My older sister Sylvie is a middle-and high-school librarian in inner city DC. It’s a tough area to grow up in, and she has made her library into a safe space for her students. In her first year alone, circulation was up 40%, and her students know they can always go to her for guidance [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Sister Act
Posted in Pantry Raid, Parve, Recipe, Side Dish, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetable, tagged balsamic vinegar, garlic, literacy, Near East, Portobello Mushrooms, Rice Pilaf, sugar on January 30, 2012 | 7 Comments »
Scone Cold Morning
Posted in Breakfast, Dairy, Desserts, Recipe, Uncategorized, tagged brown butter, Food52, maple syrup, Ocean State Job Lot, Reflux, sage, snow, The Four Questions, walnut, winter on January 23, 2012 | 7 Comments »
A majestic end to a lovely bush.
Worth the Wait
Posted in Desserts, Parve, Recipe, Snacks, Vegan, tagged book review, British, cardamom, Eating seasonally, JewishBoston, kumquats, mace, nutmeg, spiced on January 19, 2012 | 5 Comments »
So pleased to know that spiced kumquats are indeed, superb
Bean Counter
Posted in Dairy, Desserts, Field Trip, Pantry Raid, Recipe, Snacks, Uncategorized, tagged cardamom, cinnamon, Crockpot, dried cherries, golden raisins, JewishBoston.com, Ocean State Job Lot, rice, The Four Questions, vanilla on January 16, 2012 | 3 Comments »
The swag I scored at this liquor tasting was anything but vanilla. Plus some exciting news!
Three Steps Forward, Three Steps Back
Posted in Cooking Under Pressure, Main Dish, Parve, Recipe, Uncategorized, Vegetable, tagged Reflux on January 12, 2012 | 12 Comments »
Sure, boiled kale, soggy bread and poached eggs might not sound magical. But, trust me, they are.
Cough, Cough
Posted in All the news that's fit to eat, Cooking Under Pressure, Dairy, Legumes, Pantry Raid, Recipe, Soup, tagged Cannelli Beans, Celery, Farro, garlic, Melissa Clark, onion, Reflux, Rosemary, thyme, wheat berries on January 3, 2012 | 18 Comments »
Oh, the irony.
