When I was growing up, dinners were usually pretty similar. Most nights, we had chicken: either breaded chicken cutlets or a roast chicken. As a side, we had pasta with tomato sauce…
Author: emiglia
Watermelon and Feta Salad with Cucumber and Mint
One summer, a few years back, some family friends came to stay with us on our house on Long Island. I was pickier then: still not picky, but definitely not the adventurous…
So-Good-You-Could-Bathe-In-It Onion Confit
In the two years that I’ve lived in Paris, both of my mother’s sisters have come to visit, and both of them have had the experience that is dining at Chez Fernand….
Daring Bakers: Cheesecake
The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge. When I was in my first year of college, I spent a…
Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Iron Chef
And now for something completely different. As many of you who read this blog regularly probably know, I am a recent university graduate. I graduated a semester early, which means that most…
Jaegerschnitzel with Spaetzle
Writing about my grandfather in yesterday’s post reminded me of this recipe, something that he’d be far more likely to eat than the healthy stuff I posted yesterday. After all, it doesn’t…
A Big Bowl of Vegetables
Sometimes, I just crave a big bowl of vegetables. The term was first coined by my long-time-vegetarian-finally-turned-omnivore friend while we backpacked through Europe after we graduated high school. The cheapest and easiest…
NTTC #2: Strawberry Bruschetta
My sister has always been a romantic. She and my mother can spend hours watching old Audrey Hepburn movies together. I’ve never been as into the classic romances: I consider them kind…
Schwartz’s Deli
Hello all. I recently had a review of a New York-style deli here in Paris published at I Prefer Paris. Feel free to check it out!
Cake Day: Perfect Peanut Butter Cookies
I have a secret: I don’t have measuring cups. I don’t have measuring spoons, a scale, a thermometer for my oven… anything. I’m basically baking blind. When I first started baking, all…