
2012
EN Japanese Brasserie (West Village)
I get together with 5 friends (Aimee, Arienne, Michelle, Mel and Traci) each month for our Dinner Club. It all started as a book club but morphed into Dinner Club when we realized we spent little time ever discussing... Read moreFeb
21
2012
Baked Salmon
Courtesy of my cousin Leila Serves 2 Ingredients 2 salmon fillets 1/2 a lemon Salt & pepper Directions Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Cover a cookie sheet with foil and place the salmon on the cookie sheet. Season the... Read moreFeb
20
2012
Twitter: To Follow or Not To Follow
My friend Jenn (JRo) had a great idea for my blog: promote recipes for one. So many of our friends who live alone don’t like to cook for themselves because they see it as too much work for a... Read moreFeb
20
2012
Baked Saffron Rice with Eggplant & Lamb
Inspired by A Taste of Persia‘s Golden Crusted Saffron Rice Mold Serves 4 Ingredients 4 tbs of olive oil 4-5 lamb cubes – trim the fat 3 Italian eggplants – peeled and cut length-wise into quarters; remove stems 1... Read moreFeb
19
2012
