Life is Life (+ Whole Wheat Pasta with Lentils and Spinach)
[Lisbon, July 2014.] It’s not really a secret that living in Casablanca has been … challenging for me for many reasons. But rather than dwell …
Easing the Bite (+ Roasted Veg Soup + Cornbread Muffins)
This morning I went to my first yoga class since September. (And that September class was a prenatal class, so not full of the usual …
Something New (+ Brown Rice Bowls with Avocado)
We were in Marrakech this past weekend — I still have the image of the snow-topped Atlas mountains rimming that red-buildinged city fixed in my …
Pizza with Roasted Zuchini, Red Onion + Tahini Sauce
Like many, I’d say Mondays are my hardest day of the week, mostly because I have to get into the office by 8:30, sometimes earlier. …
On Sundays … (+ Pasta with Feta and Roasted Tomatoes)
One thing to know about me: I have a lot of nervous energy. The weekend comes and in theory I’d like to laze about over …
A Cooking Weekend (+ Butternut Squash Soup)
A few weeks before we left for Morocco, I invited our friend Clare over to my parents’ place for lunch. This was still in the …
Simple and Quiet (+ Quinoa + Roasted Sweet Potatoes)
[Today, February 2014.] February. Even more than January this is my month to hunker down and make soup and read and watch the rain. And …
Keeping it Easy (+ Turnip Soup)
[Casablanca, December 2013.] Since the new year: more runs along the ocean, beaucoup de spinach and sweet potatoes (the excitement I experienced upon having acess …
For the Greater Good (+ Orzo with Vegetables)
Meanwhile, I’m continuing to plod along over here in pregnancy-land. My appetite has lately returned to the phenomenon that occurred this winter — nothing, and …
Tomato-Braised Fennel with Couscous (or, the Next Big Thing)
[San Francisco, sky, 2013.] Perhaps one of the reasons I didn’t completely lose my mind — admittedly barring a few melt downs here (in Casa) …