Category Archives: main courses My family isn’t Greek by heritage, though I would say I was raised in a house that embraced all things Grecian, from art and literature to cuisine. My mom used to read to us from D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths, something that served me well as an art history major in college. Not only did we […]  When I got to the F section of the Woman’s Day Encyclopedia of Cookery I chose to make something that sounded fun but was (pun intended) frankly disastrous. In this section, you will find several pages devoted to frankfurters. There was also a section on Finnish food which involved a lot of finnan haddie, and an oddly skimpy section for […]  Dumplings are one of those foods that appear across all cultures and the reason is that everyone loves dumplings. Dumplings come savory and sweet, stuffed and not. Your family might call them gnocchi, wontons, matzo balls, kreplach, kartoffelknoedel, and pierogi or one of hundred of other sobriquets. Though I grew up slurping Campbell’s chicken and dumpling soup, I […]  Disclaimer: this is not a political post Although for some people Inauguration Day was a fine one, for me it was stressful. If you know me at all you’re aware that I deal with stress by cooking, yes, eating too, but cooking is what soothes me far better than eating. When I cook or bake […]  Many years ago I had a friend from Argentina who introduced me to the Spanish Tortilla, and it was love at first bite. A cousin to the Italian frittata, the Spanish tortilla goes by tortilla de patatas or tortilla española, and always includes potatoes. The frittata is a bit looser on the ingredients; the only must-have is […] |
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